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  4. 20 Fresh Summer Recipes to Add to Your August Menu

20 Fresh Summer Recipes to Add to Your August Menu

By Southern Living Editors
July 12, 2019
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Just because summer is slowly coming to a close doesn’t mean we still can’t enjoy the tastes of the season. How do Southerners combat dwindling farmers’ market stock? By pickling any and everything we can, of course. Start with our master pickling brine, and make one (or all five!) of our colorful pickled vegetables, including zesty okra, spicy beans, Tuscan-style cherry tomatoes, turmeric-dill cucumbers, and easy red onions. It’s the tastiest way to preserve summertime.But what to serve all those pickles with…how about a set of five-ingredient supper recipes that make use of fresh summer produce and quick pantry staples? We suggest starting with a classic sandwich with a twist, our Smoky Grilled BLTs. This recipe gives your basic tomato sandwich a run for its money.And to cap off every late-summer cookout, we’re going old-school—super old-school. Southerners have always known that soft drinks can serve as the ultimate secret ingredient, and we’re bringing back vintage favorites with updated recipes: 7UP Bundt Cake, Coca Cola Layer Cake, and Cheerwine Cherry Cupcakes, to name a few. There’s no better way to send off summer than with these 20 delicious new recipes.
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Easy Steak Fajitas

Easy Steak Fajitas
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Recipe: Easy Steak Fajitas

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Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas

Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas
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Recipe: Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas

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Smoky Grilled BLTs

Smoky Grilled BLTs
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Recipe: Smoky Grilled BLTs

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Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes

Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes
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Recipe: Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes

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Grilled Salmon Panzanella Salad

Grilled Salmon Panzanella Salad
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Recipe: Grilled Salmon Panzanella Salad

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Crispy Chicken-and-Broccoli Salad

Crispy Chicken-and-Broccoli Salad
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Recipe: Crispy Chicken-and-Broccoli Salad

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Tomato-Basil Couscous with Chicken and Smoked Sausage

Tomato-Basil Couscous with Chicken and Smoked Sausage
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Recipe: Tomato-Basil Couscous with Chicken and Smoked Sausage

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Any-Berry Muffins with Cornmeal Streusel

Any-Berry Muffins with Cornmeal Streusel
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Recipe: Any-Berry Muffins with Cornmeal Streusel

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Creamy Peach Icebox Cake

Creamy Peach Icebox Cake
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Recipe: Creamy Peach Icebox Cake

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Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
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Recipe: Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

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Zesty Pickled Okra

Zesty Pickled Okra
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Recipe: Zesty Pickled Okra

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Turmeric-Dill Cucumbers

Turmeric-Dill Cucumbers
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Recipe: Turmeric-Dill Cucumbers

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Pickled Red Onions

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Recipe: Pickled Red Onions

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Spicy Pickled Green and Yellow Beans

Spicy Pickled Green and Yellow Beans
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Recipe: Spicy Pickled Green and Yellow Beans

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Master Pickling Brine

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Recipe: Master Pickling Brine

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7-UP Bundt Cake

7-UP Bundt Cake
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Recipe: 7-UP Bundt Cake
Recipe: Lemon-Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe: Sugared Lemon-Lime Zest

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Coca Cola Chocolate Cake

Coca Cola Chocolate Cake
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Recipe: Coca Cola Chocolate Cake
Recipe: Fudgy Coca Cola Cake Frosting

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Nehi Orange Poke Cake

Nehi Orange Poke Cake
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Recipe: Nehi Orange Poke Cake

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Dr Pepper Texas Sheet Cake

Dr Pepper Texas Sheet Cake
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Recipe: Dr Pepper Texas Sheet Cake

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Cheerwine Cherry Cupcakes with Cherry-Swirl Frosting

Cherry-Swirl Frosting
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Recipe: Cheerwine Cherry Cupcakes with Cherry-Swirl Frosting
Recipe: Cherry-Swirl Frosting

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    1 of 21 Here Are a Few End-of-Summer Favorites
    2 of 21 Easy Steak Fajitas
    3 of 21 Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas
    4 of 21 Smoky Grilled BLTs
    5 of 21 Chicken Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes
    6 of 21 Grilled Salmon Panzanella Salad
    7 of 21 Crispy Chicken-and-Broccoli Salad
    8 of 21 Tomato-Basil Couscous with Chicken and Smoked Sausage
    9 of 21 Any-Berry Muffins with Cornmeal Streusel
    10 of 21 Creamy Peach Icebox Cake
    11 of 21 Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
    12 of 21 Zesty Pickled Okra
    13 of 21 Turmeric-Dill Cucumbers
    14 of 21 Pickled Red Onions
    15 of 21 Spicy Pickled Green and Yellow Beans
    16 of 21 Master Pickling Brine
    17 of 21 7-UP Bundt Cake
    18 of 21 Coca Cola Chocolate Cake
    19 of 21 Nehi Orange Poke Cake
    20 of 21 Dr Pepper Texas Sheet Cake
    21 of 21 Cheerwine Cherry Cupcakes with Cherry-Swirl Frosting

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