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15 Simple Summer Sides (smiles in each bite)

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Hot sun, cold drinks, and easy summer sides! This is my idea of a relaxing fun day in the summer sun!

Hot sun, cold drinks, and easy summer sides! This is my idea of a relaxing fun day in the summer sun! Pasta salad, potato salad, coleslaw, corn salad and other fun summer eats recipes. Happy Summer eating! #summerrecipes #potatosalad
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1) Bacon Blue Cheese Coleslaw Recipe

Make ahead coleslaw that is a cheesy, salty and creamy super hero recipe.


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Bacon Blue Cheese Cole Slaw Recipe. This is super easy, make ahead and super creamy easy. www.ChopHappy.com #coleslaw #comfortfood #bluecheese

2) NYC Everything Bagel Potato Salad

This everything bagel potato salad is starchy, creamy, cheesy. No need to travel to NYC to get a bagel!

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NYC Everything Bagel Potato Salad Recipe - that s creamy, make ahead, and easy to make. Fun bagel recipe becomes a starchy summer side dish. Happy Cooking. www.ChopHappy.com

3) Creamy Harissa Potato Salad 

One bite of this perfect potato you made, mixed with creamy sweet, and spicy dressing makes the world seems delicious.

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Creamy Harissa Potato Salad Recipe. This spicy, sweet and tangy #potatosalad is super easy to make and is perfect make ahead recipe. Happy #comfortfood cooking! www.ChopHappy.com

4 ) Mexican Street Corn Salad

Sweet morsels of corn and perfect pasta dancing with a creamy smokey herbaceous sauce makes smiles an immediate pasta salad possibility.

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Corn Pasta Salad Recipe - that is creamy warm, comfort food pasta love. Happy Cooking! www.ChopHappy.com #comfortfood #pastasalad #easyrecipe

5 ) Shrimp Pesto Potato Salad

Juicy shrimp dance in garlicky herbaceous pesto potato salad! One bite and you know this easy dish is heart warming comfort food love.

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Smiling Shrimp Pesto Potato Salad Recipe that is easy decadent #comfortfood fun. Sweet juicy shrimp mixed with garlic basil pesto makes the perfect summer side dish. Happy Coking! www.ChopHappy.com

6 ) Lobster Couscous Salad

I absolutely love to make this recipe for me and Tom. It is light, refreshing, and filled with sweet lobster and lemony yumminess!

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Lobster Couscous Recipe ( 10 minute meal)- alittle lobster and alot of veggies makes this bright lemony dish smile every bite. The key is to go high-low. A small amount of lobster mixed with fresh mint, salty feta, and garlicky couscous. l www.ChopHappy.com

7 ) Avocado Potato Salad

The creamy citrusy avocado hugs the starchy salty potato for this epic side dish! I am obsessed with potato salad, and this avocado cream adds a fun twist to this summer staple.

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Avocado Potato Salad Recipe. Every bite is creamy, citrusy, and feels like a perfect union of guacamole and potato salad. Easy and fun to make. ChopHappy.com

8 ) Chili Mango Salad

This is not your average mango salad. It’s smoky, sweet, and juicy, with just a hint of spice and a touch of mint to round out the flavor.

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Sunshine Mango Salad Recipe is so refreshing. If your in a rush or beginner cook this recipe is for you. Its so easy to make and is sweet, smokey, and a hint of spice.

9 ) Greek Potato Salad

I call this my Mediterranean vacation in a bowl! Make-ahead potato salad that is so simple your friends and family should totally send you to Greece

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Greek Potato Salad Recipe. Great make-ahead recipe for the busy home cook. ChopHappy.com

10 ) Mexican Street Corn Salad

If you have had Mexican corn on the side of the road, then you would crave it all the time like I do.

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Mexican Street Corn Salad Recipe - that is super easy, one pot , and smokey delish. This is an easy side dish or weeknight recipe. Happy Cooking! www.ChopHappy.com

11 ) Watermelon Feta Salad

I love salads and especially ones with big chucks of salty cheese mixed with juicy sweet fruit and crunchy peanuts. This is a quick salad that packs a big sweet salty punch.

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Watermelon Feta Salad Recipe. Easy, great make-ahead, and so juicy sweet. www.ChopHappy.com

12 ) Dreamy Dijon Potato Salad

I love mayonnaise but it does not travel well, so I wanted to create the ultimate creamy mayo-free potato masterpiece.

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Dreamy Dijon Picnic Potato Salad

13 ) Crunchy Ramen Pasta Salad

Have you ever made Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad? You are going to love this recipe as its easy and totally make ahead delish.

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Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe

14 ) Ginger Shrimp and Pineapple Salad

As you take a bite of the juicy plump shrimp and sweet pineapple you are instantly transformed to a tropical vacation.

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Asian Shrimp and Pineapple Salad Recipe. This is super easy #comfortfood that is the perfect juicy make ahead recipe. Happy Cooking!

15 ) Shrimp Taco Pasta Salad

It’s a Taco Pasta Party! Not only is it super easy, the big bonus is that this recipe has lots of leftovers to make life just a little bit easier.

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Shrimp Taco Pasta Recipe. This recipe is creamy, smokey, and so hearty good. Also a great quick dinner! There are leftovers you will crave for days. Feel free to substitute shrimp for leftover chicken, beef or veggies. www.chophappy.com

 

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BONUS RECIPE: Slow Cooker 2 Ingredient Meatballs

2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Meatballs Recipe - that is easy party food or Sunday family dinner. Grab sausage and sauce and comfort food love awaits. www.ChopHappy.com

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May every slow cooker soup recipe be magical and have so much fun. Also, any recipes you dont see here or comfort food questions comment below. I am sooo grateful to cook with you! Finally, happy Cooking and any game day questions comment below! Happy eating and make all your recipe dreams come true!

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1. Awesome Crock Pot!

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I am so Grateful for you and thankful to get to cook with you! Any questions about this recipe or any others feel free to comment below. May every day be happy comfort food day!

With a grateful heart – Jay

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