My quintessential summer dinner is one eaten with friends, like my parents often throw.

Field greens salad topped with thinly sliced grilled flank steak or grilled shrimp, cheddar, apples, nuts, etc.
Roasted vegetables with goat cheese
Gazpacho
Grilled teriyaki steak tips
Cold pesto linguine or pasta salad sans mayonnaise
Corn on the cob
Sorbet

Some sort of boozy lemonade drink. I've posted before about it, but my vote goes for Pimm's.

For me it would be anything off the barbecue, corn on the cob, fresh vegetables and big ripe tomatoes!

anything made on the grill coupled with corn on the cob and a cool refreshing salad.

Steak tips on the grill, corn on the cob with butter and salt, a big salad, grilled veggies (asparagus, onions, mushrooms) and either beer or margaritas.

mmm yes corn on the cob and other grilled veggies. anything on the grill really- even a nice juicy cheeseburger! potato salad on the side. and ice cream for dessert and lemonade to drink!

I love Chicken on the BBQ and corn on the cob. soo yummy!

Continuing the grill theme already going here:

Grilled chicken breasts + grilled peppers, onions, zucchini to make fajitas
Tortillas
Simple green salad
Something chocolate for dessert, like brownies or black-bottom cupcakes
Margaritas & Mike's Hard Lemonades

Here's my list:
BBQ Chicken with what ever seasonings/marinades/sauces
Tortellini Salad
Margaritas
Smores
Sonic Happy Hour Slushes

My mom's chicken salad.

Steamed lobster, corn on the cob, margaritas.

well, like everyone else, anything grilled fits the bill. i also love, love, LOVE a nice fresh greek salad in the summer.

nothing is more refreshing for me than cucumber, tomato, and olive with a sprinkle of feta and vinegar. when it's hot outside, that's what does it for me...it's easy, fast, and requires no cooking.

to round it out into a meal, maybe add some whole wheat cous cous (topped with the greek salad works well) and a grilled fish seasoned simply with salt, pepper and lemon.

Grilled corn with rubbed with butter and sprayed with hot sauce, clams (raw and steamed) any kind of smoked fish or meats and of course delish home made burgers and sausages. I could go on forever, so I'm going to stop at guacamole and black bean salad. Mmmm....

ah... it has to be BLTs with baked beans. we ALWAYS had this when it was hot, because we didn't have air conditioning and my mom wouldn't cook anything on the stove and make the heat worse. she would nuke the bacon in the microwave, and she'd throw in a bowl Bush's baked beans. ah, memories!

Bruschetta to begin.
Flank steak on the grill with grilled red peppers and zucchini.
Cold pasta salad.
Corn on the cob.
Homemade strawberry pie.
Yum

Seafood (crab, lobster, shrimps), steaks, ribs, corn on the cob, chicken wings, salads (caprese is the best), ice cream, strawberry shortcake,... Yummy!

Starter: Fresh from the garden tomato bruscetta.

Entree: Seared Tuna Nicoise Salad paired with a good Rose (Its unexpected and people dont realize they actually like it till they try it in 100 degree heat).

Desert: Key Lime Cheesecake with Key Lime Curd, and Drizzled Blackberry Sauce.

Home made guacamole and chips...artichoke-jalepeno dip

Macaroni Salad

Baked beans

Grilled corn on the cob

Grilled prawns with butter and garlic

Grilled whole fillet, sliced thin with chimichurri sauce

Home made strawberry ice cream

Home made sangria

A warm evening on the deck with no mosquitos

Friends and family

Someone else does the dishes!

Grilled pizza! Eaten outside with red wine.

Grilled salmon with corn relish. It's from Cooking Light and it is fantastic. For dessert, some watermelon. Seriously, you can't go wrong with this dinner!

-Lobster and Clambakes!
-Anything with corn in it.
-Anything that comes off of the grill (even pizza!)

Anything grilled or barbequed! mm!

We love using the grill during the summmer. Grilled pizza is our newest favorite.

A great side is cut up zucchini & summer squash cooked with EVOO and fresh garlic in a grill bowl. YUM!