The Complete Summer Cookbook: Beat the Heat with 500 Recipes that Make the Most of Summer's Bounty by America's Test Kitchen Editors

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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Middle Eastern; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: tahini; canned chickpeas; ground cumin; ground cayenne pepper
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Middle Eastern; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: tahini; canned chickpeas; ground cayenne pepper; lemons; jarred artichoke hearts
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Middle Eastern; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: tahini; canned chickpeas; ground cayenne pepper; garlic; ground cumin
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Middle Eastern; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: tahini; canned chickpeas; ground cayenne pepper; ground cumin; roasted red peppers
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: lemons; frozen peas; canned butter beans; scallions; mint; ground coriander; ground cayenne pepper; Greek yogurt
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Middle Eastern; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: beets; roasted red peppers; walnuts; scallions; pomegranate molasses; ground cumin; ground cayenne pepper; parsley
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Middle Eastern; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: eggplants; tahini; parsley
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Italian
    • Ingredients: eggplants; V-8 vegetable juice; parsley; anchovies; tomatoes; raisins; black olives; celery; red peppers; pine nuts
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Greek; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cucumbers; Greek yogurt; mint
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Greek; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cucumbers; Greek yogurt; mint; beets
    • Accompaniments: Pita chips; Crudités
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    • Categories: Salads; Appetizers / starters; Summer; Middle Eastern; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: tomatoes; bulgur; lemons; ground cayenne pepper; parsley; mint; scallions
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    • Categories: Salads; Appetizers / starters; Summer; Middle Eastern; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: tomatoes; bulgur; lemons; ground cayenne pepper; parsley; mint; scallions; ground cinnamon; ground allspice
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: feta cheese; oregano; store-cupboard ingredients
    • Accompaniments: Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: feta cheese; store-cupboard ingredients; dill; parsley
    • Accompaniments: Crudités
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: feta cheese; store-cupboard ingredients; roasted red peppers; smoked paprika; ground cayenne pepper
    • Accompaniments: Crudités
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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: pita bread; Parmesan cheese; rosemary
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    • Categories: Chutneys, pickles & relishes; Jams, jellies & preserves; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cheese of your choice; bread; rice vinegar; black peppercorns; yellow mustard seeds; carrots; tarragon; nuts of your choice; berries of your choice; dried fruits of your choice; figs; balsamic vinegar; rosemary
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    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: brine-cured black olives; brine-cured green olives; shallots; lemons; thyme; oregano; dried red pepper flakes
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    • Categories: Chutneys, pickles & relishes; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: seasoned rice vinegar; black peppercorns; yellow mustard seeds; carrots; tarragon
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    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: figs; balsamic vinegar; yellow mustard seeds; rosemary
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    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: puff pastry; Parmesan cheese; parsley
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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer
    • Ingredients: Gorgonzola cheese; figs; honey; prosciutto
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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Summer; Italian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: grape tomatoes; mini mozzarella balls; basil
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  • Lemon posset with berries

    • julesamomof2 on September 08, 2020

      I made this with Stevia, which didn't fully dissolve so it ended up a bit grainy. Everyone said they liked it, but it would have been much better with regular sugar. Recipe makes enough for 4 VERY small portions.

  • Tzatziki

    • hbakke on June 03, 2021

      Delicious! Maybe my favorite tzatziki recipe I've made. The changes I made were to use a very large clove of garlic, and I didn't peel or seed the cucumber. I used a combination of mint and dill for the herbs.

  • Chicken souvlaki

    • hbakke on June 03, 2021

      The tzatziki is the star of this souvlaki recipe. I think the barbecue time may be off because the chicken was overcooked and dry at 15 minutes, so I would watch them more closely next time. Overall this was a tasty dinner. I liked the steaming trick for the pitas on the barbecue. They were perfectly softened. I would make this again.

  • Slow-cooker sweet and tangy pulled chicken

    • hbakke on July 02, 2021

      A nice pulled chicken recipe, but not really spectacular. It tasted nearly the same as shredded chicken mixed with store-bought barbecue sauce, so maybe not worth the effort.

  • Buttermilk coleslaw

    • hbakke on July 02, 2021

      I wanted to try a different than our usual coleslaw recipe, but we didn't love this. The shallots gave it too oniony of a flavor that I don't normally associate with coleslaw and others hated the addition of parsley. I guess I'll be going back to a more plain recipe in the future.

  • Peach-strawberry frosé

    • hbakke on June 05, 2021

      Refreshing. A nice summer drink.

  • Fusilli salad with salami, provolone, and sun-dried tomato vinaigrette

    • jay.moe on July 15, 2022

      Substituted Gemelli for the Fusilli and Pepperoni for the Salami. It tasted like pizza in the form of pasta salad! Made a great summer side dish. This is best served as soon as it is made.

  • Spice-rubbed pork chops with corn, summer squash, and poblano sauté

    • jay.moe on July 24, 2022

      The spice-rubbed pork chops were perfectly seasoned and had a smoky, slightly spicy flavor. I used boneless pork chops (that was what I had) and smoked paprika. I grilled them rather than pan fried...less clean up! They tasted great just as a pork chop. My husband, however, ate it as a sandwich since it was boneless. Good both ways! Next time I will make the corn sauté to go with the pork chops.

  • Grilled lemon-parsley chicken breasts

    • jay.moe on July 21, 2022

      After pounding the chicken to an even thickness and marinating it 45 minutes, the grilled chicken was very tender and moist. The lemon-parsley sauce was a nice burst of fresh flavor drizzled over the cooked chicken.

  • Grilled mojo-marinated skirt steaks

    • jay.moe on July 17, 2022

      The steak grilled to a perfect medium rare in the amount of time specified. Next time I would cut back on the ground cumin, my family thought it was a little overpowering. Otherwise, the steak had a nice flavor.

  • Grilled asparagus with garlic butter

    • jay.moe on July 17, 2022

      The asparagus tasted fantastic grilled with garlic and butter. Makes a quick side dish.

  • Grilled potatoes with garlic and rosemary

    • jay.moe on July 17, 2022

      The halved potatoes were big enough that next time I wouldn't bother putting them on skewers. I would also cook the potatoes less in the microwave so that they have more time to crisp on the grill without being overcooked.

  • Spice-rubbed picnic chicken

    • jay.moe on July 15, 2022

      The chicken was very flavorful from the spice mix rubbed under the skin; the entire chicken tasted good, not just the skin. Next time I would cut back on the salt a little. Cooked the chicken on the grill rather than turning on the oven, which made for quick clean up. I served the chicken warm off the grill, rather than serving it cold, but will try the left overs cold. This was a very good recipe and I will definitely make it again!

  • Grilled steak sandwiches

    • dc151 on October 04, 2020

      The sauce for this is fantastic. It's a quick meal that is very memorable

  • Fattoush

    • mitts on October 31, 2022

      This is so delicious. I added more arugula because I wanted more greens in the salad.

  • Pearl couscous salad with radishes and watercress

    • mitts on October 31, 2022

      This salad is surprisingly delicious. Sherry vinegar and smoked paprika is a nice combination.

  • Grilled bacon burgers with caramelized onions and blue cheese

    • mitts on October 31, 2022

      So good. Bacon in every bite!

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  • ISBN 10 1948703149
  • ISBN 13 9781948703147
  • Published Apr 21 2020
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 464
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher America's Test Kitchen

Publishers Text

A hot day and hanging over your stove were never meant to be. When fresh produce beckons but you haven't much energy to respond, these recipes help you settle into a more relaxed kind of cooking designed to keep you and your kitchen cool. Untether yourself from the oven with make-ahead meals best served cold (or at room temp), like Poached Salmon with Cucumber and Tomato salad and Tzatziki. Fix-and-forget recipes like North Carolina-Style Pulled Pork made in the electric pressure cooker won't steam up the kitchen. Equally easy are dinner salads; we've got enough to keep them interesting and varied, from Shrimp and White Bean Salad with Garlic Toasts to Grilled Caesar Salad. Barely more effort are fresh summer recipes requiring the briefest stint in a pan, such as Beet and Carrot Noodle Salad with Chicken or Braised Striped Bass with Zucchini and Tomatoes.

Ready to take the party outside? You'll find all you need for casual patio meals prepared entirely on the grill (from meat to veggies, even pizza). Throw a fantastic cookout with easy starters, frosty drinks, and picnic must-haves like Picnic Fried Chicken, Classic Potato Salad, and Buttermilk Coleslaw. Visited the farmers' market? Find ideas for main dishes as well as sides inspired by the seasonal bounty, plus the best fruit desserts worth turning on the oven for. To end your meal on a cooler note, turn to a chapter of icebox desserts and no-bake sweets.



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