10 Mouthwatering Recipes for Sweet Summer Meals
Breakfast in five minutes! Salads that taste like dessert! Before your next barbecue, get our picks for seasonal deliciousness.
![Blueberry Brain Boost Smoothie Blueberry Brain Boost Smoothie](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201007/omag/201007-omag-smoothie-blueberry-600x411.jpg)
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Blueberry Brain Boost Smoothie
Besides combining to make a deliciously sweet and filling smoothie, recent studies show that blueberries and walnuts provide a wealth of antioxidants, phytochemicals, and essential fatty acids, which have been shown to improve cognitive and memory function.
Recipe: Blueberry Brain Boost Smoothie
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Recipe: Blueberry Brain Boost Smoothie
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![Burmese Melon Salad with Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette Burmese Melon Salad with Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/omag/summerfruit/201006-omag-food-melon-600x411.jpg)
Photo: Melanie Acevedo
Burmese Melon Salad with Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette
Fresh melon gets spiked with sesame, ginger, and lime juice.
Recipe: Burmese Melon Salad with Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette
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Recipe: Burmese Melon Salad with Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette
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![Salad of Spicy Greens, Cherries, Prosciutto, and Goat Cheese Salad of Spicy Greens, Cherries, Prosciutto, and Goat Cheese](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/omag/summerfruit/200906-omag-cherry-salad-600x411.jpg)
Photo: Sang An
Salad of Spicy Greens, Cherries, Prosciutto, and Goat Cheese
A salad of arugula, watercress, and mizuna is a spicy foil for fresh cherries, which tame the bracing flavors. Thin slices of prosciutto and handfuls of crumbled goat cheese add a silky, rich taste.
Recipe: Salad of Spicy Greens, Cherries, Prosciutto, and Goat Cheese
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Recipe: Salad of Spicy Greens, Cherries, Prosciutto, and Goat Cheese
6 outrageously delicious cherry desserts
![Watermelon and Tomato Salad with Feta Watermelon and Tomato Salad with Feta](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/omag/summerfruit/200903-omag-food-watermelon-salad-600x411.jpg)
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Watermelon and Tomato Salad with Feta
Easy to make and loaded with flavor, this spin on a Greek salad (watermelon with feta!) is a great side dish at any barbecue.
Recipe: Watermelon and Tomato Salad with Feta
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Recipe: Watermelon and Tomato Salad with Feta
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![Grilled Cornmeal Flatbreads with Peaches, Serrano Ham, and Spicy Greens Grilled Cornmeal Flatbreads with Peaches, Serrano Ham, and Spicy Greens](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201008/omag/201008-omag-food-flatbread-600x411.jpg)
Photo: Ditte Isager
Grilled Cornmeal Flatbreads with Peaches, Serrano Ham, and Spicy Greens
Hints of Spain—Serrano ham, almonds, sheep's-milk cheese—play up the full, rich flavor of peaches on a grilled cornmeal flatbread.
Recipe: Grilled Cornmeal Flatbreads with Peaches, Serrano Ham, and Spicy Greens
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Recipe: Grilled Cornmeal Flatbreads with Peaches, Serrano Ham, and Spicy Greens
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![Shrimp with Meyer Lemons, Capers and Fried Sage Leaves Shrimp with Meyer Lemons, Capers and Fried Sage Leaves](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/omag/summerfruit/200604-omag-lemon-shrimp-600x411.jpg)
Photo: Richard Jung
Shrimp with Meyer Lemons, Capers and Fried Sage Leaves
Sweet Meyer lemons and crisp sage brighten sautéed shrimp.
Recipe: Shrimp with Meyer Lemons, Capers and Fried Sage Leaves
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![Rustic Fruit Tart Rustic Fruit Tart](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/omag/summerfruit/200908-omag-food-tart-600x411.jpg)
Photo: Con Poulos
Rustic Fruit Tart
U-pick it—the filling, that is. This rustic fruit tart contains four cups of ripe summer berries and loads of sliced apples.
Recipe: Rustic Fruit Tart
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Recipe: Rustic Fruit Tart
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![Blueberry-Peach Cobbler Blueberry-Peach Cobbler](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/omag/summerfruit/200807-omag-blueberry-peach-cobbler-600x411.jpg)
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Blueberry-Peach Cobbler
Blueberries and peaches get messy together in this summer cobbler.
Recipe: Blueberry-Peach Cobbler
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Recipe: Blueberry-Peach Cobbler
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![Fox Sweet Tea Fox Sweet Tea](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/omag/summerfruit/200907-omag-food-ubuntu-106-600x411.jpg)
Photo: Coral von Zumwalt
Fox Sweet Tea
This iced tea gets an herbaceous kick from kaffir lime leaves, mint, lemongrass, and lots of citrus.
Recipe: Fox Sweet Tea
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Recipe: Fox Sweet Tea
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![Tamarind-Ginger Cooler Tamarind-Ginger Cooler](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201006/omag/201006-omag-food-tamarind-ginger-cooler-600x411.jpg)
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Tamarind-Ginger Cooler
Glasses of tamarind-ginger cooler, a sweet-sour drink from India, are rimmed with turbinado sugar.
Recipe: Tamarind-Ginger Cooler
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Published 07/29/2010