5 Great Summer Vegetable Recipes

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Ambassador Chefs from the 2017 Greenwich Wine + Food Festival shared their favorite vegetables in our July/August issue. Hereโ€™s what they make with themโ€”and how you can recreate them at home.

corn summer vegetablesDebra Ponzek
Aux Dรฉlices
Corn
โ€œI love pairing corn in a salad with sweet lobster, purรฉeing it into a rich velvety soup, or grilling it and enjoying with lots of butter and salt!โ€
Recipe: Sweet Corn Pudding (Click to download)


Nadia Ramsey
Mรฉli-Mรฉlo Catering
Belgian Endive
โ€œThey have such an elegant appeal about them and are delightfully delicious, with hollandaise sauce or butter and parsley.”
Recipe: Belgian Endive Wrapped in Ham with Mornay Sauce (Click to download)

green-peas-summer-veggiesBill Taibe
The Whelk
Sweet Green Peas
โ€œOnce the seasons starts we will have fresh beans all over our menus. They are great griddled, fried, simply blanched in salted water, or raw with a light dressing.โ€
Recipe: Blistered Snap Peas with Ramp Bulb Pickles (Click to download)

avocado-summer-veggiesThe Dessertist
Croton-on-Hudson
Avocado
โ€œNot only is it an appetizer, it can be used in main dishes and salads, and on toast.โ€
Recipe: Guacamole (Click to download)

corn summer vegetablesRui Correia
Douro and Gaia
Corn
โ€œCorn is a childhood memory of letting me know summer is here!โ€
Recipe: Grilled Dorado, Roasted Corn Cataplana and Corn Shellfish Broth (Click to download)

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