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Tag: summer recipes

Great summer recipes, using summer seasonal ingredients. Recipes for tomatoes, cooking with corn, how to make gazpacho and other best summer recipes.

recipe for low-fat, low-calorie vegetable soup

Creamy low-fat vegetable chowder.

This corn and vegetable chowder recipe is easy to make—plus it’s low-calorie, low-fat and delicious!

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recipe for summer corn and tomato pie

Improved summer corn and tomato pie.

I’ve upgraded a recipe for corn and tomato pie with an improved cornmeal-olive oil crust and an easier preparation. This is the ultimate summer supper.

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recipe for pasta with Sun Gold tomato sauce (via Bon Appetit) | writes4food.com

Spiced sun-gold tomato sauce.

This is flat-out the best pasta sauce I’ve made with fresh tomatoes: sweet, spicy, delicious. You really need to try it.

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basil leaves stuffed with goat cheese and tomato | writes4food.com

Summery basil-chevre appetizer.

This appetizer will draw “oohs” from your guests: stuff basil leaves with goat cheese and diced tomato. Gorgeous and delicious.

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pasta salad with summer vegetables and peppercorn dressing | writes4food.com

Pasta salad with summer vegetables and peppercorn dressing.

This pasta salad comes together easily, with a few sauteed summer vegetables, prepared pasta and creamy peppercorn dressing.

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Italian Spritz cocktail recipe | writes4food.com

Summer cocktail: Italian Spritz.

The Aperol Spritz is the perfect summer cocktail with an Italian flair: bright, refreshing, flavorful.

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Crostini with hummus and chard.

Swiss chard is prolific right now in gardens and markets; here’s a great way to use it, on crostini with Feta and hummus.

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recipe for fresh tomatoes with easy tahini dressing | writes4food.com

Summer tomato salad with tahini dressing.

In case you’re already tired of ‘caprese’ salad, here’s an alternative: sweet, ripe summer tomatoes drizzled with a flavorful tahini dressing.

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easy food-processor gazpacho | writes4food.com

Easy summer tomato gazpacho.

Just recently, I tasted the first perfect tomato of the summer: fully ripe and flavorful. Which means it’s time for this easy gazpacho soup recipe.

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