50 vintage recipes for bringing this summer

Spice your summer meals with these treats tested.


When you think of summer foods, you could consider days by the pool or cooking with friends. And while the pandemic could prevent some of these traditional gatherings (or at least make them smaller), you can always enjoysummer food at home.

After spending so many cold months engaged in heavy stews and roasted, we are itching to dig fresh fruit, vegetables and lighter rates this summer. And even with preferred recipes to test time in your back pocket, updating your summer menu prevents everyone.

If you look like your summer menu on the repetition, take an inspiration from the classic recipes of yesteryear to rediscover the favorites of childhood and find your new combination of favorite flavors. If you do not have time to dig in old cookbooks to search for your new favorite meals, no freight! We have rounded the ultimate collection ofVintage Summer Favorites who are sure to please everyone. And if you like cooking,Sign up for our newsletter for daily recipes and new foods in your inbox!

1

Succotash

Succotash
Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Nothing says "summer" as a dynamic attitude of success! This mixture of red pepper, fresh corn, eclons and bacon makes good use of all fresh produce that we can finally take in summer, and it will please even the difficult eatery. With a short period of preparation and tasty ingredients, this return favorite deserves a place in your rotation of your meals.

Get our recipe for Succotash.

2

Potato salad

Potato salad
Refuge

Who does not like this summer clip? Whether you are with family members or just want a nostalgic classic for yourself, this catch on the traditional potato salad will leave you from the ground. If you have never bought a pre-made potato salad, treat yourself to the real homemade business and see what caused the dish so popular in the first place.

Get our recipe for potato salad.

3

Coleslaw

Coleslaw
Refuge

When you want to evoke the summer, this crispy and succulent side holds its own kebabs, hot dogs, ribs or any other summer classic. With a homemade vinaigrette and a finely chopped cabbage, this ubiquitous side has glued for a reason. Make sure to leave room for seconds!

Get our recipe for Coleslaw.

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4

Gazpacho soup

Gazpacho in bowl
Refuge

When you just want a light meal to cool, Gazpacho can go around. This cooling Italian tomato soup takes no time on everything to prepare and impress anyone who takes a sip. With such a classic dish at your fingertips, Italian dreams of summer can be yours, even if you never put it in Europe!

Get our recipe for Gazpacho soup.

5

Fried chicken

Paleo oven fried chicken
Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Nothing throws you to childhood as a bitch of fried chicken. If you thought the preparation of this dish falls outside of your skills, just wait for you to try this easy recipe that everyone can prepare at home. When it comes to celebrating the summer, nothing can not it like a crisp and peeled fried chicken tail plate.

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6

Curry egg salad

curried egg salad in pita pocket with spoon and bowl of spinach on wooden serving board with blue linen napkin
Waterbury Publications, Inc.

When you think of an American picnic, a person from the scene probably takes advantage of egg salad. This succulent delight made its beginnings there is its debut and held for good reason. With a touch of Curry, each bite of this sandwich returns you to the 50s and keep you in the summer spirit.

Get our recipe for curry egg salad.

7

Grilled corn

Vegetarian grilled mexican-style corn
Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Why should the meat attract all the attention when it comes to grilling? Grilled corn complements any meals and with so many vegetables available this period of the year, it would be ridiculous not to indulge in this favorite of the summer. For a fun torsion on classic grilled corn, Mexican grilled corn spices have a notch. This recipe has been tested throughout the Southwest American since ages - if you have never tried it, there is no better time to start.

Get our recipe for grilled corn.

8

South-style banana pudding

Low-calorie banana pudding
Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Summertime means shooting all stops when it comes to sharing desserts with friends and family. No recipe does it better than without frills, the classic southern recipe. Even if you did not plunged down to make puddings before, this infallible recipe guarantees to let you remember why this recipe has developed so loved.

Get our recipe for South-style Banana Pudding.

9

Blueberry-fishing shoemaker

Healthy blueberry-peach cobbler
Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

If you live in a region where you can take a day trip to get fruits from a local farm, why not put these fresh choices with good use? This tense cord tested strikes the sweet tooth of each and you are to give you a seasonal fruit too.

Get our recipe for the fishing blueberry shoemaker.

10

Crab donuts

Paleo crab cakes
Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

The legacy of crab cakes goes back for years. These tampone and succulent favorites embody a good meal after (socially remote) fun in the sun. And when they are so easy to do at home, nothing can prevent you from taking these classics from the east coast. The crab recipe gets a series of Mango-Lawado salsa that leaves the watering of your mouth, but you can always choose to serve the meal with a traditional tartar sauce if you want to evoke this classic atmosphere.

Get our recipe for crab cakes.

11

Rhubarb Shortcake

shortcake topped with whipped cream and rhubarb
Courtesy of the view of the big island

When was the last time you searched a rhubarb for your family? If you have never prepared this summer clip, this Shortcake recipe allows you to try something pleasure and again that everyone loves. At a time when everyone expects the same old chocolate and vanilla treats, this explosion of the past is sure to be a classic instant in your home!

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12

Brown sugar fishing crumble pie

peach crumble pie slice with ice cream
Courtesy of the dependence on cooking SALLYS

For hot days and cool nights, nothing sounds better than a soft fishing crumble to evoke the best memories of summer. Even if you do not consider yourself an expert baker, this taking in Georgia Classic is not too difficult to prepare. Make new memories while maintaining your favorite tastes of yesteryear with this retro classic.

Get the recipe for Sally's cooking dependency.

13

Lemon-leaves cake

slices of lemon sheet cake topped with fresh fruit
Courtesy of chic cooking

The summer means the lemon season, so it is time to make additional use of this brilliant fruit. And what better way to use lemons than making a lemon sheet cake? Tort your loved ones with this pie and the sweet summer clip - there is a reason why it has resisted the test of time.

Get the chic cooking recipe.

14

Corn and broccoli scalloped

casserole dish with scalloped corn and broccoli
Courtesy of taste and to say

You have probably had game potatoes previously, but if you have never tried your taste buds with this classic summer of all time, you do not know what you are missing! The soft corn and the fresh sweet broccoli are cooked in the oven with cheese to form a flat of accompaniment that pairs well with any rich meat. For a recipe for showing summer products with a flair, your grandparents could love, this dish deserves a regular place in your weekly family meal plan.

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15

Waldorf Grilled Chicken Waldorf Salad

chicken waldorf salad
Courtesy of the Runner Recipe

When you want a cool salad that fills you, you may not think immediately at this staple that your great-grandparents were able to benefit from hot days. But this cool mixture of apples, grilled chicken, pistachios and grapes, thrown into a Mayonnaise vinaigrette, feels refreshing any summer day. For a classic dish that does not weigh you, do not let a Waldorf salad.

Get the recipe for the Runner Recipe.

16

Asparagus and Brie Quiche

asparagus and brie quiche on platter
Courtesy of half cooked harvest

Fresh asparagus taste like nothing else, and when you can get bushels with fresh vegetable spears, you have to put them for good use. What better way to try new recipes with fresh ingredients that this retro classic family will love? Roasting asparagus with brie cheese in a quiche brings out a menagerie des flavors as few other recipes, and it guarantees another reason to love the quiche.

Get the recipe for halted harvest.

17

Green beans of the Almondine

green beans almondine on serving platter
Courtesy of a beautiful plate

Green beans are cheap, healthy and tasty. The best of all, they are in season during the summer and many villest recipes exist this plant. If you have never heard of the almonine before, this old school favorite used for Grace Restaurant Menus Nationwide for a reason. The French classic pupils simple green beans by cooking the shallots, garlic and almonds to create a luminous accompaniment dish once the height of luxury. Simply make use fresh green beans and not canned!

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18

Salad with three beans

three bean salad in serving bowl
Courtesy of Foodie Broken

When you extend a cold salad of three beans for a summer meal, life could not be easier. This mixture of garbanzo, kidneys, wax and green beans traces its lineage for decades. And with such a minimum preparation time, this recipe is super easy to throw together. With so many flavors and nutrients packaged, it could become your new favorite accompaniment dish.

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19

Cucumber salad

cucumber salad in bowl
Courtesy of cookie and kate

Summertime means that the fight against heat with light takes conventional ingredients. With cucumbers in season, the time has come to engage in extra-moisturizing staples. These slices of fresh cucumber and crisp with a marinade of balsamic vinegar that makes it the perfect complement to any rich food. If you have never tasted this old standard, get ready to find your new favorite recipe.

Get cookie and Kate recipe.

20

Lemon chess pie

lemon chess pie slice on plate
Courtesy of taste and to say

The pies seem intimidating to do, but they should not be! When you have fresh seasonal lemons, no one can withstand this classic take a chess pie. It sets in the refrigerator, making it an ideal way to cool after a hot day outside, which gives you even more reasons to try it.

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21

Salad

wedge salad on plate
Courtesy of the view of the big island

When the compensated salads started to appear on Steakhouse menus in the 1950s, the Americans loved this new way of enjoying salads. The neighborhoods of Iceberg lettuce are garnished with a blue cheese vinaigrette at home, seasonal vegetables and bacon bits, which all buy a succulent meal that has been put to life with fresh products.

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22

Ambrois salad

ambrosia fruit salad in glass cup
Courtesy of the seasoned mother

If you have never had an ambrosy salad, the time has arrived to give this vintage standard a second chance. The pineapple, cherries, oranges, and more are combined with marshmallows and coconut, making for a dessert that may please the child one of us. For a classic catch on fresh fruit, nothing else continues.

Get the seasoned mother's recipe.

23

Macedonia

fruit salad on serving platter
Courtesy of chic cooking

Who does not like the classic combio of mixed seasonal fruits together? Even if you have a fruit salad recipe, you usually use, get ready for your socks to be stunned with this jack of a secular classic. This recipe contains in nutrients and will keep you cool the sunny days.

Get the chic cooking recipe.

24

Grilled green tomato

plate of fried green tomatoes with dipping sauce
Courtesy of Foodie Broken

Everyone knows that fresh tomatoes can do wonders for any recipe, but if you have never made green tomatoes, you do not know what you are missing. Enjoy non-might tomatoes covering them in a light and crispy dough and frustrating them until golden. If you have never fried vegetables at home before, it's a perfect starting point. With products in season, you can not go wrong.

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25

Roasted summer squash and zucchini

roasted summer squash in bowl
Courtesy to eat bird food

Summer is the squash season, and if you can get your hands on a fresh summer zucchini and a zucchini, this recipe highlights the best of both vegetables. If you have not used these ingredients for a while, get you getting amazed by the taste of fresh and seasonal products.

Get the recipe for eating bird food.

26

stuffed tomatoes

stuffed tomatoes
GRACIERY OF POLIZING MIAM

If you start running out culinary ideas, why not take a page of your grandparents' cookbooks and roasting these summer summer staples, stuffed with all your favorite fittings? This recipe consists of fresh, soft and basil corn next to rice and cheese to make the flat all-in-one perfect that will send your taste buds in the past. Just make sure to save a room for a few seconds!

Get the pinch recipe of MIAM.

27

Saucepan Stre squash

squash casserole in baking dish
Courtesy of the seasoned mother

Nothing offers the spirit of southern cooking as a good old-fashioned squash casserole. The creamy texture of squash squash with the crisp trim, which wins for a fast and tasty casserole as if you never had before. The advantage of the seasonal squash to prepare these generations of secular staple Who has been nice people in the south for years.

Get the seasoned mother's recipe.

28

Cake in reverse pineapple

pineapple upside down cake
Courtesy cookies

With pineapple prices at their best in summer, get ready to recover the most juvious pineapple in search of your local agricultural market and make the best cake upside down pineapple you ever had. The treasury juices of the pineapple cut the sweetness of the cake, and even canned fruits can compare. If you only heard rumors of this vintage dessert, now the time to try it.

Get the Cooks Cook Recipe.

29

Summer tomato pie with cheddar-grass crust

tomato pie
Courtesy of the sweet eats

Pies have once dominated cooking weekdays and salty pies accustomed to grace tables as often as dessert pies. Why not draw in this tradition by whisking a tart with tomato and cheese? With flavors that evoke a pizza, this cheese pie will even make FINICKY eaters. If you are with excessive tomatoes, this pie can keep its own table.

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30

Crab Salad Toasts

crab salad toast bites
Courtesy of the sweet eats

When you organize a garden party or I just want to serve the light hor of works, crab salad bags in a refinement like no other summer dish and serving them on toasts, you can operate a tradition that rises a century. These delicious and creamy crab pieces taste smooth and rich against crunch toasts and make for excellent finger foods at your next evening.

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31

Summer polenta with peas and jumped corn

summer polenta with asparagus
Courtesy of food and love

If you like the grains, you will love this polental recipe that traces its roots in Italy. A soft bed of creamy polenta is garnished with sutus peas and corn on the ground, tasting nothing else you had previously. With this excellent way to eat your seasonal vegetables, you will be busy with a treatment next time you sit down with it.

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32

Corn salad

corn salad in serving platter
Courtesy of cookie and kate

Fresh corn should find its way on any menu of the summer, and this salad can take advantage of it. The radishes, onions, the Jalapeños and more met to serve as a basis for this mix of fresh vegetables that goes back for years. When you want to take your taste in a crispy trip, this one is for you.

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33

Lemon meringue pie

lemon icebox pie
Courtesy of Lil Luna

With mounting afternoon temperatures, nothing soothes like a slice of ice pie. This retro recipe takes advantage of what lemons have to offer and allow you to prepare a perfect classic dessert for an afternoon on the porch or one night. The only thing easier than cooking this pie.

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34

zucchini

zucchini pie in baking dish
Courtesy of the seasoned mother

Put vegetables in pies comes back, and this zucchini dish is the best that salty pies have to offer. This master butter and flaky master turns into the sugary notes of zucchini and pairs of parmesan and onions to form the base of a meal that your family will clamorera. Even though pies scare you, you can crust with a frozen crust purchased from the store to save time and mental energy.

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35

Roasted ribs

oven baked ribs
Courtesy of the inspired taste

The summer means the barbecue season and nothing compares with the sweet and sweet taste of baby-back ribs. For those of us who do not have outdoor smokers, it takes oven ribs will do well and has the pedigree to prove it. Try it and you'll leave the table a believer.

Get the inspired taste recipe.

36

FRITE CORNICHS

deep fried pickles with ranch dip
Courtesy of Lil Luna

If you had never had a fried pickle in your favorite sauce, you do not know what you are missing. As long as we had fried food at home, we served these delectables fries. When you serve them with fish or meat, tarnish tartresses cuts the wealth of your main course, leaving you with a side dish that leaves you hung. You can make your own pickles or use varieties purchased in store.

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37

Buttermiller tart

buttermilk pie slice
Courtesy of well plated

This scandalously easy tart serves as a perfect complement to any dinner and using fresh lemon zest, you take the recipe for a brand new level. You can make variations on this recipe other times this year, but when you have fresh lemons to work, why wait for this classic south?

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38

South fried catfish

fried catfish on plate
Courtesy of the seasoned mother

Fish fries and catfish go hand in hand. Honor this long-standing tradition with your own grip on your own catfish south. This rich and flaky fish stops any meals and it is versatile enough where you can serve as sandwich or self-contained meal. For a good summer fish all around that will not let you down, you should stop you from trying this vintage favorite.

Get the seasoned mother's recipe.

39

Grape tomato pies

grape tomato tart on plate
Courtesy of Sweet Phi

Grape tomatoes come in season during the summer, and there is no better way to enjoy their tartine and juicy flavor, then associating them with a butter and fluffy paste. These pies serve as a perfect finger food for snack during a day. When you want to treat yourself, these easy vintage staples take you where you want to go.

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40

Shrimp boiling aluminum packets

shrimp boil foil pack with corn and lemon
Courtesy of the cream of the CRUMB

Even if you do not live along the Gulf coast, you can still have a taste of the summer seafood boiling tradition. Using shrimps instead of cracits or crab, you can reduce the costs. And by wrapping all your treats in an aluminum pack, you know that each part contains the perfect scale of vegetables with shrimp. When you can have your hands on seafood like this, enjoy it fully with this recipe that has become a classic.

Get the recipe for CRUMB CREAM.

41

Ice room with strawberry lemonade

strawberry lemonade icebox pie
The permission of Julies eats and treats

The strawberry lemonade makes every sunny day better, she holds the same for this icebox. This dessert is hitting just the good level of sweetness and prevents the heat from yourself on the most difficult days. With a new easy recipe, even the novices of the pie will not have trouble entering behind this one.

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42

Macaroni salad

macaroni salad in bowl
Courtesy of Foodie Broken

Macaroni Salad goes hand in hand with the summer. If you have only tasted pre-manufactured versions of this favorite recipe, now time to attempt your hand to an American staple.

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43

Beans cooked in barbecue

baked beans in pot
Courtesy of minimalist baker

Baked beans can save a meal when you need to find a quick and easy cover dish that everyone will love. This classic takes the infusion of the dish with the secular taste of the hickory and pairs against the most difficult meats you can throw. With a dish so good, it's a crime to eat another version.

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44

One Million Dollar Tart

slice of million dollar pie on floral plate
Courtesy of flour on my face

A one million dollar pie has been served as a dessert for age purposes for a reason. This lightweight and soft pie is based on cherries, pineapple and tons of whipped cream to make an ideal divest dessert experience for any summer day. This recipe has pardoned tables across the 50s, and it is now the time to revive it and recall what made it a success in the first place.

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45

Bbq chicken

bbq chicken on serving platter
Courtesy of Foodie Broken

Summertime means grilled season, and this super easy barbecue chicken can not be beaten when you need to serve your family dinner with flavors that your grandparents loved. You could never ask for an egg bird and you will love the minimum cooking and preparation of preparation even more than the meal itself.

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46

Lime tart

whole key lime pie
Courtesy of the dependence on cooking SALLYS

Key limits come in season during the summer, and if you can get your hands on these smaller lime, nothing compares to a key lime pie. With extra heat on us, each tranche can help you keep you cool. You will prepare for this second (or fourth!) Slice.

Get the recipe for Sally's cooking dependency.

47

Fulfillment

spoonbread on plate
Courtesy of the seasoned mother

SpooNbread is a variation of corn corn and with fresh cars in season, now the time to start experimenting with this recipe. If you have never tasted this standard before, get ready to discover the wide variety of couples of main dishes that Spooonbread wins well. When you need a quick summer side for a family meal, this bread is the ultimate option of comfort food.

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48

Marinated tomatoes

marinated sliced tomatoes
Courtesy of five heart at home

If you like gardening and you have extra tomatoes by hand but lack recipe ideas, which might be better than marinating and enjoying them directly from the vine? This recipe of the century held for some reason - the rich juicy flavor of fresh tomatoes compares with nothing else. You will hit you if you can not enjoy their signature taste at least once this season coming.

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49

Asparagus and pea soup

asparagus pea soup in bowl
Courtesy of minimalist baker

When you can get peas and fresh asparagus, you can make a classic flavor package that goes back to generations. This asparagus and pea soup hit the perfect balance between the two and will make you come back in seconds.

Get the recipe for the minimalist baker.

50

Fried okra

fried okra on plate
Courtesy of the seasoned mother

Fried Okra is a southern clip for a reason. This crisp socket on the vegetable is the taste of products like fried green beans, and with a fun texture, you can get the learned eaters to love this seasonal staple. Even if you hate Okra, this recipe can win you in a moment.

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