Chill summer recipes, no stove required.
Don’t heat up the kitchen if you don’t have to. Instead, make these no-cook classics on hot, lazy summer days. They’re all we need in the South to enjoy a meal with family and friends – cool, delicious, and simple to make without standing over a stove.
Summer Sandwiches
• Classic Tomato Sandwich
Three ingredients – tomato, bread and mayonnaise – make a meal that’s become a legend. Use any bread, but soft white sandwich bread is a tradition in itself.
• Mini Po-Boys
All you need is a long baguette or New Orleans style French bread and your favorite deli meats and cheeses. Dress with Blue Plate Mayo, of course.
• Roast Beef Pinwheels
Deli roast beef, greens and a creamy horseradish spread make easy pinwheel sliced wraps – just roll, chill and slice.
Dips & Spreads
Mississippi Smoked Fish Dip
Born from the Gulf Coast tradition of making something delicious from the day’s catch, this chilled smoked fish dip never goes out of style.
Pimento Cheese Dip
This Southern favorite is perfect for spreading, scooping and snacking. Layer it on bread with sliced onions and Creole tomatoes for a satisfying sandwich.
Gulf Coast Shrimp Dip
Shrimp season starts along the Gulf Coast in May or June, and we are here for it with the perfect shrimp dip (or sandwich spread) recipe for using up leftover shrimp from a seafood boil. Or grab already-boiled Gulf shrimp from the grocery.
Spicy Avocado Ranch Dip
Guacamole gets a Southern upgrade that makes it a tasty meal on toast with a slab of Creole tomato, or with chips.
Crisp & Cool Salads
Dilly Cucumber Salad
Dill and cucumber are so fresh and cool for summer lunch, along with a sandwich or as the whole meal.
Creole Tomato & Cucumber Salad with Feta Dressing
When rich, juicy Creole tomatoes are falling off the vine, pair them with cucumbers and feta every time.
Chow Chow Ham Salad
Leftover ham or thick-cut deli ham, creamy mayonnaise and spicy chow chow. It doesn’t get more Southern – on a bed of greens, with crackers or piled on sandwich bread.
