A Lightened-Up Memorial Day Menu

Blood-Clotting Disorders, Featured Article, Healthy Meal Ideas, Healthy Recipes and Nutrition
on May 20, 2015
Grilled Corn with Basil and Gorgonzola
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Memorial Day is the perfect occasion to revel in the advent of warm weather and dine al fresco on your backyard deck. But unfortunately, most Memorial Day mainstays (think burgers, hot dogs and the like) aren’t exactly diet-friendly. At your backyard bash this weekend, fire up the grill and impress your guests with this fresh, imaginative menu of better-for-you summertime favorites. From veggie burgers to pasta salad to red-white-and-blue cupcakes, these healthy menu options make it easy to stay patriotic—sans the weight gain.

Grilled Veggie Burgers 

Made with a hearty blend of ground oats, veggies, nuts and seeds, these homemade veggie burgers actually hold up on the grill.

Grilled Veggie Burgers

Portobello Sausage Burgers 

A great low-carb option, these pizza-inspired sausage burgers sit atop a portobello mushroom bun.

Grilled Portobello Sausage Burgers

Tandoori Chicken Skewers 

Fragrant tandoori spices elevate basic chicken skewers to new heights of flavor.

Tandoori Chicken Skewers

Strawberry-Almond Shrimp Salad 

This summery salad is brimming with fresh fruit, plump shrimp, and almonds.

Strawberry-Almond Shrimp Salad

Chickpea Salad with Lemon Mint Vinaigrette 

This refreshing vegetarian bean salad is infused with lemon and mint.

Chickpea Salad with Lemon-Mint Vinaigrette

Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad 

This fresh pasta salad is spiked with seasonal veggies and a zingy lemon-mint dressing.

Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

Grilled Corn with Basil and Gorgonzola 

Grilled corn gets gourmet with a crumbled gorgonzola and basil topping.

Grilled Corn with Basil and Gorgonzola

Blue Velvet Cupcakes with Strawberry Drizzle 

These blue velvet cupcakes are not only patriotic, but healthy to boot.

Blue Velvet Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting and Strawberry Drizzle