Best Labor Day Recipes

With Labor Day around the corner, we are rounding up some of the most incredible menu ideas to make your life easier!

Cafe Delites has your Labor Day long weekend menu planning covered — from start to finish. From starters and appetizers, to mains with sides, and cocktails and desserts — a variety of everything for everyone!

Entertain with ease and in style! Email your friends and/or family members the recipes you want at your Labor Day party and get them to join in on the fun and bring a dish. Take the pressure off… put your feet up, and enjoy your weekend!

Happy Labor Day!

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Appetizers/Starters:

Cheese Ball Antipasto is the perfect centre piece.

Guacamole is so easy to make and better than anything found in a jar.

Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wings are baked — not fried — using one ingredient to fool any deep fried buffalo wing fan!

Chili Lime Texas Caviar (Cowboy Caviar) is the best bean dip filled with fresh ingredients.

Cheeseboard to kick off your day/night.

Skillet Spinach Bacon Artichoke Dip is a hit! With minimal ingredients and topped with crispy bacon, what’s not to love?

Pico de Gallo is a super easy to make fresh tomato salsa you can serve with anything.

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MAINS:

Hawaiian Chicken Bacon Pineapple Kebabs smothered in a delicious hawaiian bbq sauce.

Garlic Butter Grilled Steak & Shrimp is ready on the table in less than 15 minutes. Easy to make and PERFECT for the barbecue, or grill inside using a grill pan.

Honey Garlic Salmon In Foil is easy to throw together with a delicious 4-ingredient honey garlic butter sauce.

Grilled Chicken Caprese With Buffalo Mozzarella with flavours so intense, you will be busting this recipe out at your next barbecue!

Steak & Cheesy Bacon Potato Hash Foil Packs are two favourites cooked in one pack! no pans to wash up afterwards!

Oven Barbecue Ribs OR Slow Cooker Ribs slathered in the most delicious sticky barbecue sauce with a kick of garlic and optional heat!

Honey Mustard Chicken Salad With Bacon & Avocado with a crazy good 5 ingredient dressing that doubles as a marinade!

Garlic Herb Butter Roast Chicken is perfect for sandwiches, rolls or wraps!

Shrimp Avocado Crostini would have to be the next best thing to garlic bread!

Carne Asada prepared with a deliciously easy and authentic marinade.

Chimichurri Chicken grilled or pan fried with authentic argentine chimichurri!

SIDES:

Cauliflower Potato Salad with Bacon & Dill Pickles with a creamy mayo/sour cream dressing.

Caprese Stuffed Avocados with a touch of basil pesto and drizzle with a balsamic glaze for an incredible flavour combination.

Cheesy Garlic Roasted Asparagus with mozzarella cheese is the best side dish to any meal!

Avocado Tomato Corn Salad with a lime juice dressing.

Creamy Garlic Parmesan Brussels Sprouts & Bacon will become your NEW favourite way to eat Brussels Spouts!

Greek Chickpea Salad with an authentic greek salad dressing.

Garlicky Herb Red Potato Salad slathered in the best and most delicious herb dressing.

Caprese Pasta Salad with a mouthwatering homemade Italian herb vinaigrette.

Avocado Feta Cucumber Salad with a delicious greek inspired salad vinaigrette!

Easy Cheesy Garlic Bread… soft on the inside, CRISPY on the edges with the perfect cheese/butter/garlic ratio.

DESSERTS:

Churro French Toast Ice Cream Sandwiches are crispy and buttery with your choice of ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Honey Lime Fruit Salad is an incredible tasting and refreshing fruit salad.

Maple Grilled Peaches & Almond Cookie Crumb is one dessert you must try!

Worlds Best Fudgiest Brownies with the perfect crackly top, super fudgy centre, chewy in all the right places and studded with melted chunks of chocolate.

Easy Mango Blueberry Crumble — the crumble itself is exactly like an oatmeal cookie.

Lemon Bars are the perfect buttery, sweet and tart dessert!

Almond Peach Pie Vanilla Bean Mascarpone Cream (Low Carb) — just when you thought it wasn’t safe to go anywhere near pastry, along comes this healthier, low carb recipe.

Kahlua Raspberry Cheesecake Parfaits — raspberries melting into Kahlua whipped dream and a river of chocolate sauce.

Drinks:

Berry Sangria will be the talk of your party!

Pink Vodka Lemonade with a splash of malibu and lime juice to get your party started!

Frozen Margarita Slushy resembles the classic margarita, only in an icy slushy!

White Peach Iced Tea is simple, fresh and addictive it will become your new favourite drink!