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7 Easy Salads Starring 7 Summer Vegetables

cherry tomato salad
Tomatoes? Check. Corn and cucumber? Double check. The next time you overdo it at the farmers market, you know what to do: Let’s get some salad up in here!

Cherry Tomatoes: Cherry Tomato Salad with Buttermilk Dressing (above, from Food Network Magazine)
Basil and garlic elicit their savory side, but these little tomatoes, tossed in buttermilk-sour cream dressing, also know how to sweet-talk.

Corn: Summer Corn Salad
Corn on the cob will always have a place in everyone’s heart, but those kernels are just as delightful in salad form, especially when they’re mingling with bell pepper, tomato and lime.corn salad
corn salad
Cucumbers: Cucumber Salad
Fresh dill adds an herbaceous punch to delicate crescents of English cucumber strewn with red onion rings.
cucumber salad 
 
Eggplant: Grilled Eggplant Salad
Beautifully charred chunks of eggplant and onion get perked up with avocado, oregano dressing and lemon zest.
eggplant salad
Green Beans: Green Bean and Celery Salad
A stunning portrait in green (thanks to parsley, celery, capers and crisp green beans) enlivened by lemon juice and Dijon mustard.

green bean salad
Green Tomatoes: Spicy Green Tomato-Avocado Salad
A jalapeno-spiked dressing unites creamy avocado with Bibb lettuce and those vibrant symbols of summer, juicy green tomatoes.

green tomato salad
Zucchini and Yellow Summer Squash: Shaved Summer Vegetable Salad
Dusted with chives, chervil and tarragon, this mélange of thinly sliced zucchini, squash, beets and mushrooms — courtesy of the mandoline — gets an uplifting tang from Dijon mustard, honey and champagne vinegar.
summer squash

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