15 Fresh Summer Recipes We're Making All Season Long

Heirloom Tomato Pie Recipe
Photo: 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 15 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

Marinated Watermelon 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 ​​​​​

Heirloom Tomato Pie Recipe in a pie pan with serving pieces nearby
Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist Christine Keely

Recipe: Heirloom Tomato Pie

Recipe: Parmesan-Buttermilk Crust

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Classic Grilled Corn on the Cob

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

Beer Can Chicken
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

Grilled Sweet Potato Fries
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Spicy Pepper Jelly Coleslaw

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Grilled Sweet Potato Fries

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

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

Recipe: Smashed Bacon Cheeseburgers

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Charred Homemade Onion Dip

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

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

Charred Potato-Okra Salad
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Salmon

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Chicken-Tortellini Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

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

Recipe: Chicken-Tortellini Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

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Mixed Herb-and-Heirloom Tomato Salad

Heirloom Tomato Salad with Herbs
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Mixed Herb-and-Heirloom Tomato Salad

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Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks

Baked Zucchini Fries
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

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

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

Recipe: Watermelon Chiffon Pie

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