Savor the Season: 10 Summer Seafood Recipes To Fire Up The Grill

Jun 20, 2025

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Grill season just got a glow up — and yes, seafood is the moment.

Gone are the days of dry chicken and basic burgers. This summer is all about leveling up with charred shrimp, flame-kissed salmon and scallops that sear like a dream.

Seafood’s secret? It cooks fast, looks gorgeous and always tastes like you know what you’re doing—even if you don’t. Whether you’re craving tuna steak or side-eying lobster tails, it’s time your grill got something worth bragging about.

Check below for seafood recipes that are fresh, fast and just bougie enough to impress.

Grill, gather, repeat. Bring coastal flavors to your backyard with seafood-ready tools and recipes made for summer nights.

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Mixed Seafood Paella

A dish that shows up and shows off.

Sizzling paella pan layered with saffron-kissed rice, smoky paprika and the freshest mix of clams, shrimp, squid and mussels—it’s bold, briny and built for sharing.

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Classic Shrimp and Grits

This shrimp and grits bring the heat—literally—with smoky spices, buttery richness and a touch of Southern attitude. 

This dish doesn’t whisper… it smolders.

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Grilled Citrus-Marinated Shrimp

From fridge to fire in under an hour.

Bright citrus, fresh herbs and a hint of garlic take this marinade from simple to unforgettable—because grilled shrimp shouldn’t taste like an afterthought.

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Seafood Chowder with Clams, Scallops, Shrimp and Cod

This isn’t your average chowder—it’s an all-star seafood lineup in a bowl.

Briny clams, sweet scallops, tender shrimp and flaky cod swim in a velvety broth that’s equal parts creamy and crave-worthy.

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Grilled Shrimp with Tarragon Beurre Blanc

Fancy without the fuss.

These flame-grilled shrimp are kissed with smoke, then draped in a velvety tarragon beurre Blanc—aka, the silky French sauce that makes everything taste like a flex.

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Gambas Al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)

This classic Spanish tapa is all about sizzling garlic, good olive oil and juicy shrimp that soak up every drop of flavor. It’s quick, punchy and made for sharing—though you’ll be tempted to keep the whole skillet to yourself.

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Shrimp Boil

Briny shrimp, smoky sausage, sweet corn and tender potatoes—boiled together with Old Bay attitude and laid out like a feast.

It’s messy in the best way, made for bare hands and paper towels and for when “dinner party” feels too formal.

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Shrimp Scampi

Garlic, butter, wine—aka, the holy trinity.

This shrimp scampi is proof that simple doesn’t mean boring. With white wine, lemon and a flash of heat from crushed red pepper, it’s a dish that comes together in under 30 min (but tastes like you planned it all week).

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Chargrilled Shucked Oysters

Oysters that sizzle—literally.

The garlic-parsley butter bubbles into every shell, turning each bite into pure coastal decadence. Perfect for date night, girls’ night or any night that deserves a lot of flavor.

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Lemon-Herb Cod with Crispy Garlic Potatoes

Light, bright and secretly impressive—this lemon herb cod is everything a weeknight dinner wants to be. The fish is flaky and delicate, with citrusy zip and herby flavor in every bite.

Light, bright and secretly impressive.

Get the Lemon-Herb Cod with Crispy Garlic Potatoes recipe!

Grill, gather, repeat. Bring coastal flavors to your backyard with seafood-ready tools and recipes made for summer nights.

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