4th of July Recipes

For a true 4th of July feast, get all the grilled meat and vegetable recipes you can shake a stick at, plus patriotic cocktails, desserts, salads, and more.
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From-Scratch Real Pistachio Ice Cream
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
Watermelon, feta, and mint salad in a bowl on a colorful tropical print napkin.
Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad
Side view of a montreal smoked meat sandwich
Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich
Two Adana kebabs on a plate with flatbread, sumac onions, parsley, tomatoes, and pickled peppers.
Adana Kebabs (Ground Lamb Kebabs)
Profile view of a slice of blackberry cake with cream cheese frosting, served on a white plate and garnished with several large blackberries.
Blackberry Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
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12 Stellar Pasta Salads for Summer
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11 Smoked Meat Recipes for Summer Feasting
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19 Condiment Recipes Perfect for Summer Grilling
Classic coleslaw in a white serving bowl with utensils
Classic Coleslaw
Oven-baked pork ribs split between the bones
Oven Barbecue Pork Ribs
Small cobs of sous vide-cooked corn with a chunk of butter on the side.
Sous Vide Corn on the Cob
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Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers
Sliced marinated grilled flank steak nestled in a flour tortilla with topped with green salsa
Grilled Marinated Flank Steak Fajitas
Chicken sandwich served on a plate
The Best Grilled Chicken Sandwich Ever
A rectangular container of bright red strawberry sorbet with a scoop being pulled from it.
Strawberry Sorbet
Thai-style grilled chicken on a platter
Thai-Style Grilled Chicken (Gai Yang) Recipe
Overhead view of a finished batch of grilled Italian sausage with peppers and onions, piled in a disposable aluminum pan on a grill.
Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet-and-Sour Peppers and Onions Recipe
Platter of grilled jerk chicken
Spicy Grilled Jerk Chicken
A black platter of charred al pastor skewers and a pile of lime wedges for last-minute drizzling.
Charcoal-Grilled Al Pastor Skewers 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
Overhead view of spicy yogurt marinated chicken kebabs
Smoky and Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs
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
Several scoops of fresh pineapple ice cream, served in a brass-finished chalice with a diamond-etched pattern. The ice cream is garnished with a paper umbrella.
Fresh Pineapple Ice Cream
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Sheet-Pan Cuban Sandwiches Recipe
Three skewers of pork souvlaki on a plate with pita bread and tzatziki.
Pork Souvlaki With Pita and Tzatziki
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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
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Slow-Smoked Porterhouse Steaks Recipe
Closeup of steakhouse kebabs, charring on a grill.
Steakhouse Kebabs Recipe
Close up of deviled eggs drizzled with olive oil
Great Deviled Eggs
Side view of a Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burger, served in a bun with lettuce, tomato, and red onion.
Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burgers
A close up of vegetable and halloumi skewers with zucchini, tomatoes, and red onion.
Halloumi and Vegetable Skewers
Overhead view of grilled-potato salad with grilled-lemon vinaigrette, mounded on a white plate.
Simple Grilled-Potato Salad With Grilled-Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe
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Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut Recipe
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The Food Lab's Perfect Grilled Steaks Recipe
Buttering up an ear of grilled corn on a knob of butter
The Best Basic Grilled Corn
A slice of blueberry pie with a lattice crust next to the whole pie
The Best Blueberry Pie Recipe
Brushing barbecue sauce on top of ribs on the grill
Easy All-Purpose Barbecue Sauce
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Classic Biscuit-Topped Peach Cobbler
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Rotisserie Porchetta Recipe
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Coffee-Rubbed Ribs Recipe
Overhead of a freeform peach galette with golden brown crust
Freeform Peach Pie (Galette) Recipe
A round white platter holding a whole grilled chicken which has been cut into individual pieces. Also in the image on the right periphery are a glass holding a carbonated beverage and a green plate with a metal utensil on it.
Grilled Butterflied Chicken Recipe
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Grilled Korean-Style Bulgogi Burgers With Kimchi Mayo and Pickled Daikon Recipe
a piping bag piping meringue onto the filling of a fresh and creamy lime pie.
Fresh and Creamy Lime Pie
A small bowl of buffalo barbecue sauce.
Buffalo Barbecue Sauce Recipe
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Lechon Liempo (Filipino-Style Roasted Pork Belly) Recipe
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Classic Potato Salad
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Salmon Burgers With Rémoulade and Fennel Slaw Recipe
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Super-Simple Tangy Buttermilk Coleslaw Recipe
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Yucatán-Style Hot Dried-Chili Salsa (K'uut Bi Ik) Recipe
Plated lamb burger showing all its layers
The Best Lamb Burgers Recipe
Smashed potatoes on the grill.
Grilled Smashed Potatoes
Closeup of chocolate frozen custard, served in a bowl.
Soft and Rich Chocolate Frozen Custard Recipe
Corn with chile lime butter and lime wedges on a paper plate.
Grilled Corn With Chile Lime Butter
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Greek-Style Grilled Chicken With Oregano, Garlic, Lemon, and Olive Oil Recipe
Overhead view of a bowl of tangy and creamy macaroni salad, served in a shallow bowl.
Tangy and Creamy Macaroni Salad