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20 of Melissa Clark’s Favorite Summer Dishes

Recipes

Grilled Lamb Chops With Rouille and Cherry Tomatoes
Melissa Clark
257 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
257
15 minutes
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Easy
Puffy Corn Pancake With Blackberry Sauce
Melissa Clark
313 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
313
45 minutes
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Grilled Skirt Steak With Smoky Eggplant Chutney
John Willoughby, Chris Schlesinger
223 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
223
25 minutes
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Easy
Tomato Salad on a Roll
David Tanis
305 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
305
15 minutes
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Easy
Smoked Bluefish Pâté
Sam Sifton
81 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
81
About 25 minutes
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Peaches With Zabaglione
David Tanis
138 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
138
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Grilled Ratatouille With Crostini and Goat Cheese
Melissa Clark
268 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
268
35 minutes
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South Indian Eggplant Curry
Mark Bittman, Roopa Kalyanaraman
723 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
723
15 minutes
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Tomato Stracciatella
Martha Rose Shulman
121 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
121
45 minutes
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Healthy
Green Gazpacho
Julia Moskin, Alex Ureña
134 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
134
20 minutes
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Salty-Sweet Salmon With Ginger and Spicy Cucumber Salad
Amanda Hesser, David Myers
523 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
523
3 hours 30 minutes, plus overnight soaking of ginger
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Melon With Red Chili Flakes, Salt and Lime
Jeff Schwarz, Greg Kessler
126 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
126
About 10 minutes
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Easy
Za’atar-Spiced Zucchini
Mark Bittman
380 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
380
15 minutes
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Easy
Grilled Flank Steak
Matt Lee, Ted Lee
796 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
796
15 minutes, plus marinating
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Frittata With Zucchini, Goat Cheese and Dill
Martha Rose Shulman
578 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
578
40 minutes
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Easy
Sweet-Corn Salad
Tamar Adler
576 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
576
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Indonesian Corn Fritters
Elaine Louie, Djoko Supatmono
92 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
92
40 minutes
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Crispy Shredded Okra With Tomato and Lemon
Julia Moskin, Suvir Saran
34 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
34
20 minutes
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Baked Vanilla Apricots
Moira Hodgson
22 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
22
45 minutes
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Easy
Spinach-Artichoke Stuffed Rolls
Erin Jeanne McDowell
173 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
173
1¼ hours, plus rising
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20 of Melissa Clark’s Favorite Summer Dishes

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Recipes

Grilled Lamb Chops With Rouille and Cherry Tomatoes

Puffy Corn Pancake With Blackberry Sauce

Grilled Skirt Steak With Smoky Eggplant Chutney

Tomato Salad on a Roll

Smoked Bluefish Pâté

Peaches With Zabaglione

Grilled Ratatouille With Crostini and Goat Cheese

South Indian Eggplant Curry

Tomato Stracciatella

Green Gazpacho

Salty-Sweet Salmon With Ginger and Spicy Cucumber Salad

Melon With Red Chili Flakes, Salt and Lime

Za’atar-Spiced Zucchini

Grilled Flank Steak

Frittata With Zucchini, Goat Cheese and Dill

Sweet-Corn Salad

Indonesian Corn Fritters

Crispy Shredded Okra With Tomato and Lemon

Baked Vanilla Apricots

Spinach-Artichoke Stuffed Rolls

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