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Fresh Pea Soup with Mint
This simple soup can be made with frozen peas, if necessary. For added richness, use half-and-half instead of milk.
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Chocolate Mint Brownies
You can use spearmint in these chocolate brownies, but peppermint works best with chocolate.
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Blondies with Orange Mint and Apricots
Orange mint endows these blondies with a citrus flavor and scent.
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Tabbouleh with Mint
This is a traditional-style Middle Eastern tabbouleh with the added flavors of garbanzos, pine nuts, and currants.
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Sweet Potato Sugar Bread
Serve this bread on its own, packed in lunches, or at a brunch with a fruit course.
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Kohlrabi and Carrot Salad
Using the full amount of cayenne makes this Vietnamese salad quite spicy. If you really like things hot, add the shredded chile as well.
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Four-Vegetable Salad with Sesame Seed Dressing
This refreshing salad shows off asparagus, leeks, spinach, and turnip in a soy and vinegar dressing.
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Oven-Roasted Whole Tomatoes
This is a very flexible recipe. You can roast the tomatoes until they are the consistency you prefer.
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Tomatoes Dressed with Pesto Vinaigrette
Here's a nice starter salad that showcases beefsteak tomatoes.
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Rapid-Roasted Tomatoes
Cooked this way, tomatoes are juicy and make a great quick, chunky tomato sauce.
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Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
Get the basic recipe for slow-roasted tomatoes and intensify the flavor of your homegrown produce.
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Roasted Cauliflower
If you don't like cauliflower, you've probably never tried it roasted.
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Lemon Basil Ice Cream
This velvet-textured ice cream leaves a delightful perfume on the palate.
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Buttermilk Cream Scones with Lemon Basil
1 commentThese delicious scones can be prepared for a special breakfast, brunch, tea party, or even served as dessert.
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Pasta with Summer Vegetables and Lemon Basil
This dish is the perfect summer supper: simple, quick, easy, and light.
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Baked Runner Beans with Lemon and Rosemary
Baked beans aren't quite the same when you use runner beans.
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Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad
A cumin and yogurt dressing give some zip to this summer salad.
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