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Home › Recipe Index › Holiday/Season › Summer/BBQ

Summer/BBQ

Fire up the grill and soak up the sunshine—these summer recipes are made for easy entertaining and bold, irresistible flavors!

Whether it’s a simple marinade for Thai-style grilled chicken satay, juicy Korean kalbi short ribs, or crispy scallion chicken hot off the pan, this collection brings a wide variety of textures and mouthwatering Asian flavors to your summer table.

Cool off with slurpable Taiwanese cold sesame noodles or end on a sweet note with refreshing mango sago.

These dishes are perfect for backyard BBQs, sunny picnics, or quick no-fuss dinners—all with a delicious Asian twist.

Appetizers

Feature image shows tender garlic steak bites top with loads of garlic and garnished with rosemary, served on a blue color serving plate.

Garlic butter steak bites

Main Course

Feature image shows a plate of Panda Express broccoli beef, served with Panda fried rice on the side.

Panda Express beef and broccoli

Dressings

Image shows honey sriracha sauce with smooth and glossy texture in a white ceramic bowl with a spoon.

Honey sriracha sauce

Side Dishes

A close shot image shows crisp rice grains air fried in an air fryer basket with chicken and vegetables.

Air fryer chicken fried rice

Main Course

A soba noodle salad featuring ground meat, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, crumbled cheese, and leafy greens is served with a fork. A small jug of dressing and a sprinkle of sesame seeds are nearby.

Soba noodle salad

Side Dishes

A side shot image shows buttery soft eggplants stir fried with tofu puffs with basil, chili, and garlic sauce.

Eggplant tofu with garlic basil sauce

Main Course

A close shot image shows a bowl of crisp rice with spicy canned tuna and spicy bang bang sauce drizzled over.

Spicy tuna bowl

Main Course

An overhead image shows a plate of sweet corn kernels sauteed with chicken and served with rice on a plate.

Stir fry corn with chicken (玉米雞丁)

Drinks

Image shows 2 glasses of creamy and thick silken tofu smoothie blended with chocolate and topped with chocolate granola toppings.

Chocolate tofu smoothie

Course

Feature image shows Persian cucumbers sliced to spears and marinated with Asian pickling juice and served in a white oval plate.

Asian pickled cucumbers

Side Dishes

Image shows Thai basil eggplant coated with sweet basil sauce, served with rice in a blue white color bowl.

Thai basil eggplant

Appetizers

Feature image shows cucumber roll ups with avocado and turkey deli meat, served on a white plate with chopsticks.

Cucumber roll ups

Appetizers

Feature image shows tofu puffs with golden brown color outside and fluffy inside, served in a bamboo basket with dipping sauce and lettuce greens on the side.

Tofu puffs

Appetizers

Image shows shrimp summer rolls served with 2 dipping sauces on the side.

Shrimp summer rolls

Drinks

Feature image shows watermelon mocktail drinks non-alcoholic served in a glass with more watermelon on top for garnish.

Watermelon Peach Mocktail

Appetizers

Feature image shows a plate of crispy dumplings made with rice paper wrappers with garlic chive filling inside.

Rice paper chive dumplings

Main Course

Feature image shows a bowl of cold noodles covered in Taiwanese sesame sauce served in a blue white color bowl with sesame seeds on top.

Taiwanese cold sesame noodles

Salads

Photo shows a bowl of silken cold tofu salad bowl with garlic sesame tofu dressing served with cucumber and chicken.

Silken tofu salad

Drinks

Photo shows two glasses of Korean strawberry milk with strawberry syrup swirl in the cup.

Korean strawberry milk

Desserts

Image shows 2 glasswares filled with mango puree, sago pudding, and chopped mango and mint leaves served as a dessert.

Mango Sago

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