Summer Cooking: Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Picnics, Patios, Grilling and More

273 Pages·2015·16.85 MB·English

by  Chicago Tribune

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Summer Cooking
First printing February 2015
Hard cover
ISBN-13: 978-1-57284-756-9
Chicago Tribune
Tony W. Hunter, CEO & Publisher
Gerould W Kern, Senior Vice President, Editor Joyce Winnecke, President, Tribune Content Agency Peter
Kendall, Managing Editor
Colin McMahon, Associate Editor
George Papajohn, Investigations Editor
Margaret Holt, Standards Editor
R. Bruce Dold, Editorial Page Editor
John P. McCormick, Deputy Editorial Page Editor Marcia Lythcott, Commentary Editor
Amy Carr, Development Editor
Associate Managing Editors
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about this book
“Summer Cooking” contains the very best
summertime recipes from the Chicago Tribune’s
legendary test kitchen. For this book, the Tribune
selected dishes and beverages that took advantage
of the freshest and most delicious seasonal
ingredients and emphasized simplicity for those hot
summer days when the last thing you’ll want to do
is spend hours in a hot kitchen. Whether you’re
enjoying these delights on your patio, straight from
a picnic basket in Millennium Park or around your
dining table, you’ll love the recipes just as much as
we do.

contents
summer quenchers
DRINKS FOR A THIRSTY CREW
basic backyard lemonade
fruit smoothie
lemon balm iced tea
herb-flavored simple syrups
caipirinha
simple syrup
« mojito
batida
the mambo
pisco sour
chocolate-covered grasshopper
raspberry-lemon slam
daiquiri
homemade limoncello
sorrento sunset
nevisian smile
red sangria
le jardin des huguenots
mango, plum and peach sangria
amere
bella fragola
house G+T
tonic syrup
for starters
WARM-WEATHER APPETIZERS
smoked salmon mousse
snappy sausage and cucumber rounds with mustard
wonton chicken bites
simple ceviche
nut stuffing for vegetables
shrimp on pesto rounds
olive-avocado dim sum
asian summer rolls
creamy basil-onion dip
vegetable-stuffed deviled eggs
cheese and rye cocktail sandwiches
mexican pinwheels
chilled white gazpacho
pecorino crisp
prosciutto wrapped figs
refreshing eats
SIDE AND ENTREE SALADS
empress coleslaw
italian slaw for a crowd
baked potato salad
red, white and blue potato salad
fingerling potato salad with tarragon
potato salad nicoise
curried sweet potato salad with golden raisins and toasted almonds
lentil salad with lemon dressing
wild rice salad with fennel and mustard dressing
pasta salad with shallots, herbs and tomato compote
roasted pepper and onion salad with goat cheese and orange
marshall field’s lemon pasta salad
roasted vegetable salad with apple vinaigrette
summer salad with fresh citrus vinaigrette
abundant sorrel salad
asparagus salad with red onion, tomato and basil
cauliflower and red pepper salad with sweet mustard dressing
asian salad of sugar snap peas, mushrooms and cilantro leaves
swiss cheese salad
mixed greens with marinated flank steak and herb vinaigrette
« 2quick crab and avocado salad
hot or cold beef-soba noodle salad
summer bean salad with sun gold tomatoes, herbs, smoked trout, goat
cheese dressing
grilled shrimp and pineapple salad
napa slaw with charred salmon
seared scallops with a fennel, olive and red onion salad
papa eloy’s tuna salad
new nicoise salad
spinach and fingerling potato salad with warm bacon dressing
chioggia beet salad
beet carpaccio
handfuls
EASY-TO-PACK MAIN DISHES
shrimp sandwiches with chili mayonnaise
« tuna sandwich
quickie aioli
grilled english cheddar sandwich with smoked bacon and apple
angie johnson’s pasties
torta americana
tofu po’ boy
better than BLTs
medianoche
baja fish tacos
salsa fresca
creamy cabbage slaw
ethiopian chicken wraps
mackerel, carrot & herb salad sandwiches
chicken salad sandwich
herb aioli
summer’s best main dishes
GRILLED AND SLOW-COOKED DELIGHTS
grilled tomato and olive pizza
grilled eggplant
crispy noodle pillow
grilled veggies
fish tacos locos
jerk chicken pinchos
salsa verde
BBQ chicken
apricot barbecue sauce
simple summer chicken
caribbean-style garlic-soaked shrimp
grilled branzino with smoked salt and pepper
grilled octopus salad with grapefruit balsamic vinegar
grilled shrimp with sambal
carne asada with chimichurri
chorizo burgers with queso fresco
avocado salsa
bacon, turkey and beef burgers
« flank steak 4 ways
crying tiger flank steak marinade with sweet-hot thai relish
flank steak levantine marinade with yemeni hot sauce
tuscan flank steak marinade with lemon-rosemary sauce
cuban flank steak with mojo marinade and churrasco
butterflied leg of lamb
slow lemon brisket
low country boil
old bay butter
shrimp and corn stock
michigan baked beans
green chili with chicken
cool treats
DESSERTS