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Green Bean Salad

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This easy green bean salad recipe stars tender blanched beans, salty feta, and a tangy Dijon vinaigrette. Ready in 20-ish minutes, it’s the perfect summer side dish for cookouts, potlucks, and weeknight dinners! What’s more quintessential summer than the crunch of biting into a green bean? Here’s a salad that captures that essence: my green bean salad with feta! The tender blanched green beans are covered in a zingy dressing, paired with tomatoes, baby arugula, and the salty pop of feta cheese. I am pretty obsessed with this salad, and it’s great for pairing with a grilled meal , a trio of salads or dish for a summer potluck or pitch-in. I’ve made this one many times already and I hope you’ll love it much as I do! Why You’ll Love This Recipe It’s ready in 20 minutes. The only hands-on step is blanching the beans for 4 to 5 minutes: everything else is slice, whisk, and toss. It stores well. It tastes even bet...
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French Potato Salad

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This French potato salad is a delicious simple side dish that’s bright and tangy, packed with capers and fresh herbs. An adaptation of Julia Child’s classic recipe, it’s a summer favorite that’s perfect for cookouts! One of the first cookbooks I picked up when I was learning to cook was a book by Julia Child. After reading it, I fell in love with her personality: her passion for cooking is infectious! She then became my “TV friend” as I binged-watched her black-and-white cooking shows from the 1950’s. A few years ago I made Nicoise salad , a recipe I learned from Julia, and a component of that bowl was this French potato salad. It was so good that I kept sneaking bites from the bowl! Now when summer rolls around, this French potato salad is what I make: it’s light, simple, no mayo, and everyone always loves it: even more than the classic creamy kind ! 5 Star Reader Reviews “This is the best potato salad I’v...
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4 Grilled Desserts Worth Trying

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These grilled desserts make magical summer treats! Here are my favorite easy recipes to finish off any backyard meal. Looking for the perfect dessert to finish off a summer meal? Try one of my favorite grilled desserts! These tasty treats are easy to whip up after grilling your main course. Who needs to bake when you can grill your dessert? You can throw the fruit on the grill while it’s still hot, then wrap them in foil until it’s time for dessert. To me, the lightly smoky flavor of grilled fruit is one of my favorite treats! Topped with a little vanilla ice cream, it tastes restaurant style with very little effort. Here are my favorite grilled dessert recipes to try this summer. Why Grilled Fruit Makes Such a Good Dessert When ripe fruit hits a hot grate, the sugars caramelize and the flesh softens just enough to turn slightly jammy. It also gets the most delicious charred flavor that you just can’t get from an oven! The other thing I lov...
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Grilled Potatoes in Foil

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These grilled potatoes in foil are tender, seasoned, and totally hands-off: just seal the packet and walk away! There’s no need to parboil using my go-to method for this easy grilled side dish. Want an easy grilled side dish that requires no effort? You can truly “set it and forget it” with these grilled potatoes in foil. Throw the potatoes and onions in a foil packet and concentrate on the rest of the meal. In 30 minutes, they’re done! My classic grilled potatoes recipe comes out crispy like French fries, but you have to parboil them first and then baby them on the grill. Grilled potatoes in foil are something different altogether. They come out moist and creamy, flavored with herbs and butter and taste just like the ones you grew up eating (at least, to me!). Why You’ll Love This Recipe It’s truly hands-off. No parboiling, no flipping, no watching the grates grates. You can use the rest of your grill for things that actua...
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