Fire up the grill this season with Kroger's summer favorites

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Warm weather, birds chirping, swimming pool's open, sun shining - it can only mean one thing. It's grilling season!

Kroger is ready to supply all the grilling foods that you're craving this summer.

Nicole Jacob and Kaylee Bliss joined WDRB Mornings on Thursday with some fresh examples of what you can fix up on your grill this summer.

All of the ingredients for each recipe can be found at your local Kroger.

Build Your Own Burger

Serves: 8
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

8 beef burger patties
Salt
ground pepper
8 hamburger buns
1 cup Kroger Pimento Cheese Spread
2 tomatoes, sliced
8 lettuce leaves

Preheat grill to high heat, about 450°F. Season burger patties with salt and pepper. Grill about 4 minutes per side for a medium burger or 5 minutes per side for a medium-well to well done burger (safe internal temp. 160°F).

Slather top and bottom buns with pimento cheese spread, stacking burger, tomato slices and 1 lettuce leaf in between.

NOTE - National Hamburger Day is on May 28! Kroger is having a sale on Private Selection Angus Beef Patties (frozen). They'll be $6.99 with a digital coupon. Coupon can be clipped on May 27-28 for use May 28-31.

Pineapple Mango Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

1 fresh pineapple
1 pint strawberries, sliced
2 bananas, sliced
1 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
1 mango, sliced
1/3 cup honey
2 limes, juiced
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup coconut flakes
1 bunch fresh mint

Cut pineapple in half lengthwise. Carve out the insides from pineapple halves. Save halves to serve salad in. Dice pineapple, discarding the core. Mix pineapple, strawberries, bananas, kiwi and mango together.

In a small bowl, combine honey, lime juice and cinnamon. Pour over fruit and toss. Place in pineapple shell, sprinkle with coconut and garnish with mint leaves.

Grilled S'mores