30 Essential Summer Foods
Here are 30 essential foods that just scream summer — from fresh in-season produce to juicy burgers on the grill.
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Blueberries
Get the Recipe: Blueberry Fools
Blackberries
Get the Recipe: Fruit Pizza
Cantaloupe
Get the Recipe: Prosciutto and Melon Panino
Figs
Get the Recipe: Flatbread with Fresh Figs, Monterey Jack, Blue Cheese and Red Wine Reduced Vinaigrette
Key Limes
Smaller than standard limes, these golf ball-size key limes pack a powerful sour punch. They're vital to flavoring Key lime pie, the quintessential beachside dessert, but are also excellent for adding bright acidity to marinades and vinaigrettes and perking up iced limeade.
Get the Recipe: Frozen Key Lime Pie
Peaches
Get the Recipe: Peach Crisp with Maple Cream Sauce
Raspberries
Get the Recipe: Raspberry Buttermilk Sherbet
Strawberries
Get the Recipe: Strawberry Meringue Cake (Mostachon)
Watermelon
Get the Recipe: Grilled Watermelon Salad
Tomatoes
Get the Recipe: Marinated Tomato Salad with Herbs
Avocado
Get the Recipe: Guacamole
Shelling Beans
Get the Recipe: Fava Bean and Pecorino Salad
Cucumber
Get the Recipe: Creamy Cucumber Salad
Summer Squash
Get the Recipe: Grilled Zucchini Rolls with Herbs and Cheese
Corn
Get the Recipe: Mexican Grilled Corn
Basil
Get the Recipe: Sausage-and-Basil-Stuffed Tomatoes
Mint
Get the Recipe: Grilled Vegetable Salad with Feta and Mint
Gazpacho
Get the Recipe: Charred Tomato Gazpacho
Ice Cream
Get the Recipe: Strawberry-Soda Ice Cream
Iced Tea
Get the Recipe: Peach-Ginger Iced Tea
Lemonade
Get the Recipe: Honey-Vanilla Lemonade
Cold Salads
Get the Recipe: Texas Coleslaw
Sangria
Get the Recipe: Peach, Raspberry and Lime Sangria
Grilled Burgers
Get the Recipe: Perfect Burger
Lobster Rolls
Get the Recipe: Lobster Roll
Crab
Get the Recipe: Spiced Crabs and Shrimp With Potatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes
Get the Recipe: Fried Green Tomatoes
Pesto
Get the Recipe: Grilled Tuna With Basil Pesto
Blueberry Pie
Get the Recipe: Blueberry Crumb Pie
Cocktails
Get the Recipe: Mojito Slushy