The Kitchen's Easy Side Dish Recipes for a Summer Cookout
Round out your alfresco feast with these go-to sides and salads featured on The Kitchen.
Honey-Chipotle Chicken Pasta Salad
The secret to making this bright, colorful salad in a hurry is starting with store-bought rotisserie chicken. Jeff Mauro tosses it with pasta and adds a sweet-smoky dressing for crowd-pleasing results.
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Summer Couscous Salad
Similar to pasta in both shape and texture, pearl couscous forms the base of this fuss-free side dish, studded with tender zucchini and creamy goat cheese.
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Grilled Cabbage, Zucchini and Radicchio Coleslaw
Marcela likes to grill her coleslaw fixings before tossing them with the dressing so they take on a subtle char and smoky flavor.
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Colorful Veggie Pasta Salad
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Grilled Corn and Poblano Potato Salad
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Creamy Greek Orzo Salad with Crispy Chickpeas
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Sunny's Easy Grilled Ratatouille
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Tomato and Bocconcini Caprese
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Cilantro Pesto Pasta Salad
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Succotash Salad
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Sunny's Warm German Potato Salad
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Sunny's Quick Corn and Pico Salad
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Grilled Corn with Ancho Chile Butter
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Jicama Coleslaw
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Nunya Business Instant Rice and Pesto
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Heirloom Tomato Panzanella
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Accordion Potatoes
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Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad
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Spicy Spinach Panzanella
Panzanella was made for the summer. Sunny’s version packs a little heat with pickled jalapeno slices added to a quick vinaigrette that is poured over baguette cutes, baby spinach, black olives and heirloom tomatoes.
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Orzo Salad
This fresh, light and colorful Orzo Salad makes for the perfect summer side dish that can be brought along to cookouts and picnics without the worry of it getting ruined in the heat.
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Baby Spinach and Watermelon Salad with Feta and Pistachios
You can never go wrong with watermelon and feta. For a simple salad, add the combo to a bed of baby spinach and top with the crunch of chopped toasted pistachios.
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Grilled Barbecue Potato Salad
What’s summer without a little potato salad? Give the classic side dish an upgrade with grilled potatoes and a KC-Style Chipotle BBQ Sauce.
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