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.
Bowl of pickle dip garnished with panko, dill and pickles, surrounded by a wooden plate full of potato chips, on a green tabeltop
Fried Pickle Dip
Overhead view of Firecracker HotDogs
Firecracker Hot Dogs
elotes (grilled Mexican street corn) on a plate with limes and chili powder
Elotes (Grilled Mexican Street Corn)
Korean grilled beef Galbi on a platter
Grilled Beef Galbi (Korean-Style Marinated Short Ribs) Recipe
close up of grilled short ribs cut into slices
Tender Grilled Short Ribs
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Ultimate Strawberry Popsicles Recipe
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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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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
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
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
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Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut Recipe
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The Food Lab's Perfect Grilled Steaks Recipe
Four grilled corn cobs on a plate, accompanied by lime wedges on the side
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)
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
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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
overhead shot of Classic potato salad
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