24 Fresh Summer Recipes We're Making All Season Long
Southern Living May 2021 Cover
Heirloom Tomato Pie Recipe
Credit: 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 24 fresh new recipes to try this July.
These Recipes Use Summer Ingredients in Their Prime
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Marinated Watermelon and Tomato Salad
Marinated Watermelon Tomato Salad
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Heirloom Tomato Pie with Parmesan-Buttermilk Crust
Heirloom Tomato Pie Recipe
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer
Recipe: Heirloom Tomato Pie
Recipe: Parmesan-Buttermilk Crust
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Classic Grilled Corn on the Cob
Classic Grilled Corn on the Cob
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Recipe: Classic Grilled Corn on the Cob
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Dry-Brined Beer-Can Chickens
Beer Can Chicken
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Recipe: Dry-Brined Beer-Can Chickens
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Spicy Pepper Jelly Coleslaw
Grilled Sweet Potato Fries
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Recipe: Spicy Pepper Jelly Coleslaw
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Grilled Sweet Potato Fries
Grilled Sweet Potato Fries
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Recipe: Grilled Sweet Potato Fries
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Smashed Bacon Cheeseburgers
Homemade Onion Dip
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Recipe: Smashed Bacon Cheeseburgers
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Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickles
Homemade Onion Dip
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Recipe: Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickles
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Charred Homemade Onion Dip
Homemade Onion Dip
Credit: 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
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Recipe: Watermelon-Ginger Mojitos
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BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Slamon
Charred Potato-Okra Salad
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Recipe: BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Salmon
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Charred Potato-Okra Salad
Charred Potato-Okra Salad
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall
Recipe: Charred Potato-Okra Salad
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Peach-Ricotta-Prosciutto Toasts
Charred Potato-Okra Salad
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Recipe: Peach-Ricotta-Prosciutto Toasts
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Chicken-Tortellini Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Chicken Tortellini Salad
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Foil-Pack Clams with White Wine and Herbs
Foil-Pack Clams with White Wine and Herbs
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Mixed Herb-and-Heirloom Tomato Salad
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Herbs
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Grilled Garlic Bread
Foil-Pack Clams with White Wine and Herbs
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall
Recipe: Grilled Garlic Bread
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Sausage-and-Shrimp Pizzas with Spinach-Basil Pesto
Baked Zucchini Fries
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Quick Chopped Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
Chopped Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
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Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks
Baked Zucchini Fries
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Recipe: Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks
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Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart
Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart
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Recipe: Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart
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Watermelon Chiffon Pie
Watermelon Pie
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox
Recipe: Watermelon Chiffon Pie