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So you\u2019ve been invited to a summer party and you offered to \u201cbring a side dish\u201d? Don\u2019t panic\u2026we\u2019ve got you covered! You have the easy part of the meal.<\/p>\n
Entertaining in the summer just feels more relaxed for me. I\u2019m less concerned that every dish is perfectly paired. In fact I\u2019ve had parties where several folks brought the exact same type of salad. Guess what? It all got eaten. The most important thing was that as the host, I didn\u2019t have to do as much work. As a guest, bringing a side dish is my way of helping my host enjoy more of their own party.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/picnic-table.jpeg\")
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<\/a><\/h3>\nI love to use different colored beets like yellow, orange and even the stripped varieties. This recipe calls for them to be served warm, but they’re equally delicious served cold. Arrange them on bed of pretty lettuce on a large platter. Cover and refrigerate until you go to the party.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/h3>\nThere are a few other pasta salads that I like to make but this one is always a fan-favorite. There\u2019s just something about bacon that makes a dish special. If bacon isn’t your thing, try one of these tasty pasta salads<\/a>: Mediterranean Lemon Pasta Salad<\/a> or Summertime Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Corn and Jalapeno Pesto<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My friends think I work so hard to make this refreshing, colorful and healthy salad. Joke\u2019s on them, this is an easy dish to make. It\u2019s tasty when served warm but also yummy when chilled. This is also a great dish for vegetarians to have an option that is protein rich.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nothing says summer more than fresh cucumber salad. (Ok, maybe also fresh tomatoes, peaches, melon\u2026the list goes on!) Seriously, cool and crisp cucumbers are always a winner. It\u2019s a salad without the greens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh my gracious, this recipe is always a winner. The unexpected zing of the spice makes this refreshing salad so delightful. Our older children love this salad but the younger ones prefer unadorned fruit salad, so if there will be kids at the party, consider taking an extra bowl of cut fruit for them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So you\u2019ve been invited to a summer party and you offered to \u201cbring a side dish\u201d? Don\u2019t panic\u2026we\u2019ve got you covered! You have the easy part of the meal. Entertaining in the summer just feels more relaxed for me. I\u2019m… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10484"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10528,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10484\/revisions\/10528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/couscous-salad.jpg\")
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad<\/a><\/h3>\nDad’s Dilly Greek Yogurt Cucumber Salad
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Fresh Fruit and Sweet Pepper Salad with Avocado-Citrus Dressing<\/a><\/h3>\nA few more tips that will help the host:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Find more side-dish recipes in your DinnerTime Recipe Box<\/a> or search for more specific categories such as salads<\/a>, pasta salad<\/a>, or brownies<\/a>.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"