Memorial Day Recipes

You bring the grill, we'll bring the Memorial Day recipes. Meaty mains, grilled vegetables, and colorful cocktails to celebrate the unofficial start of summer.

Platter of grilled skirt steak fajitas, peppers, and onions, with tortillas, cheese, and other toppings in the background.

Grilled Skirt Steak Fajitas Recipe

Watermelon, feta, and mint salad in a bowl on a colorful tropical print napkin

Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad Recipe

Black bean burgers with cheese, pickles, lettuce and red onions.

Really Awesome Black Bean Burgers Recipe

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Ultimate Strawberry Popsicles Recipe

close up of grilled short ribs cut into slices

Tender Grilled Short Ribs Recipe

The Best Michelada Recipe

side view of tacos al pastor

Homemade Tacos Al Pastor Recipe

Peruvian-style grilled chicken with green sauce.

Peruvian-Style Grilled Chicken With Green Sauce Recipe

Crying Tiger (Thai-style grilled steak) on a green ceramic plate, with a small ceramic bowl holding the dry chile dipping sauce). On the periphery is a small bowl of white rice.

Crying Tiger (Thai-Style Grilled Steak With Dry Chili Dipping Sauce) Recipe

Montreal Smoked Meat Recipe

Two adana kebabs on a plate with flatbread, sumac onions, parsley, tomatoes, and pickled peppers.

Adana Kebabs (Ground Lamb Kebabs) Recipe

Blackberry Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Korean grilled beef Galbi on a platter

Grilled Beef Galbi (Korean-Style Marinated Short Ribs) Recipe

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19 Condiment Recipes Perfect for Summer Grilling

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Classic Coleslaw Recipe

Oven-baked pork ribs split between the bones

Oven Barbecue Pork Ribs Recipe

Small cobs of sous vide-cooked corn with a chunk of butter on the side

Sous Vide Corn on the Cob Recipe

Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers Recipe

Two skewers of Tsukune, Japanese chicken meatballs, resting on a cutting board and sprinkled with sliced green onions and sesame seeds

Tsukune (Japanese Chicken Meatballs) Recipe

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Grilled Marinated Flank Steak Fajitas Recipe

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The Best F&$king Grilled Chicken Sandwich Ever Recipe

Strawberry Sorbet Recipe

Thai-style grilled chicken on a platter

Thai-Style Grilled Chicken (Gai Yang) Recipe

Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet-and-Sour Peppers and Onions Recipe

Platter of grilled jerk chicken

Spicy Grilled Jerk Chicken Recipe

A t-bone (porterhouse) steak on a white plate, with the sliced meat placed around the bone. On the lefthand side of the image are several metal forks stacked on top of each other.

Perfectly Grilled T-Bone Steak Recipe

two skewers of smoky and spicy yogurt marinated chicken kebabs

Smoky and Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs Recipe

18 Grilled Beef Recipes for the Ultimate Memorial Day Cookout

Sliced, grilled medium-rare carne asada fanned out on a wooden cutting board with corn tortillas, limes, and cilantro in the background.

The Best Carne Asada Recipe

Sriracha Ketchup Recipe

Cevapi (Southeastern European Meat and Onion Sausages) Recipe

A glass of Sparkling Rosé Sangria With Aperol and Peaches, and a pitcher of the cocktail in the background.

21 Make-Ahead Pitcher Cocktail Recipes for Memorial Day

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Sheet-Pan Cuban Sandwiches Recipe

Orange and Leek Loukaniko (Greek Sausage) Recipe

Charcoal Chimney–Grilled Sugar Snap Peas in a bowl on top of Buttermilk-Dill Dressing

21 Grilled-Vegetable Recipes to Steal the Labor Day Spotlight

Three skewers of pork souvlaki on a plate with pita bread and tzatziki.

Pork Souvlaki with Pita and Tzatziki Recipe | Grilling

A group of five homemade pudding pops on a baking sheet, dipped in chocolate and covered in candy sprinkles.

25 Dessert Recipes for a Sweet Memorial Day Finish

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Charcoal Chimney–Grilled Broccolini With XO Sauce Recipe

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Real-Deal Pulled Pork: Easy Enough for Novices, Big Enough for a Crowd

Slow-Smoked Porterhouse Steaks Recipe

Steakhouse Kebabs Recipe

A head of spiced and grilled cauliflower, cut in half lengthwise and overlapping on a green ceramic plate. At the top left edge of the image is a small ceramic bowl holding chopped herbs, which are also sprinkled across the surface of the cauliflower.

Grilled Spiced Cauliflower Recipe

Yellow Mustard Recipe

bacon cheeseburger

The Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburgers Recipe

Close up of deviled eggs drizzled with olive oil

Great Deviled Eggs Recipe

Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burgers Recipe

Halloumi and Vegetable Skewers Recipe

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Classic Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe

Simple Grilled-Potato Salad With Grilled-Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe

Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut Recipe

The Food Lab's Perfect Grilled Steaks Recipe

Grilled Skirt Steak With Mojo Marinade Recipe

A slice of blueberry pie with a lattice crust next to the whole pie

The Best Blueberry Pie Recipe

Homemade Speculoos Ice Cream Recipe

Brushing barbecue sauce on top of ribs on the grill

Easy All-Purpose Barbecue Rub and Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Salad Recipe

Classic Biscuit-Topped Peach Cobbler Recipe

Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp Recipe

Rotisserie Porchetta Recipe

Overhead of a freeform peach galette with golden brown crust

Freeform Peach Pie (Galette) Recipe

Chacarero Chileno (Chilean Steak and Bean Sandwiches) Recipe

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