Diet Type: Low Fat
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Summer Harvest Ratatouille

Ratatouille, a traditional French vegetable dish of eggplant, bell peppers, onions, summer squash and tomatoes, is an ideal side dish to serve with grilled or roasted fish or chicken.
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Creamy Cherry Dip

Serve this rich and creamy dip – surprisingly dairy-free – alongside strawberries and grapes or sliced kiwis, bananas and pineapple for dipping.
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Spicy Grilled Peach and Chicken Kabobs

Serve this new summer favorite with grilled corn and zucchini.
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Summer Baked Beans

For a shortcut, use 4 1/2 cups no-salt-added canned beans instead of soaking and boiling dried beans; be sure to rinse and drain canned beans thoroughly before using.
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Beet and Mint Slaw

Serve this colorful slaw at summer cookouts alongside your favorite grilled foods.
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Basic Millet with Onion and Parsley

This also makes a terrific recipe for other small grains like quinoa or amaranth. Just be sure to adjust the cooking time so grains are tender but not mushy. Use this tasty pilaf as a bed for seared salmon or scallops.
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Learn to Cook: Quinoa

Quinoa is a complete protein containing all eight essential amino acids. It's light and fluffy in texture but has that whole grain ability to fill people up--and if you've got company coming, this recipe easily doubles to serve eight people.
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Sweet and Tangy Pineapple-Cucumber Salad

Serve as a side dish or condiment. It is also delicious rolled into lettuce wraps.
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Simple Barley

Spoon cooked barley into soups or stews or use it to make hot breakfast cereals and grain salads.
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Get Your Greens Smoothie

Who knew it could be so easy and delicious to incorporate greens into your morning routine?


