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F&W Staff Favorite Summer Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated May 09, 2017
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We round up our favorite summer dishes, from a Thai chicken and watermelon salad to an old-fashioned strawberry-rhubarb crisp.
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Linguine with Tomatoes, Baby Zucchini and Herbs

Linguine with Tomatoes, Baby Zucchini and Herbs
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"This dish makes you understand the less-is-more approach of Italian cooking," says Andreas Viestad about his pasta tossed with a raw tomato-and-zucchini sauce.

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Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches with Pancetta and Remoulade

Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches with Pancetta and Remoulade
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Prepare hefty soft-shell crab sandwiches by layering salty slices of pancetta, slabs of tomato and a remoulade made with store-bought mayonnaise.

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Fish Tacos with Creamy Lime Guacamole and Cabbage Slaw

Fish Tacos with Creamy Lime Guacamole and Cabbage Slaw
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Fish tacos are a staple among California surfers but are often beer-battered and fried. Kerry Simon's healthier, grilled version enriches the guacamole with low-fat sour cream.

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Thai Chicken and Watermelon Salad

Thai Chicken and Watermelon Salad
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For this recipe, summer watermelon and chicken come together in a puckery salad dressing made with lime juice and fish sauce.

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Grilled Glazed-Salmon Sandwiches with Bacon

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The key to this dish is the sweet addition of Granny Smith apples.

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Blueberry-Glazed Ribs

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Blueberry glaze makes the edges on these ribs nice and sticky.

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Spinach Fettuccine with Tangy Grilled Summer Squash

Spinach Fettuccine with Tangy Grilled Summer Squash. Photo © Con Poulos
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At her restaurant, Amanda Cohen tosses herb fettuccine with pickled squash blossoms and grilled zucchini. This simplified recipe features squash that's pickled and then grilled, plus freshly sautéed squash.

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Pan-Roasted Corn and Okra

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"This is an easy way to bring height-of-summer cookout mojo to our favorite vegetables without fussing with a charcoal or gas grill," The Lees say. Cooking the corn and okra on the stove in a heavy skillet gives them a superb char.

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Ratatouille and Goat Cheese Subs

Ratatouille and Goat Cheese Subs
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Matt Neal cooks the key ingredients—eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers and onion—separately. "That way, I can make sure each vegetable cooks exactly how I want it; plus they won't steam in a big group all together," he says.

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Potato Salad with Green Beans and Salsa Verde

Potato Salad with Green Beans and Salsa Verde
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A terrific salsa verde makes this velvety potato salad extraordinary. Here the salsa is made with parsley and chives; try making it with other summer herbs, like tarragon or basil, as well.

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Eggplant and Lentil Stew with Pomegranate Molasses

Eggplant and Lentil Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
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A summer staple from the coastal town of Antakya, this light stew is a favorite of Musa Dagdeviren's wife, Zeynep, who was born there. To keep the textures and flavors of the vegetables distinct, Musa layers the eggplant in a pot with tomatoes, lentils, chopped onions and garlic, then slowly cooks it, covered, without stirring.

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Fregola with Charred Onions and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

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Fregola is a bead-shaped pasta from Sardinia; it's nicely chewy and can be used as a phenomenal base for a summer salad. Chef Jeff Banker roasts cherry tomatoes in the oven before he adds them to the fregola, which makes them especially sweet.

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Grilled Salmon with Melted Tomatoes

Grilled Salmon with Melted Tomatoes
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Jalapeños not only garnish this sweet-smoky grilled salmon but also infuse the oil used to sauté the tomatoes.

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Summer Squash Pizza with Goat Cheese and Walnuts

Summer Squash Pizza with Goat Cheese and Walnuts
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Zucchini and yellow squash can both be mild in flavor, but nothing about this tangy, herby pizza is bland. The summer squash is sliced into slender coins, then roasted in a hot oven until it's lightly caramelized, bringing out its sweetness.

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Tuna Ceviche with Avocado and Cilantro

Tuna Ceviche with Avocado and Cilantro. Photo © Antonis Achilleos
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With only a few ingredients, Rick Bayless's salpimentado (salt-and-pepper) ceviche is typical of what one would find at stands around the southern tip of Baja. Cooks often make it with sierra, a large and meaty Mexican fish, but tuna works just as well.

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Pan-Seared Apricots and Figs with Honey and Lavender

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Alain Coumont’s simple dessert delivers a lot of flavor without a lot of work. Try it with any combination of summer fruits, such as plums, peaches or raspberries, or use thyme instead of lavender. It's also delicious with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream.

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Old-Fashioned Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp

Old-Fashioned Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp
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Rollie Wesen's secret for making a crisp topping is to sprinkle it lightly over the fruit in a thick, even layer without packing the crumbs together. He is super-generous with the topping because he loves how it complements the tangy filling.

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Nectarine-Buttermilk Pops

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These striped, sugary popsicles derive their flavorful kick from lemon zest, ginger liqueur, and nectarines.

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Lemon-Thyme Sorbet with Summer Berries

Lemon-Thyme Sorbet with Summer Berries
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Endlessly versatile, flavored syrups can be churned with ingredients like pureed fruit, fruit juice or fresh herbs in an ice cream machine to make sorbet. Jean-Georges Vongerichten first developed this breezy lemon-thyme ice for F&W, then started serving it as a special at his Mercer Kitchen in Manhattan's Mercer hotel.

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Cheddar-and-Onion Smashed Burgers

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Inspired by the sliders at White Manna in Hackensack, New Jersey, Adam Fleischman creates beef patties by flattening balls of ground meat on the griddle.

Tip: Burger purists handle ground meat as little as possible; over-working the beef can create a tight, meatloaf texture.

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    1 of 20 Linguine with Tomatoes, Baby Zucchini and Herbs
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    4 of 20 Thai Chicken and Watermelon Salad
    5 of 20 Grilled Glazed-Salmon Sandwiches with Bacon
    6 of 20 Blueberry-Glazed Ribs
    7 of 20 Spinach Fettuccine with Tangy Grilled Summer Squash
    8 of 20 Pan-Roasted Corn and Okra
    9 of 20 Ratatouille and Goat Cheese Subs
    10 of 20 Potato Salad with Green Beans and Salsa Verde
    11 of 20 Eggplant and Lentil Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
    12 of 20 Fregola with Charred Onions and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
    13 of 20 Grilled Salmon with Melted Tomatoes
    14 of 20 Summer Squash Pizza with Goat Cheese and Walnuts
    15 of 20 Tuna Ceviche with Avocado and Cilantro
    16 of 20 Pan-Seared Apricots and Figs with Honey and Lavender
    17 of 20 Old-Fashioned Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp
    18 of 20 Nectarine-Buttermilk Pops
    19 of 20 Lemon-Thyme Sorbet with Summer Berries
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