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Warm Puttanesca Pasta Salad

Cherry tomatoes are the star of this vibrant dish, which also includes crispy prosciutto, fragrant herbs, anchovies, and punches of garlic.

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Corn Chowder

This simple corn chowder recipe gets its flavorful creaminess from pureed corn.

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Tomato Chicken Pasta Soup

Just one can of tomatoes can transform a basic chicken noodle soup into something so much more.

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Chicken Salad with Zucchini Lemon and Pine Nuts

In a small bowl, cover the currants with hot water and let stand until softened, about 10 minutes. Drain.

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This cellophane-noodle salad, with creamy avocados, crunchy peanuts and a chile-honey dressing, is an excellent showcase for Caribbean spiny lobsters. Also known as rock lobsters, they are sweet but can be slightly dense. This recipe uses Maine lobsters; they're more tender than spiny lobsters

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Watermelon Cucumber Salad

Peak-season produce joins forces with nutty aged goat cheese and crunchy sunflower kernels in this colorful summer salad.

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Charred Broccolini Caesar with Kale and Chickpeas

Smoky, charred Broccolini and chickpeas give this take on Caesar salad the heft it needs to be a main course. Texture is the secret to a salad's wow factor. Here, Little Gem lettuces, hearty kale, and crisp-tender Broccolini bring three levels of crunch, and provide plenty of leafy nooks and crannies to catch the thick, anchovy-laced dressing.

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Watermelon and Goat Cheese Salad

In Turkey, this popular salad is often made with Tulum cheese, a ubiquitous goat-and-lamb's-milk cheese. Defne Koryürek opts to make her version using creamy fresh goat cheese sprinkled with crunchy little nigella seeds (also called black onion seeds), which add a nutty, peppery flavor.

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Thai Style Radish and Watermelon Salad

According to Tom Colicchio, "Radishes are the unsung heroes of the vegetable world." He has been passionate about them ever since he was a kid in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he'd pick them from his grandfather's small garden. "Radishes add texture, spice and color," he says. "I was featuring them in dishes at Gramercy Tavern almost 20 years ago, back when no one else was. Radishes are one of those ingredients that I always use when summer rolls around." Here, he tosses them with watermelon, chiles and an Asian fish sauce dressing for a refreshing salad.

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Watermelon Salad with Mint and Lime

Matt Neal calls this supremely simple fruit salad the ultimate refresher on a hot day. For a grown-up version, he adds splashes of rum. "It's even more satisfying, then," he jokes.

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Corned Beef Salad with Thousand Island Dressing and Rye Croutons

You’ve probably eaten a sandwich with a salad inside; now try a salad with a sandwich inside. Strips of corned beef are tossed with lettuce and rye-bread croutons, then topped with Thousand Island dressing

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Mac Salad

Creamy and velvety, this macaroni salad is a staple side dish of the Hawaiian plate lunch.

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Antipasto Salad with Bocconcini and Green Olive Tapenade

Nancy Silverton, the cofounder of Campanile and La Brea Bakery — for which she was named a F&W Best New Chef in

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Tuna Salad

Serve this classic tuna salad on crackers, atop lettuce, or in a sandwich.

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Chicken and Kale Salad

The key to this fresh salad is chilling it before serving, which allows the kale to break down and the flavors to meld.

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Fiery Grilled Beef Salad with Oranges and Crispy Shallots

Although Charles Phan says you can use any leafy green in this spicy main-course salad, he suggests watercress because it adds another subtle, peppery layer of heat to the dish. He also says it's fine to partially cook the shallots ahead of time (even the night before) until they are golden,