Celebrate Canada Day with 20 recipes perfect for picnics, backyard barbecues or casual get-togethers!
I’ve gathered 20 delicious recipes from my food blogging friends across Canada to help us celebrate this beautiful country we live in.
From appetizers to salads, cocktails to desserts, I’ve got you covered!
There’s nothing I love more than gathering together with family and friends to share delicious food. And, Canada Day is a lovely time to gather and enjoy all of the amazing ingredients we grow locally.
These recipes would complement a backyard barbecue, picnic or casual get-together. These 20 recipes are full of seasonal ingredients too! So, let’s dig in friends!
Appetizers:
Roasted Blueberry & Goat Cheese Crostini from Girl Heart Food
Cherry Tomato Ricotta Tart from Sugar Loves Spices
Canadian Red, White & Bacon Skewers from Jo and Sue
Peach & Prosciutto Summer Foccacia
Salads & Mains:
Summer Bounty Salad with Saskatoon Cider Vinaigrette from Justine Celina
Summer Strawberry Spinach Salad from Dish ‘n’ the Kitchen
Blueberry Peach Quinoa Salad from Crumb Top Baking
Greek Chicken Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce from Love In My Oven
Watermelon Berry Summer Salad from Yay For Food
Drinks:
Ultimate Caesar Cocktail from Girl Heart Food
Rhubarb Rosé Sangria from Love In My Oven
Strawberry Rhubarb Kombucha from Melissa Torio
Strawberry Lemonade Rosé Punch
Desserts:
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake from Little Sweet Baker
Strawberry Rhubarb Victoria Sponge Cake from Sugar Loves Spices
Summery Berry Crumble from Bon AppetEat
Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes from Simple Family Crazy Life
Canada Day Three Milk Cake with Strawberries from In The Kitch
No-Bake Rhubarb Cheesecake from Food Meanderings
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries from Food Mamma
I’m hungry just READING this list of amazing recipes. Thanks to all of my fellow food bloggers for contributing to this delicious round-up of Canada Day recipes!
And, be sure to bookmark this list for the entire summer – so many of these recipes are wonderful for the entire summer season.
Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess
Thanks so very much for the shout out, Jess! I’m getting hungry too! The forecast looks pretty good for this weekend so I know I’ll be referring to this delicious round up! Cheers to a wonderful long weekend ahead 🙂
You are most welcome Dawn, thank you for contributing! Cheers to Canada Day, I hope it was a great weekend for you too!
Thank you for including my cupcakes recipe in the roundup! What a great collection of awesome recipes!
You are most welcome; the cupcakes were a wonderful addition! Thank you for contributing!
What a beautiful little picnic scene! All of the recipes sound SO good, Jessica. Yay Canada Day!
Thank you for contributing your recipes! Love being able to collaborate & hope you had a lovely Canada Day weekend!
What a great collection of recipes! And your pictures are just beautiful! Set the mood of a wonderful Canada Day celebration. Thank you for including us!
Thank you so much Nicoletta, hope you had a wonderful Canada Day long weekend & thank you for sharing your beautiful recipe!