Food and Recipes Dish 15 Fresh Summer Recipes We're Making All Season Long By Southern Living Editors Southern Living Editors Since 1966, the editors of Southern Living have been carrying out the mission of the brand: to bring enjoyment, fulfillment, and inspiration to our readers by celebrating life in the South. We inspire creativity in their homes, their kitchens, their gardens, and their personal style. We are a friend they can trust, a guide to the seasons, a helping hand during the holidays, and a relentless champion of the Southern way of life. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on June 19, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 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. 01 of 16 These Recipes Use Summer Ingredients in Their Prime 02 of 16 Marinated Watermelon and Tomato Salad Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Marinated Watermelon and Tomato Salad 03 of 16 Heirloom Tomato Pie with Parmesan-Buttermilk Crust Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist Christine Keely Recipe: Heirloom Tomato Pie Recipe: Parmesan-Buttermilk Crust 04 of 16 Classic Grilled Corn on the Cob Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Classic Grilled Corn on the Cob 05 of 16 Dry-Brined Beer-Can Chickens Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Dry-Brined Beer-Can Chickens 06 of 16 Spicy Pepper Jelly Coleslaw Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Spicy Pepper Jelly Coleslaw 07 of 16 Grilled Sweet Potato Fries Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Grilled Sweet Potato Fries 08 of 16 Smashed Bacon Cheeseburgers Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Smashed Bacon Cheeseburgers 09 of 16 Charred Homemade Onion Dip Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Charred Homemade Onion Dip 10 of 16 Watermelon-Ginger Mojitos Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Watermelon-Ginger Mojitos 11 of 16 BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Slamon Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Salmon 12 of 16 Chicken-Tortellini Salad with Basil Vinaigrette Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Chicken-Tortellini Salad with Basil Vinaigrette 13 of 16 Mixed Herb-and-Heirloom Tomato Salad Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Mixed Herb-and-Heirloom Tomato Salad 14 of 16 Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks 15 of 16 Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart 16 of 16 Watermelon Chiffon Pie Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Watermelon Chiffon Pie Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit