Popular Summer Party Menus

Summer is full of different events - parties, family get-togethers, cookouts, and many other events filled with fun. Having a few excellent summer party menus in place enlivens the mood and celebrations.The question of what to serve at informal events is always hard to answer. That is why ifood has come up with some excellent summer party menu ideas. Handpicked exclusively to satiate the taste buds of even the fussiest of the eaters, every dish is versatile on its own. To know more about the delicious summer party menus, read on…

Ifood Exclusive Summer Party Menu Ideas

Raw Menu For Summer Party

Summer is the season of freshly colored veggies and fruits. So, go raw this summer with an exclusive array of various dishes which do not require cooking.

Appetizers

Start your raw menu with a refreshing raw vegetable salad. Serve this interesting appetizer with a Lemony Low Cal Dressing. A sprinkle of pepper and salt adds taste to this delicious starter.  

Main Course

Vegetable Nori Rolls would make an interesting main course for your party. The goodness of sprouts, lettuce, avocado, blueberries, cherries, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, and onion come wrapped in raw nori rolls.

Side Dish

A beet, apple, and carrot salad will make for a great side dish. It goes very well with the rolls.

Drinks

Keep serving homemade lemonade to ease the thirst experienced due to the scorching heat. You can also prepare the drinks well ahead of time and serve it well chilled.

Desserts

No one can forget desserts. A fresh fruit platter, date almond milkshake, or strawberry milkshake make perfect dessert choices in your raw summer party menu.

Cold Summer Party Menu

Scorching sun is the quintessential factor of summer. The best way to defeat the heat is to opt for an all-cold menu for your summer party. The basic idea of a cold menu is to keep the food simple. You can exclude the main courses in this particular menu. Instead, opt for a wider assortment of appetizers, side dishes, and desserts and chilled drinks.

Appetizers

A cold soup is a great appetizer. Gazpacho, cherry soup, peach soup, etc are few of the options you can try. You can serve these soups with assorted crackers and a dash of fresh cream.

Side Dish

Since there is no main course served, choose slightly heavier side dish recipes. Some of the great choices would be fruity chicken salad, curried salmon salad, bean avocado salad, jellied avocado soup, and cranberry avocado salad.

Drinks

Keep a good collection of chilled fruit drinks. You can include chilled orange juice, mango milkshake, lemonade, cranberry cooler, granitas, to name a few.

Desserts

Talking about desserts, you can include ice cream in assorted flavors, cheesecakes, Toasted Hazelnut Frozen Dessert, Summer Dessert, Banana Pecan Frozen Dessert, etc.

These are just two of the summer party menus. Identify the tastes of your guests and plan accordingly. You can plan your summer party menu in adherence to the theme you have chosen for it. Awaken the resting creativity to come with an interesting menu and have a blast!

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