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    Home » Favorite Collections » 12 Recipes for Labor Day Weekend

    12 Recipes for Labor Day Weekend

    Published: Sep 3, 2020 · Modified: Sep 1, 2022 by Elaine · This post may contain Amazon affiliate links · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This blog generates income via ads · 2 Comments

    A collage of images for gluten-free recipes for Labor Day.

    Here are a few of my favourite recipes for Labor Day Weekend! It's time to celebrate all things summer before we move into pumpkin spice, soups and stews, and cozy sweaters!

    If you're heading back to work or back to school, whatever that might look like this year, make the most of this last long weekend of the summer with some of your favourite late-summer meals. I'll be soaking up the sunshine, savouring every moment!

    12 recipes to make for Labor Day Weekend

    Click on the green buttons below each photo to take you directly to the recipes.

    Let's ease into fall and kick off the weekend with this festive sangria!

    Two glasses of cranberry apple cider sangria with cinnamon sticks.
    Cranberry Apple Cider Sangria
    A simple recipe for Cranberry Apple Cider Sangria, made with red wine, orange liqueur, fresh cranberry juice and soft cider. Perfect for celebrating fall and winter!
    Cranberry Apple Cider Sangria
    Two glasses of Cranberry Apple Cider Sangria garnished with fruit and a cinnamon stick

    Finger foods are fun foods! This one is gluten-free!

    Whipped Feta Apple Hazelnut Canapés
    Whipped Feta Apple Hazelnut Canapés
    No gluten? No problem! Create a tasty canapé appetizer on a slice of apple instead of a slice of baguette or cracker. Topped with whipped feta cheese, chopped hazelnuts and drizzled with honey, this finger food will be appreciated by your gluten-free friends.
    Whipped Feta Apple Hazelnut Canapés
    Whipped Feta Apple Hazelnut Crostini with thyme sprigs

    Take advantage of those last few and make this oh-so-good honeyed peach crostini!

    Peach and Lemon Ricotta with Honey and Thyme, close up view
    Lemon Ricotta Crostini with Honeyed Peaches
    This simple appetizer of Lemon Ricotta Crostini with Honeyed Peaches is incredibly flavourful and so easy to whip up at the last minute!
    Lemon Ricotta Crostini with Honeyed Peaches
    Peach and Lemon Ricotta with Honey and Thyme, close up view

    There's still time for one more watermelon salad!

    Greek Watermelon Basil Salad on a blue cloth
    Greek Watermelon Basil Salad
    This summer watermelon salad with fresh Greek flavours from vine-ripened tomatoes, olives, red onion, feta cheese and basil is quick to make and needs no dressing.
    Greek Watermelon Basil Salad
    Greek Watermelon Basil Salad in an oval bowl with a gold spoon

    Every picnic needs a pasta salad. This post includes tips on how to make the best one!

    A large bowl of pasta salad with broccoli and tomatoes
    Summer Veggie Pasta Salad with Feta Dressing
    This vegetarian Summer Veggie Pasta Salad with Creamy Feta Dressing is perfect for potluck or bbq parties. Easy and always popular.
    Summer Veggie Pasta Salad with Feta Dressing
    Summer Veggie Pasta Salad close up view

    And, of course, a potato salad!

    A glass bowl of Italian potato salad garnished with snipped chives, parsley and pickled shallots
    Potato Salad with Pickled Shallots
    This Potato Salad with Pickled Shallots is bursting with flavour from fresh snipped chives, grainy mustard, capers and best of all, pickled shallots! Ideal for picnics and deck parties.
    Potato Salad with Pickled Shallots
    a glass bowl filled with Italian Potato Salad with a jar of pickled shallots beside it

    Keep your meals casual and easy with chicken kabobs!

    A platter of Thai-flavoured skewered chicken kabobs.
    Easy Thai Chicken Skewers
    These succulent spicy Easy Thai Chicken Skewers are quick to prepare, and they're paleo too!
    Easy Thai Chicken Skewers
    Easy Thai Chicken Skewers on a bed of rice.

    Wings are always a good idea! No air fryer? No problem. This recipe gives oven-baking instructions, too. Simply the best!

    Close up overhead view of garlic parmesan chicken wings on a blue plate.
    Garlic Parmesan Air Fryer Wings
    The best garlic parmesan chicken wings, cooked to crispy perfection in an air fryer. These air fryer wings are juicy inside and perfectly crispy outside due to a magic ingredient! An always popular bar or pub snack, now you can make them at home.
    Garlic Parmesan Air Fryer Wings
    Overhead view of Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings on a round blue plate

    Keep it casual with burgers! These are delicious with or without a bun. Serve with your favourite guacamole or try this tomatillo guac!

    Harissa chicken burger topped with tomato and red onion.
    Open Faced Harissa Chicken Burgers with Yogurt Sauce
    Get grilling and enjoy these unique and tasty Moroccan Harissa Chicken Burgers for dinner tonight. Slight spicy lean chicken burgers topped with a cool creamy sauce flavoured with garlic, lemon and mint bring the flavours of North Africa to your kitchen table. Ready in less than 30 minutes! Low carb and keto-friendly. 
    Open Faced Harissa Chicken Burgers with Yogurt Sauce
    An open-faced harissa flavoured chicken burger with lettuce tomato and red onion.

    Give summer a send-off and have a treat before the kids head back to school! This ice cream cake is easy to make.

    Blackberry Ice Cream Cheesecakeon a pedestal stand with a slice on a plate with a fork
    Blackberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cake
    An easy gluten-free frozen dessert. This Blackberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cake has a filling made with cream cheese, vanilla ice cream and homemade blackberry sauce frozen on top of an almond and oat flour crust.
    Blackberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cake
    Blackberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cake decorated with blackberries and blueberries

    What's a weekend without at least a little chocolate? Use up the last of your zucchini and make this double chocolate zucchini bread. It tastes like a rich dark chocolate cake!

    Three slices of double chocolate zucchini bread with chocolate chip topping
    Rich Grain-Free Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
    This recipe makes a rich dark chocolate zucchini loaf that freezes well. It's free of grains, dairy and sugar if you use Monkfruit sweetener.
    Rich Grain-Free Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
    Three slices of double chocolate zucchini bread with chocolate chip topping

    Happy weekend everyone! I hope you've found inspiration in this collection of 12 recipes for Labor Day weekend.

    If you need more ideas, check my Recipe Index, or search by Ingredient.

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    1. Kathelleen

      September 02, 2022 at 5:11 am

      These recipes sound great. I am looking forward to making a few of them. Thank you for sharing the recipes.

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      • Elaine

        September 02, 2022 at 11:50 am

        You're very welcome! Have a wonderful weekend!

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