Desserts & Salads For Your Memorial Day Weekend!

Gathered here are some tasty ideas for drinks, salads and sweet desserts to complete your Memorial Day cookout. The burgers and dogs will take center-stage but you can’t beat a great cold, summer salad piled on the plate next to the grilled goods. And you must have a dessert… otherwise the party just feels incomplete!

It feels like it’s been so long since our last three-day weekend, but great news folks: Memorial Day Weekend has arrived!

Rich and simple homemade shortbread cookies hold a sweet filling of lemon buttercream and strawberry jam.

If you’re like us, you’ll do some relaxing this weekend, spend some time outside, maybe catch a Memorial Day parade and quite likely spend time with family and friends at a Memorial Day cook-out, party or barbecue! It’s once again time to celebrate with food.

Gathered here for you are some tasty ideas for drinks, salads and sweet desserts to complete your cookout. The burgers and dogs will take center-stage but you can't beat a great cold, summer salad piled on the plate next to the grilled goods. And you have to have a dessert... otherwise the party just feels incomplete!

I had a great time sharing a couple of these salads and sweets with the sweet and talented folks at Fox Local 22/44 news station on the Morning Brew program.

This is a bright, floral dessert with sweet and tangy lemon filling and lavender whipped cream on top.

And now, take a look at these tasty recipes for Memorial Day Weekend drinks, salads and desserts.

Pin them, bookmark them, but most importantly make one. Or many!

Lemon Chicken Pasta Salad with Basil, Asparagus & Goat Cheese

A fresh chicken pasta salad perfect for spring and summer! A mix of lemon and fresh basil, seasoned chicken and tangy goat cheese.

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Lemon Strawberry Sandwich Cookies

The bright flavors in these Lemon Strawberry Sandwich Cookies are a taste of summer that is welcome anytime of the year!

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Grilled Peaches & Cream Shortcake With A Few Red Raspberries

A tender shortcake holds creamy mascarpone whipped cream and swirls of honey. Grilled peaches are piled on with a few red raspberries. It’s a decadent and eye-catching dessert!

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Bacon, Tomato and Basil Rice Salad

There are many reasons to have a big crop of basil in your garden or in a pot on the windowsill, and this flavorful salad loaded with tomato-basil flavor is just one of them.

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There are many reasons to have a big crop of basil in your garden or in a pot on the windowsill, and this salad is just one of them!

Fuzzy Navel Margarita

A sweet twist on a margarita featuring flavors of peach and orange, and with a sugary rim.

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Nectarine and Cherry Trifles

This a beautiful and easy dessert, and perfect to celebrate the fresh fruits of summer! Nectarine and cherries layered with cream in a cute mason jar.

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Three glass jars with cherry nectarine layered trifles.

Triple Berry Mason Jar Trifle

Loaded with fresh fruit, layers of sweetened cream and tender shortcake, this pretty little mason jar trifle is a great dessert to make with the family.

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