Red White and Blue Salad
This salad is not only patriotic, it's a side dish that only takes 15 minutes to prepare. It's got tomatoes for the red, yogurt for the white and edible flowers for the blue. It also has Vidalia onions, cucumbers, fresh dill and other ingredients to make it delicious. It's a great side dish choice for any barbecue type foods like burgers, hot dogs or ribs or have it with steak or chicken. It's also a very versatile recipe and you can customize it by adding or subtracting ingredients. It would look great as the centerpiece for your July 4th cookout.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Food.com
Layered Bean Salad with Feta Cheese
This bean salad recipe is not red, white and blue per se, but it is very colorful and really easy to make. It takes about half an hour from start to finish and has ingredients like yellow and green beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, tomatoes and feta cheese. It's also got a great Italian dressing to blend it all together and it will quickly become one of your favorite sides for any occasion. A great way to serve this is individually in small mason jars or you could layer it in one large bowl if you prefer. However you serve it up, it's going to be a hit at your 4th celebration.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Kraftrecipes
Red White and Blue Potato Salad
So you want traditional potato salad at your 4th of July cookout but you want it to be a little patriotic? This red, white and blue potato salad recipe is perfect. You make it with fingerling, red and blue potatoes to give it a patriotic color and then add red onion, fresh dill, parsley, chives, hard boiled eggs and other ingredients to give it flavor. This is not your normal mayonnaise based potato salad. It's got a dressing made from vinegar, olive oil and Dijon mustard. It will perfectly complement any meats that you are planning to serve.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Cookinglight
Firework Crudites with Parmesan Dip
This is a great yogurt dip that is quick and easy to put together. What makes it Independence Day worthy is the scallion garnishes on top that resemble fireworks. The dip has plain yogurt, sour cream, onion powder, parmesan cheese, mustard, scallions and parsley. You can also add salt and pepper to taste. Serve it with fresh veggies like broccoli, carrots and cauliflower or you could serve with crackers or chips if you prefer. Make sure to keep back enough scallions to create the firework garnish. It's a relatively healthy dip, particularly if you use fat-free yogurt and sour cream and it goes well with just about anything you may want to serve.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Spoonful
Patriotic Berry and Apple Salad
This is a beautiful salad that is delicious with fresh fruits that are in season for the 4th of July. It's got raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries along with chopped Gala apples to give it a wonderful sweetness. Not too sweet, mind you. This could work as a dessert but we love it as a side dish and it will go wonderfully with ribs or chicken. You mix the fruits all together with a tablespoon of sugar or if you want to make it really special, omit the sugar and mix it all together with just a smidgen of brandy.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Tastykitchen
Red White and Blue Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs are a staple side dish of many holidays and special occasions. The 4th of July is certainly no exception. These however, have a little patriotic twist. After you peel the eggs, place the halved whites into Easter egg dye. You could just use food coloring if you wanted. You can count out how many of each color (red, white and blue) you will need to create a little egg flag and then arrange the colored egg halves on a platter to make an edible flag after you have filled the centers. This is such a neat way to serve deviled eggs and it makes a wonderful centerpiece for the dinner table.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Suburbandiva
Tomato Mozzarella Skewers
What could possibly be better as a side dish than skewers with delicious tomatoes and melty mozzarella cheese? If you are planning on grilling on the 4th, this is the perfect side to accompany any main dishes. They have cherry tomatoes and marinated cherry sized mozzarella balls. Note that you can just use a melon baller and create your own mozzarella balls. Once you have threaded the cheese and tomatoes onto skewers, drizzle them with olive oil or Italian dressing (or the oil from the cheese if you buy marinated) and then sprinkle basil on top. drizzle again with balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Theenchantedcook
Jalapeno Popper Pulls
This bread makes an excellent side dish to accompany chicken or any other dish you are planning to cook. With a loaf of sourdough bread, you can create what will quickly become a favorite for any occasion. You have to slice the bread into multiple directions without actually cutting through the bottom crust. Then add cream cheese inside the cuts and top with pickled jalapeno pepper juice, garlic powder, pickled jalapeno peppers, bacon bits and shredded Monterey jack cheese. It bakes into perfection and looks beautiful when it's done. Just let everyone pull off what they want when it's ready to serve.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Plainchicken
Corn on the Cob with Herb Butter
Ok, so you have to have an American classic with your 4th of July food, right? This grilled corn on the cob is perfect for any cookout. You can either pull off the husks and wrap the corn in tin foil or leave the husks on when grilling (which is the preferred way). It cooks up perfectly on the grill and when you serve it with herb butter it's even better. If you want a side dish that will literally go with any main course, this is definitely one to consider. After all, who doesn't just love corn on the cob?
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Pocketchangegourmet
Classic Waldorf Salad
Here's another great classic side dish that will go with just about any main course. Waldorf Salad has apples, walnuts, green grapes, celery and mayonnaise to make it delicious. You can use store bought mayonnaise or if you want, make your own mayonnaise to make your recipe really special. The apples and celery are wonderful together and the entire salad has a delicious crunch that is perfect for a hot summer day. You could also throw your own personal take into the mix and add whatever other ingredients you want or substitute walnuts for almonds, etc. However you make it, it is sure to be a hit.
Recipe Instructions and Photo Credit – Rickiheller
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