Upstage grilled mains with an array of side dishes, like potato and pasta salads, slaw recipes, corn, grilled vegetables and more recipes from Cooking Channel. With our perfect party appetizers and dips, you’ll be ready for every summer holiday.

Vegetables On The Grill

Grilled Zucchini Ribbon SaladPlay Video (03:00)

Use a mandoline or potato peeler to slice thin strips of zucchini, and then grill for just a minute for an elegant summer salad.

Watch How: Easy Grilled Zucchini Salad

More Grilled Veggie Recipes

Summer In a Bottle

How to Make Bread-and-Butter Pickles

Sean Timberlake of Punk Domestics shows how to whip up some quick pickles in just a couple hours — no fermentation required.

Step-by-Step: Easy Bread-and-Butter Pickles

More Jarring & Pickling

More Sides & Starters

Fruit-Topped Salads

Chuck's Peach and Blue Cheese Salad

When fruit and greens collide, the result is a sweet-savory summery meal.

Peach + Blue Cheese Salad

Cool as Cukes

Spicy Pickled Cucumber Recipe

Cucumbers make a refreshing summer side — pickled or lightly dressed.

Spicy Pickled Cucumbers

Double Dipping

Cucumber-Dill Yogurt Dip Recipe

Don’t be surprised if guests dip twice into these creamy, flavorful party dips.

Cucumber-Dill Yogurt Dip

Fried Zucchini, 3 Ways

Fried Squash Blossoms

The tender veggie is best, some may say, when dipped in batter and fried to a crisp.

Extra Virgin Fried Blossoms

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