Hot weather hacks: 17 no-cook recipes

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Escape the sweltering heat and keep your kitchen cool with a collection of sensational recipes that require no cooking. When the temperature rises and turning on the oven becomes unbearable, these no-cook delights come to the rescue.

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Spicy tuna roll. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

Canned Chicken Salad

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Canned Chicken Salad. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

Enjoy a hassle-free and refreshing summertime meal with canned chicken salad. With no cooking required, this easy-to-make salad is perfect for hot days. Pair it with your favorite greens or enjoy it as a sandwich for a quick and satisfying lunch.
Get the Recipe: Canned Chicken Salad

Chicken Taco Wraps

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Chicken Taco Wraps. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

These chicken taco wraps are quick and easy to make with leftover rotisserie chicken. There’s no cooking involved, which means you don’t heat up your house to enjoy this cool and flavorful wrap.
Get the Recipe: Chicken Taco Wraps

Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad

Image shows a close up shot of Mediterranean pita salad in a wooden bowl.
Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

Panzarella is a classic Italian salad. Update it with Mediterranean flavors in this cucumber and tomato salad that is a cool and refreshing side dish for summer.
Get the Recipe: Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad

Bacon Egg Salad

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Bacon Egg Salad. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

Beat the heat with a delicious bacon egg salad that requires no cooking. This easy summertime meal comes together effortlessly, especially if you already have hard-boiled eggs in your fridge. Enjoy the creamy and savory combination of bacon, eggs, and fresh dill in every bite.
Get the Recipe: Bacon Egg Salad

Spicy Tuna Rolls

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Spicy tuna roll. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

Elevate your at-home sushi game with a tantalizing twist on the classic spicy tuna roll, using canned tuna as a convenient and delicious alternative. Discover how to create a mouthwatering blend of flavors, incorporating the perfect amount of heat and texture to satisfy your sushi cravings without breaking the bank.
Get the Recipe: Spicy Tuna Rolls

Avocado Tomato Salad

Avocado tomato salad in a wooden bowl.
Avocado tomato salad. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

Salad is so much more than just lettuce and dressing, and this avocado tomato salad proves that point. It’s a plethora of veggies tossed with romaine a fresh dressing you blitz together in your blender. Summer on a fork.
Get the Recipe: Avocado Tomato Salad

Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats

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Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats. Photo credit: Real Balanced.

These Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats are a quick and easy snack or lunch that features chicken salad made with ingredients like canned chicken, bacon, and cheese that is scooped into hollowed-out cucumber halves.
Get the Recipe: Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad Cucumber Boats

Vietnamese Summer Rolls

Vietnamese summer rolls on a white cake stand.
Vietnamese Summer Rolls. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

These Vietnamese Summer Rolls filled with rice noodles, quick pickled carrots, crisp veggies, fresh herbs, and edible flowers are tasty, nutritious, and beautiful, too.
Get the Recipe: Vietnamese Summer Rolls

TikTok Green Goddess Salad Recipe

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TikTok Green Goddess Salad Recipe. Photo credit: Low Carb – No Carb.

Our healthy Green Goddess Salad Recipe is a perfect keto salad you can use on various occasions that fits perfectly as an appetizer for St. Patrick’s day or any other gathering. Fully low carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, diabetic friendly as well as sugar-free, this wonderful recipe for green salad mixed with green goddess dressing will be in your fridge from now on at all times.
Get the Recipe: TikTok Green Goddess Salad Recipe

Tuna Salad with Fresh Herbs

Tuna salad on piece of iceberg lettuce topped with red onion.
Tuna Salad with Fresh Herbs. Photo credit: Two Cloves Kitchen.

This flavorful, healthy tuna salad recipe leaves out the traditional mayonnaise and instead uses dijon mustard, lemon juice, and olive oil. You can make this tuna salad creamy with Greek yogurt, or keep it dairy free! Either way, there’s no need to turn on the stove.
Get the Recipe: Tuna Salad with Fresh Herbs

Curry Chicken Salad with Leftover Rotisserie Chicken

Curry Chicken Salad with Leftover Rotisserie Chicken.
Curry Chicken Salad with Leftover Rotisserie Chicken. Photo credit: Girl Carnivore

Use leftover rotisserie chicken to make an incredibly easy curry chicken salad recipe loaded with apples, dried mango, cashews, and fresh mint!
Get the Recipe: Curry Chicken Salad with Leftover Rotisserie Chicken

Spicy cucumber salad

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Spicy cucumber salad. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Spicy Cucumber Salad, spiked with chili crisp and fermented black beans, is super refreshing on a hot day! Bring it to the cookout and watch it disappear fast!
Get the Recipe: Spicy cucumber salad

Arugula Caprese Salad

Arugula caprese salad on a white plate.
Arugula Caprese Salad. Photo credit: Two Cloves Kitchen.

This caprese salad with arugula has cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh basil leaves, and a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic reduction. It’s a perfect summer salad with no cooking needed that you’re going to love!
Get the Recipe: Arugula Caprese Salad

Avocado Toast

Avocado tartine on a blue plate.
Avocado Toast. Photo credit: Two Cloves Kitchen.

This easy avocado toast has rich cream cheese, creamy avocado, seasonings, and a squeeze of tart fresh lime juice. It’s an easy and delicious meal for when it’s too hot to cook!
Get the Recipe: Avocado Toast

Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze

A salad of mixed greens, basil, halved cherry tomatoes, and burrata on a white plate.
Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze. Photo credit: Two Cloves Kitchen.

This Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze is a fresh summer salad featuring spring mix, fresh basil leaves, cherry tomatoes, creamy burrata cheese, rich olive oil, and sweet, tangy balsamic reduction. No cooking required!
Get the Recipe: Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze

Mediterranean Grain Bowl

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Mediterranean Grain Bowls. Photo credit: Two Cloves Kitchen.

Mediterranean Grain Bowls combine pre-cooked grains (do you don’t have to cook), lots of healthy vegetables, and fresh, bright, bold Mediterranean flavors for an easy, nourishing, and delicious weeknight meal that comes together in about 10 minutes!
Get the Recipe: Mediterranean Grain Bowl

Broccoli Salad with Bacon

Keto Broccoli Salad with Bacon inside wooden bowl.
Low Carb Broccoli Salad with Bacon. Photo credit: Low Carb – No Carb.

Our easy hearty classic Broccoli Salad with bacon and blueberries is a simple cold salad perfect for your summer days. Fully low carb, keto, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and perfect for diabetics, this keto salad filled with nutrients is a perfect idea for your next Potluck party or get-together.
Get the Recipe: Broccoli Salad with Bacon

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