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The 2018 Healthyish Farmers' Market Challenge

One month, ten recipes. Gotta cook 'em all.
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This is not a drill: August is here, and peak produce has hit. Whether you're in Des Moines or Dallas or downtown Brooklyn, your farmers' market is bursting with the sweetest corn, the juiciest tomatoes, and the prettiest berries. To celebrate the season we've waited for all year, we challenge you to a friendly competition: Ten fast, fresh recipes. One month to cook them all. We're talking summer squash pasta, plum crumbles, basil stir-fries, and tons more. Don't worry, there's a checklist! Read our guide to shopping, sampling, and behaving right at the farmers' market—and don't forget to grab that cider doughnut. So grab your totes and get to the market.

Like what you see? Check out our Farmers Market Challenges from 2019, 2020, and 2021, and keep the party going.

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    Summer Squash

    After we made this Summer Squash and Basil Pasta, the words "too much zucchini" never crossed our lips again.

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  • Shrimp and Basil StirFry
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    Basil

    This Shrimp and Basil Stir-Fry recipe proves there's more you can do with your farmers’ market basil beyond pesto.

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    All the Beans

    Summer Beans with Miso Butter is the perfect recipe for any type of beautiful summer bean you see at the market.

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    Radishes

    A Radish Rainbow salad that's colorful, stunning, and dead simple, made with a farmers’ market bounty of different varieties.

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    Plums

    This Plum-Cardamom Crumble is worth hoarding a couple weeks' worth of plums until they're about to burst.

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    Corn

    This Charred and Raw Corn Salad is lime-y, spicy, and just creamy enough thanks to a touch of Greek yogurt and Parmesan.

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    Watermelon

    Say it with us: Waju. Waaah Joooo. It’s two ingredients and the most refreshing thing you’ll drink this summer.

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    Peppers

    Roasted Pepper Caprese is like the tomato-basil-mozzarella classic, but, dare we say, we like this version better.

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    Tomatoes

    These Buttered Tomatoes with Ginger are divine on top of toast, rice, pasta steamed fish, steak, or roast chicken.

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    Berries, Berries, Berries!

    Berries, cream, and a touch of maple syrup: you worked hard this month. This no-recipe recipe is your reward.

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