July 2016 Recipes

June 14, 2016
Credit: Alison Miksch
Find all the recipes from the July 2016 issue of Southern Living magazine. With summer grilling season in full swing, and Fourth of July celebrations just around the corner, we have rounded up the perfect recipes for your next cookout in our July issue. From muffin pan tomato tarts to spiced peach galette, we have your menu planned from beginning to end. Our sweet summertime desserts make the most of the season's freshest fruits. Looking for the perfect side dish to bring along to a summer potluck? It will be a hard decision between rum baked beans and sour cream potato salad. Either way, you can't go wrong with any of our Southern Living Test Kitchen approved recipes. 
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Muffin Pan Tomato Tarts

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Recipe: Muffin Pan Tomato Tarts

Our new twist on the classic summer pie starts with frozen puff pastry sheets and ends with the perfect summer appetizer. For an easy yet festive touch serve in colorful cupcake liners.

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Corn-off-the-Cobb Bread

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Recipe: Corn-off-the-Cobb Bread

A twist on classic cornbread, this bread featues whole corn kernels on the inside. It is the recipe your cast iron skillet has been waiting for.

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Buttermilk-Hot Sauce Brined Chicken

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Recipe: Buttermilk-Hot Sauce Brined Chicken

The secret to extra-moist grilled chicken is an overnight soak in a hot sauce-laced buttermilk marinade. Makre sure to allow 24 hours for brining.

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Sheet Pan White Pizza with Salami and Peppers

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Recipe: Sheet Pan White Pizza with Salami and Peppers

For your next pizza night, hold the tomato sauce and try this flavorful take on sheet pan pizza.

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Colorful Collard Slaw

Credit: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Colorful Collard Slaw

Our crunchy coleslaw, made with apples, thinly sliced collards, and carrots, can be prepared a day ahead; toss with dressing right before serving.

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Grilled Tomatoes on the Vine

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Recipe: Grilled Tomatoes on the Vine

The tomatoes with be the easiest side dish you cook all summer. Toss them on the grill, still attached to the vine, and ten minutes later you will have the perfert summer side.

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Rum Baked Beans

Credit: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Rum Baked Beans

Take your baked beans to the next level with the addition of rum, bacon, and sweet onion.

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Sour Cream Potato Salad

Credit: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Sour Cream Potato Salad

No summer gathering is complete without a side of potato salad. This sour cream version will become your go-to recipe.

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Street Corn Salad

Credit: Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Recipe: Street Corn Salad

With a short prep time and even shorter ingredient list, this corn dish will become your go-to summer side dish. By simply stirring the ingredients together, you will create the perfect combination of flavors.

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Berry Cobbler with Pecan Sandie Streusel

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Recipe: Berry Cobbler with Pecan Sandie Streusel

This cobbler is delicious with any fresh combination of berries. We mixed it up with four kinds.

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Plum-Berry Cornmeal Sheet Cake

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Recipe: Plum-Berry Cornmeal Sheet Cake

Top it with ice cream or sour cream mixed with vanilla extract and light brown sugar.

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Spiced Peach Galette

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Recipe: Spiced Peach Galette

Arrange slices in a single layer so they bake evenly. Leave a 1 ½-inch border around the edges.

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Cherry-Plum Pie

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Recipe: Cherry-Plum Pie

Fine yellow cornmeal gives this crust a slightly crunchy and flaky texture.

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Blackberry Cobbler with Almond Ginger Biscuits

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Recipe: Blackberry Cobbler with Almond-Ginger Biscuits

For the right berry-to-biscuit ratio, bake the cobbler in individual ramekins.

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Blueberry Swirl Semifreddo

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Recipe: Blueberry Swirl Semifreddo

Semifreddo ("half cold" in Italian) has a smooth, creamy texture like frozen mousse.

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