Seasonal Soup & Salad Recipes ♥ June

Seasonal Soup and Salad recipes, summery ideas perfect for the month of June, all from A Veggie Venture's decade+ collection of 1000+ vegetable recipes. As usual, June's recipes are mostly veg(etari)an and mostly low-carb and call for fresh summer vegetables and other easy-to-find ingredients, mostly common pantry ingredients. Find your own June salad (and soup!) inspiration here ... what's in your fridge? cucumber? green beans? cauliflower? It's Summertime Salad Time! (Readers from the Southern Hemisphere? Look for your wintry seasonal soup and salad recipes in the December collection!)

About June's Recipe Collection

Discerning readers will notice the change, how May's recipes were springy but June's are decidedly summery. That's how it works for those of us who are seasonal cooks. No tomatoes yet, it's too soon for that. No summer fruits, either, also too early. Most of all? No soups! Since 2005, I've never once posted a summer soup recipe during June! (Never fear, I borrowed a soup recipe from Kitchen Parade. And it's a winner: it's the single soup recipe I make over and over again all summer long.)

An Entire Year of Seasonal Soup & Salad Recipes? It Happened!

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Quick Lists for June

(click right through or scroll down for more information on why I've chosen each recipe)

SALADS of the Month – June
SUPPER SALADS
Homemade Cobb Salad 10min/10min–ww8–pp8–sp9–fs5–green6–blue5–purple5–carb4 ♥

SIMPLE SALADS under 15 minutes prep time
Simple Arugula Salad 5min/5min–ww1–pp1–sp1–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb0 ♥
Beets with Feta 5min/5min–ww1–pp2–sp3–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb8 ♥
Finnish Summer Potato Salad 10min/40min–ww2–pp3–sp3–fs3–green3–blue1–purple1–carb17 ♥
Chilled Green Bean Salad with Rosemary & Garlic Oil 10min/45min–ww1–pp2–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb5 ♥
Marinated Tomatoes 10min/1hr–ww1–pp2–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb5 ♥
Nana’s Cucumbers with Sour Cream 10min/65min–ww2–pp2–sp4–fs3–green3–blue3–purple3–carb5 ♥
Raw Beet, Carrot & Kohlrabi Salad 15min/15min–ww1–pp2–sp2–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb9 ♥
Warm German Potato Salad 15min/15min–ww2–pp3–sp4–fs4–green4–blue4–purple1–carb20 ♥
Bok Choy Salad with Chinese Salad Dressing 15min/15min–ww3–pp5–sp5–fs5–green5–blue5–purple5–carb18 ♥
Eloisa's Jicama Salad 15min/24hrs–ww0–pp0–sp0–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb5 ♥

BIGGER SALADS more than 15 minutes prep time
Asparagus & Edamame Salad 20min/50min–ww2–pp3–sp4–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb6 ♥
Classic Seven Layer Salad 20min/4hrs–ww6–pp6–sp9–fs6–green9–blue6–purple6–carb7 ♥
Chinese Cucumber Salad 20min/60min–ww1–pp1–sp2–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb2 ♥
Fresh Green Bean Salad with Asian Dressing 35min/35min–ww1–pp2–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb6 ♥
Asian Slaw with Sugar Snap Peas & Almonds 40min/40min–ww1–pp1–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb3 ♥
Cauliflower "Potato" Salad 40min/24hrs–ww1–pp1–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb5 ♥

SOUP of the Month – June
Finnish Summer Soup 50min/50min–ww2–pp3–sp5–fs4–green4–blue4–purple4–carb12 ♥ (Kitchen Parade)

BONUS RECIPE of the Month – June
Rhubarb Cake 20min/60min–ww4–pp5–sp9–fs9–green9–blue9–purple9–carb31 ♥ (Kitchen Parade)

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Seasonal Salads for JUNE

Homemade Cobb Salad 10min/10min–ww8–pp8–sp9–fs5–green6–blue5–purple5–carb4 ♥ A True Summer Classic. Works for One or Many. Naturally Gluten Free. Low Carb. High Protein. Weight Watchers Friendly. Super-Easy to Make, No Measuring! Hearty Comfort Food. Chicken + Cooked Egg + Bacon + Avocado + Tomato + Blue Cheese Have Cobb Salads gone out of style? Not around here, they haven't! In this recipe, I share a couple of tips to avoid a Cobb salad's usual plateful of calories. My version is super satisfying but still, with chicken, eggs, tomato plus lettuce, it's surprisingly Weight Watchers friendly. My goal this month: Cobb Salads on the repeat button.

Simple Arugula Salad 5min/5min–ww1–pp1–sp1–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb0 ♥ Light and Summery. Just Four Ingredients. Weeknight Easy But Company Special. Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free. Low Carb. Whole30 Friendly. Weight Watchers Friendly. Arugula + Lemon Something so simple hardly qualifies as a "recipe" but if you're not dressing arugula with lemon juice, you're truly missing out. If you're lucky enough to have a Trader Joe's handy, you probably already rely on arugula for salads, here's reason to pick up another bag pronto.

Beets with Feta 5min/5min–ww1–pp2–sp3–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb8 ♥ Just Three Ingredients! Simple But Sumptuous. Naturally Gluten Free. Super Easy to Make: No Chopping, No Measuring! Roasted Beets + Feta + Lemon Juice Once upon a time, I taught an after-work cooking class for some young women at a church. Knowing they'd be HOA (hungry on arrival), I brought along some roasted beets and had them plate their own salads on the spot. "Hunger is the best sauce" and all that but I think the earthy beets and creamy-salty feta drizzled with lemon juice had something to do with the big smiles that ensued.

Finnish Summer Potato Salad 10min/40min–ww2–pp3–sp3–fs3–green3–blue1–purple1–carb17 ♥ An Early Summer Classic in Finland. Pinterest Loves It! Vegan. Gluten Free. Whole30 Friendly. Finnish Potatoes + Simple Vinaigrette + Fresh Chives The Nordic countries (also Holland) are c-r-a-z-y for their new potatoes, the first vegetables to pop out of the ground in late spring and early summer. I don't know how or why but oh! those northern potatoes are extra good! My Finnish sister made this salad for us one evening when we last visited her and I've been making it this way ever since – even without the special potatoes, so-so good.

Chilled Green Bean Salad with Rosemary & Garlic Oil 10min/45min–ww1–pp2–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb5 ♥ Vegan. Low Carb. Weight Watchers Friendly. Whole30 Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free. Great Crunch. Rave Reviews. Beans + Infused Oil + Basil + Shallot When the green beans are pretty in summer, I return again and again to just three recipes. This first one's all about the beans, the garlic and rosemary somehow make them even more what they are or are meant to be. (Too esoteric? Just try them!) The others? "Best Ever" New Potatoes & Green Beans and Fresh Green Bean Salad with Asian Dressing (it's below).

Marinated Tomatoes 10min/1hr–ww1–pp2–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb5 ♥ Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free. Low Carb. Low Cal. Weight Watchers Friendly. Summer Tomatoes + A Little Onion + Pickling Liquid + Fresh Herbs Good summer tomatoes don't need much – anything, really – but we like to "pickle" tomatoes for a little while, just while putting the rest of dinner together. I keep wanting to call all of June's salads "sumptous" ... that means it's summer, right?

Nana’s Cucumbers with Sour Cream 10min/65min–ww2–pp2–sp4–fs3–green3–blue3–purple3–carb5 ♥ Family Recipe. Low Carb. Naturally Gluten Free. Cucumber + Sour Cream + Chive So "Nana" was my grandmother and I believe, through a combination of family lore and cultural research, that her birth family was German-Russian. Lo and behold, more evidence: other German Russians who chimed in when I first published this recipe way back in 2005. Cucumbers "brined" in a little sour cream are super simple and hmm ... again ... sumptuous. Forgive me!

Raw Beet, Carrot & Kohlrabi Salad 15min/15min–ww1–pp2–sp2–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb9 ♥ Raw. Rich Beet Color. Low Carb. Easily Made Vegan. Fresh & Crunchy. Beets + Carrots + Kohlrabi + Lemon + Honey + Herbs + Hot Sauce So many vegetables can be eaten raw ... but beets, really? Yep! Just try a Raw Beet Sandwich if you want to give raw beet a try with little effort. The key, I think, is getting the beet thin enough (for a sandwich) or small enough (for a salad). In this salad I tried a mandoline but found it fussy with raw beet so switched to a cheese grater. Much easier and just the right small size!

Warm German Potato Salad 15min/15min–ww2–pp3–sp4–fs4–green4–blue4–purple1–carb20 ♥ Simple Pantry Ingredients. Flexible Time-Wise. A Nice Change from Mayo-Based Potato Salads. Easily Made Vegan. Hearty Comfort Food. Potatoes + Sweet 'n' Sour Sauce If you've got potatoes, chances are Warm German Potato Salad can be tonight's dinner, it's that simple. If you've got cooked potatoes, Warm German Potato Salad can be on the table in 15 minutes. Now that's a dinner win.

Bok Choy Salad with Chinese Salad Dressing 15min/15min–ww3–pp5–sp5–fs5–green5–blue5–purple5–carb18 ♥ Vegan. Gluten Free. Hearty. Easily Embellished for a Weeknight Salad Supper. Bok Choy + Homemade Garlic-Ginger-Soy Dressing Funny, but June must bring out the Asian-style dishes in me! This is the first of four Asian-ish salads in June's collection, that's three more than the prior seven months combined! Funny, eh? And hey, have you tried bok choy? It's easy to find and it's great. The stems are wet and crunchy and the greens slightly peppery. Good stuff!

Eloisa's Jicama Salad 15min/24hrs–ww0–pp0–sp0–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb5 ♥ Low Carb. Very Weight Watchers Friendly! Vegan. Gluten Free. Whole30 Friendly. Cool & Refreshing During Hot Weather! Jicama + Carrot + Cucumber + Orange + Surprise Ingredient! I a-d-o-r-e it when readers send in their own favorite recipes: it gets me out of my own familiar comfort zone. Here's it's a common pantry ingredient that I'd never-ever thought to put into a refreshing salad. Soooo good!

Asparagus & Edamame Salad 20min/50min–ww2–pp3–sp4–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb6 ♥ Vegan. Gluten Free. Low Carb. Whole30 Friendly. Weight Watchers Friendly. Great Color & Great Crunch. Asparagus + Edamame + Radish The thing about salads, you can toss together almost any vegetables and so long as you mix color and shape and texture, odds are high, the salad will just work. Then again? Some times certain slightly unusual combinations really work and this is one of those, asparagus plus edamame and radish. The local asparagus is gone but luckily, the markets will still carry asparagus for many weeks.

Classic Seven Layer Salad 20min/4hrs–ww6–pp6–sp9–fs6–green9–blue6–purple6–carb7 ♥ Summer Classic. Potluck Favorite. Lightened Up. Vegan Options. Lettuce + Six More Layers Are you a fan of seven-layer salads? Me, usually not, I find them too mayonaisse-y, too heavy. So that's why I lightened up the dressing for my own Seven-Layer Salad, it makes all the difference. PS Quick-Quick! Who can name the seven layers in a Seven-Layer Salad?! GO!

Chinese Cucumber Salad 20min/60min–ww1–pp1–sp2–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb2 ♥ Very Weight Watchers Friendly. Low Cal. Low Carb. Gluten Free. Vegan. Cucumber + Asian-ish Vinaigrette + Sesame Seeds Anyone else do endless variations of tomato and cucumber salads? Guilty as charged, right?! This Asian-ish cucumber salad is a much-appreciated change, sparking a whole different set of taste buds.

Fresh Green Bean Salad with Asian Dressing 35min/35min–ww1–pp2–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb6 ♥ Vegan. Weight Watchers Friendly. Low Carb. Light Tasting But Hearty. Great for Potlucks or Home. Beans + Asian Dressing + Gorgeous Soy-Glazed Almonds And let's keep an Asian-ish theme going, shall we? This time, the vegetables are green beans but the soy-glazed almonds alone are worth seeking out some really fresh beans.

Asian Slaw with Sugar Snap Peas & Almonds 40min/40min–ww1–pp1–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb3 ♥ Vegan. Low Cal. Low Carb. Gluten Free. Paleo. Weight Watchers Friendly. Potluck Perfect. Cabbage + Bell Pepper + Sugar Snaps + Citrus-Soy Vinaigrette This is a new take on slaw, none of the usual mayo, none of the usual plain oil & vinegar. This would make a great side to an Asian-style meal but really, it's just so fresh and summery, it'd go with anything.

Cauliflower "Potato" Salad 40min/24hrs–ww1–pp1–sp2–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb5 ♥ Low Carb. Low Cal. Vegetarian. Gluten Free. Weight Watchers Friendly. Cauliflower + Hard-Cooked Eggs + Traditional Potato Salad Dressing If you love cauliflower's acts of chameleon (you know, like for rice in risotto and for chickpeas in hummus and more), then a classic potato salad made with cauliflower instead of potatoes is right up your alley. I never try to "fool" anyone with cauliflower but it does have a creaminess that mimics potatoes and other starchy plants.

Seasonal Soups for JUNE

Finnish Summer Soup (Kesäkeitto) 50min/50min–ww2–pp3–sp5–fs4–green4–blue4–purple4–carb12 ♥ Concept Recipe. Simple and Soothing. Turns Tables Silent. Milk + Summer Vegetables + Fresh Dill Oops, I've not shared a single soup recipe on A Veggie Venture since 2005! But Kitchen Parade saves the day with my personal #1 summer soup, one I learned to love when I lived in Finland as a student. It's good both warm and chilled and takes advantage of all those pretty summer vegetables you can't resist ... on this entire list, #MakeItNow!

Bonus Recipe for JUNE

Rhubarb Cake 20min/60min–ww4–pp5–sp9–fs9–green9–blue9–purple9–carb31 ♥ Pinterest Loves It! Old-Fashioned. Barely Sweet. Rhubarb + Everyday Baking Ingredients Beginning mid-May every year, this old-fashioned rhubarb cake moves into Kitchen Parade's top ten recipes. The cake itself is barely sweet but on top is a thin, crispy sugary layer on top that just makes the cake. And since we're eating so many healthy salads, we have a few calories to spare, right? Right!

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