Adapted from a calamari recipe by James Beard Award winning chef, Rocco Dispirito, this is definitely not your run of the mill salad recipe.

Shared by the folks at East Village Kitchen, the watermelon and avocado in this recipe serves as a Summer infused counterpoint to the breaded calamari that fans of squid know and love.

Summer may not be here forever, but the flavor of the season will linger on when you serve the sweet and savory watermelon salad below to your friends and family.

Looking for more wonderful watermelon recipes to lift your spirits? You might also want to see these recipes for Rum Watermelon For the Adults and Wiggly Watermelon For the Kids and A Grilled Watermelon Salad Recipe to Refresh You.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons ground coriander seed
1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
2 cranks on a black peppermill, plus more to taste
1/2 lb. whole squid, cleaned and cut into rings and tentacles
Approximately 1-2 cups grapeseed, corn, or canola oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
zest of 1 lemon
1 shallot, peeled and minced
approximately three cups of watermelon, sliced thin
1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into thin slices
flour for breading the calamari

How to Make Calamari and Watermelon Salad.

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If you ask me, whoever decided to declare July National Ice Cream Month had exactly the right idea.

A whole month to celebrate the joys of eating ice cream during one of the hottest times of the year?

Sounds pretty sensible to me.

31 days to reacquaint yourself with such simple pleasures as ice cream sundaes, cones, milkshakes, ice cream cakes, and the lingering goodness of ice cream on waffles?

Multitasking at its best!

Below are links to dozens of delicious recipes featuring ice cream that will help you survive the dog days of Summer.

Enjoy!

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If it were possible to look up easy appetizer recipe in the dictionary, it’s likely that this party friendly appetizer recipe for Last Minute Red, White, and Bruschetta from the folks at Jehan Can Cook would probably be the first entry.

A classic appetizer dating back to 15th century Italy, when it comes to festive party recipes, it just doesn’t get much more quick and crowd pleasing than bruschetta.

This red, white, and blue bruschetta recipe uses grape tomatoes, but juicy cherry tomatoes would also work well.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 loaf italian bread
1 1/2 cup grape tomatoes chopped in half (cherry tomatoes work well too)
3/4 cup blueberries
1 tsp olive oil, plus 1/4 cup
3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1 clove garlic
black pepper to taste

How to Make Last Minute Red, White, and Bruschetta.

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