Fourth of July Recipes

What is The Fourth of July without watermelon, pasta salad, and burgers? American culture takes great pride in celebrating its Independence amidst the scorching temperatures of summertime. Barbeque's, camping, beaches, lakes, shores, all have a common ground to the 4th of July celebration. This year, instead of having the same ole punch'n'pasta as last year, follow this simple menu to show off your color and spice! The great thing is that these recipes are quick and easy to follow. Enjoy!

The Drink

Watermelon Raspberry Punch 
This sweet and juicy drink tops off any day out in the sun!

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups fresh raspberries 
  
• 3 sprigs of mint leaves 
  
• 1 watermelon, seeded and cubed (a good sized watermelon is necessary) 
  
• 1 1/2 cups non-alcoholic strawberry margarita mix 
  
• 1 1/4 cups club soda(something fizzy) 
  
• 2 1/2 cups ice
  

Directions: 
1. Puree raspberries and mint leaves in a blender until smooth. Strain into a serving pitcher. Puree the cubed watermelon until smooth, and strain the juice into the serving pitcher. Stir in the margarita mix, club soda, and ice.

The Main Dish

The Side

Garlic Corn on the Cob:

Ingredients: 
15 pieces of corn 
15 tablespoons of butter(1 tbsp for each piece) 
Roughly 1/4 cup of garlic powder.

Directions: 
1. Each piece will need its own piece of foil. Place the corn and one tablespoon of butter and then sprinkle with garlic powder. Wrap and put on the grill 
for 25 minutes.

Blueberry Burgers 

This is SUPER simple. For every pound of ground turkey that you use add 1 cup of pureed blueberries to the mix. The berries make the meat moist and everybody will love it! Served on a whole wheat bun with bleu cheese and honey mustard, this burger will satisfy even the pickiest eater!

Dessert anybody? Keep it simple with a scoop of strawberry ice cream and whipped cream.

Dessert