When we think of summer dining, the temptation is a grill and plenty of meat, buns, and condiments. Eating like summer means enjoying the bounty of the gardens and farmers markets.
You can alternate between fruits and vegetables. Prepare a huge salad. Present 3-4 fruits on a large plate and have your loved ones take their share.
Make those fruits and vegetables the stars of your summer dinners. Eat fresh and local and outdoors, even if that is on the patio or the front porch.
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What if you want to use the grill?
Peaches are great on the grill. Romaine lettuce, especially locally grown, tastes really good on a grill.
What if it's too hot to grill out? Never too hot to eat fruits and vegetables. You don't have to turn on an oven or a stove to eat fruits and vegetables.
Incorporate fruit into desserts. A bit of shortbread goes well with berries and other types of fruit. Fresh carrots can become carrot cake.
Having a picnic? Take fruits and vegetables along. Even with a basket of fried chicken and something salty to snack on, fruits and vegetables provide a taste contrast and fiber you will want on that summer picnic menu.
Let us know in the comments about ways you use fruits and vegetables to liven up your summer evenings.
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