F&W Handbook: Best June Recipes

John Kernick

The best recipes to cook in June include spectacular Father's Day ribs, sautéed spring greens four ways, amazing 7-minute sauces and a genius giant black-and-white layer cake.

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Jerk Vegetables with Yogurt-Scallion Sauce

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The Big Dish: Spicy, fresh and satisfying, these make a spectacular vegetarian main course.

Genius Idea: Treat vegetables like meat by boldly seasoning them with an easy homemade jerk spice blend.

Vegetarian Grilling Recipes

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Curried Vegetables with Griddled Biscuit Roti

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Jerk Vegetables Leftover One: Buss-Up-Shut is a Caribbean-Indian specialty of curry and the griddled flatbread called roti; the roti here resembles a torn shirt, hence the name. The spicy, coconut-curried vegetables in this version are perfect with the griddled biscuit dough.

Fragrant Curry Recipes

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Jerk Vegetable Cubano

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Jerk Vegetables Leftover Two: Spread mayonnaise on split hoagie rolls. Top with coarsely chopped Spicy Jerk Vegetables, sliced dill pickles and sliced Gruyère or Swiss cheese. Close the sandwiches and toast in a panini press or griddle until the cheese is melted. Serve with the yogurt-scallion sauce.

Grill Once, Eat Twice

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Sautéed Spring Greens with Bacon and Mustard Seeds

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You can use any greens you like in this quick sauté, which gets terrific flavor and texture from smoky bacon, hot chile and the pop of mustard seeds.

F&W's Vegetable Recipes Guide

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Sautéed Spring Greens and Manchego Frittata

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The greens-to-egg ratio here is high, making this healthy as well as delicious.

Amazing Brunch Recipes

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Pasta with Sautéed Spring Greens

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This pasta is a little creamy, with smoky bacon flavor and an appealing pop from the mustard seeds in the greens.

Delicious Pasta Dishes

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Bean-Sausage Soup with Sautéed Spring Greens

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This fast, nourishing soup is chock full of grains, greens, beans and bits of andouille.

Spring Soup Recipes

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Ribs with Hot-Pepper-Jelly Glaze

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Perfect for a Father's Day cookout, the succulent ribs in this veritable rib-a-thon have irresistible crispy bits; cooking just one kind of rib is fine, too.

F&W's Summer Grilling Guide

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Almost-Instant Chilled Borscht

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Fresh beet juice and shredded beets are the secret to this ultra-fresh, super-quick take on borscht.

Refreshing Chilled Soups

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Fresh Carrot Risotto

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This clever “risotto” is made with carrot juice and chicken broth and dotted with peas, for a fun take on peas and carrots.

Cooking with Carrots

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Green Salad with Smoky Barbecue Vinaigrette

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This salad is meatless barbecue at its best. With a wonderfully smoky barbecue sauce dressing and crispy corn bread croutons, you won't miss the meat.

Great Grilling Side Dishes

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Giant Black-and-White Layer Cake

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For an easy and impressive party dessert that feeds a crowd: Rather than slicing cake layers in half, stack and frost three sheet cakes to make this giant layer cake.