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Pictures: 15 must-try summertime recipes

Give your menu a kick start with these deliciously fresh ideas. Our recipes take advantage of seasonal fruits, vegetables, tender cuts of meat and more. These meals are perfection made simple so you'll have plenty of time to frolic and play your summer days away. Warning: No biting the screen though.
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Fruit salsa<br>
<br>
Prep: 40 minutes<br>
Servings: 12<br>
<br>
<b>Ingredients:</b><br>
3-4 small tomatoes<br>
1 pint strawberries (or mango, pineapple, etc.)<br>
1 seedless cucumber<br>
1 red onion, optional<br>
1 red bell pepper<br>
1 yellow or orange bell pepper<br>
1 can (151/2 ounces) black beans, drained, rinsed<br>
1 cup fresh corn kernels<br>
Juice of 2 limes<br>
1 cup fresh cilantro<br>
3 tablespoons olive oil<br>
2 teaspoons salt<br>
Freshly ground pepper<br>
Corn tortilla chips<br>
<br>
Dice tomatoes, strawberries, cucumber, red onion and peppers; place in a mixing bowl. Add beans, corn and lime juice; mix together. Remove cilantro leaves from stems; add leaves to bowl. Mix the olive oil, salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl; pour over salsa.<br>
<br>
Mix well; serve with chips.<br>
<br>
<b>Nutrition information:</b><br>
<i>Per serving: 85 calories, 35% of calories from fat, 4 g fat, 0.5 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 14 g carbohydrates, 3 g protein, 573 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.</i>

Fruit salsa

( Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune )
Fruit salsa

Prep: 40 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients:
3-4 small tomatoes
1 pint strawberries (or mango, pineapple, etc.)
1 seedless cucumber
1 red onion, optional
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow or orange bell pepper
1 can (151/2 ounces) black beans, drained, rinsed
1 cup fresh corn kernels
Juice of 2 limes
1 cup fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
Freshly ground pepper
Corn tortilla chips

Dice tomatoes, strawberries, cucumber, red onion and peppers; place in a mixing bowl. Add beans, corn and lime juice; mix together. Remove cilantro leaves from stems; add leaves to bowl. Mix the olive oil, salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl; pour over salsa.

Mix well; serve with chips.

Nutrition information:
Per serving: 85 calories, 35% of calories from fat, 4 g fat, 0.5 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 14 g carbohydrates, 3 g protein, 573 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.
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