Summer Party Food
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Summer Party Food: Finger Foods
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" Chopped red, green and orange tomatoes are tossed with olive oil and herbs, then served on Parmesan tuiles. The result: a supremely colorful, incredibly easy hors d'oeuvre.
* Mixed Bean Crudites with Olive-Anchovy Aioli
* Grilled Squash Ribbons and Prosciutto with Mint Dressing
Summer Party Food: First Course Recipes
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" Grilled sardines with smoky piquillo pepper sauce offer strong Spanish flavors.
Summer Party Food: Main Dishes
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" Inspired by the colors in this pasta with fresh-herb sauce, Lauren Verity of A Fabulous Fete hand-dipped vintage flatware in green enamel (etsy.com).
* Herbed Fazzoletti with Asparagus and Burrata
Summer Party Food: Desserts
" Farmstead eggs are at their best in late summer, when chickens are "on pasture," eating grass. Here, egg whites form a sweet meringue holding passion fruit curd.
Summer Party Food: Superfast Recipes
Superfast Corn Salads
* Toss corn with halved cherry tomatoes, grilled andouille and onion slices and blanched sugar snap peas. Toss with chopped cilantro, red wine vinegar and olive oil.
* Toss corn with diced roasted jalapeños, black beans, diced celery and chopped cilantro. Dress with fresh lime juice, sour cream and canola oil.
* Toss corn with cooked baby lima beans and diced red and yellow bell peppers. Dress with lemon juice and olive oil.
Superfast Salad Dressings
* Stir mayonnaise with sherry vinegar and soy sauce. Stir in minced ginger and minced red chile.
* Whisk sherry vinegar with Dijon mustard, minced shallot and olive oil.
* Whisk lemon juice with orange juice and pomegranate molasses. Whisk in olive oil.
Superfast Radish Snacks
* Place sliced radishes in unseasoned rice vinegar and low-sodium soy sauce, marinate for 30 minutes and drain.
* Toss whole radishes with olive oil and salt and roast at 500° for 15 minutes, until crisp-tender.
* Arrange radish slices on buttered brown bread and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Summer Party Food: The Ideal Cheese Plate
Milk that dairy animals produce after months of eating grass imparts extraordinary flavor to late-summer cheeses, which are great with store-bought or homemade condiments.
Video: Delicious Summer Hors d'Oeuvres
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