Made in the Shade ... 10 No-Cook Recipes for Hot Summer Days

When the temperatures are soaring, cooking in a hot kitchen is the last thing I want to do. This is when I turn to my favorite 10 no-cook (or almost no-cook) summer recipes.

Last week, it was in the 90’s for a couple days, and so I did some baking. *

Since I’m guessing you’re not into turning your kitchen into a furnace, I thought you might like some no-cook, no-bake meals for these hot summer days.

Here are 10 delicious, no-cook, vegan, and gluten-free recipes for hot summer days.

No-Cook Recipes

1. 5-Minute Italian Butterbean Salad

This high-fiber, super healthy, full-of-flavor main dish salad takes only minutes to prepare and is perfect for packed lunches or picnics.

2. Mediterranean Couscous Salad

An easy and healthy salad for your summertime produce. Add some pita bread with a spread (like this Creamy Cashew Chive Dip) and you have a full meal!

3. Sprout Sandwich

I do not like sprouts. At all. But they are super yummy in this amazing sandwich!

4. Oil-Free Pesto

Smother a couple slices of whole-grain bread with this luscious pesto, add some fresh tomato slices … oh, yum!!

5. Veggie Wrap

Quick. Easy. Nourishing. Clean-eating. Delicious. And flexible. What’s not to love?

6. Avocado Tomato Salad

There’s nothing quite like a juice homegrown tomato. Add a can of black beans or some crusty bread to this salad and you have nourishing and easy, no-cook meal.

If you have some lentils on hand (either home-cooked or lentils from a can work great too), this elegant, yet simple, salad comes together in just minutes! Added benefits: It’s super nutritious, has amazing flavor, and is very flexible so you can make it how you like it.

8. Greek Garbanzo Salad

Greek Chickpea Salad - my favorite no-cook recipe!

A very hardy and filling no-cook meal.

9. Power Salad

Packed with protein, healthy fat, fiber, and an abundance of other nutrients, this filling power salad is a satisfying meal in itself.

10. No-Mayo Chickpea Salad Sandwich

A delicious overflowing No-Mayo Vegan Chickpea Salad Sandwich.

Made with a healthy serving of veggies and high-fiber garbanzo beans, this easy-to-prepare filling just may be the key to the perfect, healthy sandwich.