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Braised Eggplant and Broccolini with Fried Ginger

Braised Eggplant and Broccolini with Fried Ginger
Credit: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Emma Star Jensen

Braised Eggplant and Broccolini with Fried Ginger Recipe

Most varieties of eggplant work beautifully in this stir-fry. A side of rice is a must.

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Carrot Salad with Red Quinoa and Chickpeas

Carrot Salad with Red Quinoa and Chickpeas
Credit: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Carrot Salad with Red Quinoa and Chickpeas Recipe

This healthy salad is picnic-perfect, because the carrots stay crunchy and the quinoa and chickpeas keep their texture. (Regular quinoa works fine in this recipe, if you can't find the red variety.)

Picnic tip: This salad is delicious at room temperature, so if you'll be eating it within 2 hours, there's no need to pack it in the cooler.

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Classic Zaatar

Classic Zaatar
Credit: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Classic Zaatar Recipe

Combine just 4 ingredients to make this classic herb mixture. 

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Flounder with Elote Salad

Flounder with Elote Salad
Credit: Jeffery Cross; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Flounder with Elote Salad Recipe

Elote, a typical Mexican street food, is grilled corn on the cob coated with mayonnaise and other toppings. Here, those ingredients become a salad for fish (it would also taste great with steak, pork, or chicken).

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Greens with Miso-Ginger Dressing and Grilled Tofu

Greens with Miso-Ginger Dressing and Grilled Tofu
Credit: Jeffery Cross; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Greens with Miso-Ginger Dressing and Grilled Tofu Recipe

A light coating of seasonings and soy sauce brings lots of flavor to grilled tofu. Romaine and cabbage make a good combo, but you could also mix the dressing with any variety of vegetables you have in your fridge--or toss it with cold soba noodles.

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Greek Salad Chicken

Greek Salad Chicken
Credit: Jeffery Cross; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Greek Salad Chicken Recipe

Inspired by Greek salad, reader Marie McCarthy created this dish that's now a family favorite. Serve with rice or crusty bread to soak up the pan juices.

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Grilled Pound Cake with Brandied Red Plums

Grilled Pound Cake with Brandied Red Plums
Credit: Jeffery Cross; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Grilled Pound Cake with Brandied Red Plums Recipe

When plums are at their juiciest best, they're great in a quick dessert. If you don't already have the grill going, just broil or toast the pound cake until golden.

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Honeydew Spritz

Honeydew Spritz
Credit: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Honeydew Spritz Recipe

This is just as refreshing as the usual melon wedges, without the sticky fingers. Orange-flower water adds a hint of the exotic. If you're making it for a picnic, tote the purée in a clamp-top bottle, and don't forget ice for glasses.

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Lemon-Soy Beef Kebabs with Pearl Couscous

Lemon-Soy Beef Kebabs with Pearl Couscous
Credit: Jeffery Cross; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Lemon-Soy Beef Kebabs with Pearl Couscous Recipe

For maximum flavor and tenderness, marinate the beef cubes overnight. You'll need 8 wooden skewers (12 in. long), soaked in water for 30 minutes.

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Pickled Cherries with Tarragon and Vanilla

Pickled Cherries with Tarragon and Vanilla
Credit: Thomas J. Story

Pickled Cherries with Tarragon and Vanilla Recipe

Chef Renee Erickson, owner of several Seattle restaurants and of Boat Street Pickle company, gave us the recipe for this bright, sweet-sour pickle. She uses fresh sour cherries (with the stems is especially pretty), but sweet Bings work well too--and so do frozen cherries of either type. You could use the brine for rhubarb, green (unripe) strawberries, apricots, or gooseberries. Eat with cheese, charcuterie, or grilled duck or turkey.

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Pickled Mushrooms with Garlic and Thyme

Pickled Mushrooms with Garlic and Thyme
Credit: Thomas J. Story

Pickled Mushrooms with Garlic and Thyme Recipe

Chef Renee Erickson, owner of several Seattle restaurants and of Boat Street Pickle company, gave us the recipe for these bracing pickles. She likes to eat them right from the jar, tossed with a little olive oil, or serve them with roasted chicken. She also recommends using them in a bloody Mary skewer.

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Picnic Meze

Picnic Meze
Credit: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Picnic Meze Recipe

In this fresh, easy spread, the chile-herb sauce serves as both a dip and a swirl-in for flavoring hummus.

Picnic tips: Roll lettuce in a towel, enclose in a plastic bag, and stash at the top of the cooler so it doesn't get crushed. Add the sauce to the hummus at the picnic.

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Red Onion Pickles with Peppercorns

Red Onion Pickles with Peppercorns
Credit: Thomas J. Story

Red Onion Pickles with Peppercorns Recipe

These may be the most versatile pickles you can make. "They're a natural for sandwiches, and of course burgers, but they're also great with smoked fish," says chef Renee Erickson, owner of several Seattle restaurants and of Boat Street Pickle company. You can use this brine for asparagus, fennel, shallots, garlic, celery, ramps, or chard stems.

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Roasted Pepper, Feta, and Lamb Filo Pie

Roasted Pepper, Feta, and Lamb Filo Pie
Credit: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Roasted Pepper, Feta, and Lamb Filo Pie Recipe

Layers of creamy cheese and roasted vegetables in a pastry make this pie a home run. For a vegetarian version, see the tip after step 6.

Picnic tips: To keep the filo crisp, wait until it's completely cool before covering it with foil and packing in your cooler. Be sure to pack a sharp knife and a pie server.

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Spicy Green Sauce

Spicy Green Sauce
Credit: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Spicy Green Sauce Recipe

We took the flavors of the seasoning paste served at falafel shops and turned it into a salad dressing. To tame it, seed the chile.

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Tiny Cardamom Orange Cookies

Tiny Cardamom Orange Cookies
Credit: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Tiny Cardamom Orange Cookies Recipe

Hints of cardamom, orange, sesame, and pistachio provide a final Eastern Mediterranean flourish to the picnic. They're so small, you can eat them by the handful.

Picnic tip: Pack cookies in an airtight, crushproof container.

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    1 of 16 Braised Eggplant and Broccolini with Fried Ginger
    2 of 16 Carrot Salad with Red Quinoa and Chickpeas
    3 of 16 Classic Zaatar
    4 of 16 Flounder with Elote Salad
    5 of 16 Greens with Miso-Ginger Dressing and Grilled Tofu
    6 of 16 Greek Salad Chicken
    7 of 16 Grilled Pound Cake with Brandied Red Plums
    8 of 16 Honeydew Spritz
    9 of 16 Lemon-Soy Beef Kebabs with Pearl Couscous
    10 of 16 Pickled Cherries with Tarragon and Vanilla
    11 of 16 Pickled Mushrooms with Garlic and Thyme
    12 of 16 Picnic Meze
    13 of 16 Red Onion Pickles with Peppercorns
    14 of 16 Roasted Pepper, Feta, and Lamb Filo Pie
    15 of 16 Spicy Green Sauce
    16 of 16 Tiny Cardamom Orange Cookies

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