9 Labor Day Recipes for Saying Goodbye to Summer

It's your last weekend to celebrate summer, so make the most of it with chile-rubbed steak, grilled flatbread, strawberry shortcake, and more.
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Friday Dinner: Grilled Flatbreads

For this simple take on pizza night, grill dough and top it with sauces,infused oils, shredded cheese, and radish slices. You can use store-bought dough, but if you have the extra time, making this fluffy flatbread from scratch is worth it.

Saturday Breakfast: Foil Packs

To make thiscamping-inspiredbreakfast, wrap hash browns, scallions, cooked sausage, and eggs in tin foil and place it on a grill (or for bonus points, a real campfire). In less than twenty minutes, you’ll have a gooey, hearty breakfast, with no hiking stick or bug spray required.

Saturday Lunch: Cold Soup

You can whip up this chilled tomato soup in seconds in a blender, saving you time to round out that summer tan (#priorities). If you want tothrow in a few ice cubes, well, we won’t stop you.

Saturday Dinner: Flank Steak

你热与热这个辣anc打架ho chile steak. Combine charred corn kernels, cherry tomatoes, and red onion to make a simple salsa that pushes the meat's flavors to the forefront. On the side:brined beets with green chile chermoulaanda crisp radish salad. Finish the meal with a cooling, pretty-in-pinkpeach semifreddo.

Sunday Brunch: Shrimp and Grits Fritters

Pack in as much fresh summer corn as possible with this fried take on shrimp and grits made with buttermilk, cheddar, fresh corn kernelsandcorn flour. To serve, stir together a lemony sour cream and drizzle plenty of it on top.

Sunday Dinner: Sonoran Hot Dogs

How to get the best looking dogs on the block: take a cue from the southwestern United States. Mounded with toppings—avocado, pinto beans, pico de gallo—theseover-the-top Sonoran hot dogsare what you need to see summer out the right way.

Monday Breakfast: Strawberry Shortcake

Listen, we know what this looks like. This isn’t eating dessert for breakfast. It's gotbasilin it, okay? That's practically a vegetable. Plus, it's just so, so good.

Monday Lunch: Steak Salads

Use the leftover flank steak from Saturday as the centerpiece of this bold grilled vegetable and quinoa salad packed with sweet roasted fennel, burst cherry tomatoes, and charred green onions. A nutty, tangy tahini-yogurt dressing pulls everything together.

Monday Dinner: Grilled Lobster

C’mon, it’s not every day you get to celebrate the end of the summer, right? Step out of the kitchen and cook these halved lobsters right on the grill. Serve withpotato salad, slaws, and other fresh andeasy BBQ sides, and enjoy one last carefree summer night.