PIN the Tuna Cucumber Avocado Salad to try it later!

If anyone turned up their nose at Tuna Cucumber Avocado Salad because of the canned tuna, let me emphasize this salad includes cucumbers and avocado! I love the sound of that. And I wasn’t much of a canned tuna lover myself until I discovered tuna packed in olive oil. Now I reach for it regularly, especially during the hot summer weather.

Adding tuna to cucumber avocado salad is something I came up with when I was standing in front of the fridge wondering what to make for lunch. The first time I just made one serving, and gobbled it up! Then the next day I worked on the actual recipe and took these photos.

And this salad was absolutely a winner! And if this particular salad combination with tuna, cucumbers, and avocado doesn’t grab you, look below for links to more summer salads with tuna!

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PIN the Jicama Salad to make it later!

Laurel’s Jicama Salad is my Friday Favorites pick this week, and this is a simple, tasty, and ultra-refreshing salad from my sister Laurel. And as soon as I tried this salad I knew I had to share it on the blog! This recipe can be varied in endless ways, but Laurel uses cubes of jicama, chopped red bell pepper, chopped cucumber, chopped tomato, and chopped mango.

Then the salad is simply dressed with fresh-squeezed lime juice and seasoned with onion salt and a little black pepper. That’s all there is to it for a delightful salad that I’m guessing will become a favorite if you enjoy jicama. And if you can find strips of pre-cut jicama in your grocery store, that will make this delicious salad even easier to make!

And I am especially urging you to try this salad if you haven’t eaten jicama before. My sister Laurel and I are both big fans of this interesting low-carb ingredient that I first tried in Mexico, Read more below about jicama if you haven’t tried it!

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PIN Easy Grilled Vegetables to try them later!

This favorite recipe for Easy Grilled Vegetables is one I first shared a few years ago, and now this is the grilled vegetable side dish I make all summer. And grilling season is in full swing, and I couldn’t be happier about it!

This grilled vegetable recipe will show you the easiest possible way to cook vegetables on the grill, and I’m featuring the recipe for Friday Favorites this week to remind you about it! And if you have zucchini in the garden and can make this with fresh garden zucchini, that only makes it better! 

If you’re trying to eat plenty of vegetables I hope you’ll enjoy this easy recipe for grilled vegetables as much as I do!

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PIN Tuna Stuffed Avocado to try it later!

This Tuna Stuffed Avocado is a recipe I created with the tuna packed in olive oil that I’ve been infatuated with for so long. And if it’s HOT right now where you live, I think this is perfect for a no-cook low-carb dinner. Of course, there’s evidence on the blog of how I love the combination of tuna, avocado, cilantro, and lime. But if you don’t like cilantro I’d just leave that out for this tasty tuna stuffed avocado recipe.

I updated the photos for this very old recipe, and I also updated the recipe to make it a bit easier. The old recipe peeled the avocado and then scooped most of it out, leaving a “shell” of avocado to stuff with tuna. But when I made this again (a few times to get it just right) it seemed unnecessarily difficult to me to handle the peeled avocado. So the new recipe uses the avocado skin as a vessel to hold the tasty tuna, avocado, cilantro, lime, and red onion mixture.

I recommend serving this with lime wedges so you can add a generous squeeze of lime at the table. I thought one large avocado and one can of tuna was enough for a light lunch or dinner for two people, but I’ll give you some side dish recommendations below. And if you’re dying from the heat, I hope this no-cook recipe can help!

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PIN the Asian Marinated Chicken to try it later!

For this week’s Friday Favorites pick, I’m recommending this Asian Marinated Chicken that was such hit when I cooked it on kabobs for dinner guests! And the kabobs were enjoyed by both kids and adults. So I’m happy to report that the marinated chicken kabobs are not only healthy and low in carbs, they’re kid-friendly as well. If you’re looking for a tasty idea for summer grilling, I recommend this recipe.

If you don’t want to go to the trouble of making kabobs, just use my tips for making juicy grilled chicken breasts with the same marinade and make pieces of grilled chicken instead! Either way you do it, this Asian Marinated Chicken will be perfect for a summer dinner.

And I love summer cooking! At this tome year I’m starting to cook with zucchini, making salads with cucumbers and tomatoes, and grilling outside. And I love all the summer flavors! I hope you’re enjoying summer foods and planning to cook on the grill for the Fourth of July!

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PIN the Blueberry Salsa recipe to try it later!

Blueberry Salsa is a fun option for American-flag colored food to celebrate any patriotic holiday! And of course it’s perfect for the Fourth of July which is coming this weekend! I think this recipe is so fun for a festive side dish, and we absolutely swooned over this when we tested the recipe.

If you’re wondering if salsa with blueberries can be low in carbs, this recipe has chopped jicama for the white part and chopped red bell pepper for the red part. And blueberries are a relatively low-carb fruit. 

The delicious Blueberry Salsa has an interesting blend of sweet and savory flavors. It’s kicked up with a little finely diced red onion and cilantro (optional) and a dressing that combines lime juice, olive oil, and Green Tabasco Sauce (affiliate link). I’m completely serious when I say you’ll want to serve this with grilled chicken and fish all summer long.

And if you’re celebrating this weekend and want another fun idea for Fourth of July food, my easy recipe for Red White and Blue Salad has been popular for years!

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PIN Market Street Grill Cucumber-Dill Sauce to try it later!

Many people who live near downtown Salt Lake were sad to hear that the original location of Market Street Grill & Oyster Bar is closing. For me, that news brought back so many memories of amazing dinners eaten there! And when I went there for a special meal, I always enjoyed the famous Cucumber Dill Sauce. Then years ago I visited Market Street Grill when they were giving out the sauce recipe. I met the owners and they gave me permission to publish the recipe on my blog.

Today is the last day in business for this iconic restaurant that’s been a beloved dining destination for 50 years! So I’m reminding you about this sauce in memory of the many times I enjoyed it there. I’ve made the Cucumber Dill Sauce many times since I posted the recipe. Often I made it for dinner guests, and it was always a hit.

The sauce is perfect to eat on most any type of baked or grilled fish, but see below for other options for using it. And this sauce is especially perfect to make when you have fresh dill and cucumbers in the garden! I hope you try it if you like those flavors. And if you’re a Salt Lake resident who has enjoyed great dinners at Market Street Grill, I’d love to hear about your memories in the comments.

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PIN Fattoush Salad to try it later!

Fattoush Lebanese Salad is something I make every summer when I have fresh herbs, tomatoes, and garden cucumbers. And some recipes are my absolute must-make favorites, and this is one of them!

I never get tired of this amazing Lebanese salad, so for this week’s Friday Favorites pick I’m reminding you about Fattoush Salad! I encourage you to make this salad as soon as it’s fresh tomato season! If you have mint and parsley growing in the garden, that’s even more reason to try this salad!

I got the Fattoush Salad recipe from a reader named Lori, and I made it three times in four days after she sent it to me. Then I discovered Joseph’s Low-Carb Pita Bread and this became my go-to summer salad. And if you check the carbs on the low-carb pita bread I use for Fattoush Salad recipe, you’ll see it’s not that much a a splurge.

The toasted pita that gets soaked in the lemon juice and olive oil dressing that’s seasoned with Sumac! That’s partly what makes this salad so amazing. Of course, you can definitely use less pita bread (or skip it completely for Keto) and the salad will still be great. I hope you try this recipe soon, especially if you haven’t had Fattoush!

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PIN Gyro Meatball Lettuce Wraps to try some later!

This recipe for Ground Beef Gyro Meatball Lettuce Wraps is for everyone who loves the complex flavors of Greek Gyros! And the recipe is especially for my brother Mark who’s such a lover of Greek food. These meatballs are delicious in low-carb pita bread, of course. But I think the meatballs served in lettuce wraps are so perfect for a summer meal! Whichever you prefer, please don’t skip the homemade Tzatziki Sauce!

At first it took me a few tries to get the seasoning for the Gyro meatballs just right. It was the recipe for Homemade Gyro Meat from The Spice House that helped us get these meatballs perfectly seasoned. I used slightly less Greek seasoning than the recipe called for, since it’s salty, but that combination of flavors was fantastic.

And everyone who likes Greek flavors will love this idea for a summer dinner. I hope you try it right away!

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PIN the Keto Cobb Salad to make it later!

The idea for Keto Cobb Salad (without Lettuce) popped into my mind because I love salads, but sometimes I get tired of lettuce. So this recipe focuses on the Cobb Salad ingredients I  always eat first, and it doesn’t need lettuce! And I think this sounds like an amazing lunch or dinner any time of year.

I first proposed the idea to Jake and Kara when we were having a cooking session, and they were skeptical. But we cut up the ingredients, mixed the dressing, and photographed it. Then (always the best part) we tried the salad, and they were convinced that this was a great idea!

You don’t have to bother with arranging the Keto Cobb Salad ingredients in rows like we did if you’re just making this for a quick lunch or dinner. But if you like chicken, boiled eggs, avocado, tomatoes, bacon, and blue cheese, I bet you’re going to love this Cobb Salad recipe without lettuce!

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