Ultimate Summer Cookbook

Discover your summer cooking and entertaining destination on the web, complete with cooling drinks, fun appetizers, company-worthy main dishes, and fresh desserts.

Summer Appetizers

From jalapeño poppers and quesadillas to tasty dips and salsas, start your meal off right with summer appetizers featuring fresh, flavorful produce.

This colorful, elegant dish combines all the different flavors and textures—sweet, tender figs; salty, crisp prosciutto; tangy, creamy cheese; and brightly sour balsamic vinegar—that are necessary for a perfect summer starter.

Becky Luigart-Stayner

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Fig, Prosciutto, and Gorgonzola Salad

This colorful, elegant dish combines all the different flavors and textures―sweet, tender figs; salty, crisp prosciutto; tangy, creamy cheese; and brightly sour balsamic vinegar―that are necessary for a perfect summer starter.

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