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24 Fresh Summer Recipes We're Making All Season Long

24 Fresh Summer Recipes We're Making All Season Long

By Southern Living Editors

Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

When it comes to farm-fresh ingredients, July is about as good as it gets in the South. Tomatoes, corn, peaches, okra, berries, butter beans, watermelons, and summer squash—we could write a love letter to summer food in the South that would give John Keats a run for his money. In fact, we did. Our July 2019 issue is just that.Starting with an heirloom tomato pie that will make your Mama cry in delight, move onto four tasty recipes that take summer corn up a notch, then still onto a foolproof grilling menu filled with mains and sides that belong at your Fourth of July cookout, and finish with two sweet summer treats: a watermelon chiffon pie and a berry-filled tart. As long as your table is filled with fresh summer produce, it’s hard to go wrong…but these make you go super, super right. Here are 24 fresh new recipes to try this July.

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These Recipes Use Summer Ingredients in Their Prime

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Marinated Watermelon and Tomato Salad

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Marinated Watermelon and Tomato Salad

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Heirloom Tomato Pie with Parmesan-Buttermilk Crust

Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

Recipe: Heirloom Tomato Pie
Recipe: Parmesan-Buttermilk Crust

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Classic Grilled Corn on the Cob

Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

Recipe: Classic Grilled Corn on the Cob

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Dry-Brined Beer-Can Chickens

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Dry-Brined Beer-Can Chickens

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Spicy Pepper Jelly Coleslaw

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Spicy Pepper Jelly Coleslaw

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Grilled Sweet Potato Fries

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Grilled Sweet Potato Fries

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Smashed Bacon Cheeseburgers

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Smashed Bacon Cheeseburgers

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Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickles

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickles

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Charred Homemade Onion Dip

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Charred Homemade Onion Dip

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Watermelon-Ginger Mojitos

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Watermelon-Ginger Mojitos

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BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Slamon

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Salmon

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Charred Potato-Okra Salad

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Charred Potato-Okra Salad

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Peach-Ricotta-Prosciutto Toasts

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Peach-Ricotta-Prosciutto Toasts

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Chicken-Tortellini Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Chicken-Tortellini Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

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Foil-Pack Clams with White Wine and Herbs

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Foil-Pack Clams with White Wine and Herbs

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Mixed Herb-and-Heirloom Tomato Salad

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Mixed Herb-and-Heirloom Tomato Salad

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Grilled Garlic Bread

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Grilled Garlic Bread

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Sausage-and-Shrimp Pizzas with Spinach-Basil Pesto

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Sausage-and-Shrimp Pizzas with Spinach-Basil Pesto

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Quick Chopped Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Quick Chopped Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
Recipe: Homemade Buttermilk Dressing

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Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks

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Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart

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Watermelon Chiffon Pie

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Watermelon Chiffon Pie

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