From Fine Cooking Magazine

Red Curry with Shrimp & Sugar Snap Peas

From Family Circle

When making this tasty side-dish recipe, keep the eggplant and tomato in a single layer, so every slice is topped with heavy cream and Fontina cheese.

Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Gratin

From Better Homes and Gardens

Use whatever type of pasta you have on hand for this crowd-pleasing salad recipe. Also feel free to experiment with different vegetables depending on what is in season.

Potluck Pasta Salad

From The Food Channel

Let the vibrancy of green peas and lemony yellow peppers welcome you to warmer weather. When there is fresh produce to be had, you'll be equipped with the right recipe to let it shine.

Lemon Spring Peas with Yellow Peppers

From Food & Wine

Chef Brian McBride serves side dishes separately from entrees so diners can mix and match. This side dish of pickled tomatoes is terrific with a simply grilled steak, but it's also delicious with plenty of crusty bread to sop up the ginger-and-cumin-scented tomato juices.

Pickled Farm-Stand Tomatoes with Jalapenos

From Food & Wine

Birmingham, Alabama, chef Chris Hastings uses fresh field peas, like black-eyed peas, in his succotash, but green peas are nicely sweet.

Sweet Corn Succotash

From Better Homes and Gardens

This recipe, shared in 1994, comes by way of a Jewish family who serves the vegetable dish during Hanukkah, for the Festival of Lights. This simple side dish is pretty enough to serve during any holiday meal or when entertaining.

Green Beans in Yellow Pepper Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

This corn-on-the-cob recipe doubles easily, so if you're serving true sweet corn fanatics, better plan on more than one ear per person.

Corn with Savory-Lime Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

Inspiration to create this pizza recipe, topped with fresh vegetables and goat cheese, came from famous California cuisine.

California Pizzas

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make this simple vegetable side dish recipe in fewer than 10 minutes. Thick asparagus halved lengthwise can be used instead of thin spears.

Asparagus with Fresh Mozzarella

From The Food Channel

This hearty side dish features thick slices of fresh green tomatoes dipped into egg, flour and cornmeal mixture and pan fried until golden.

Fried Green Tomatoes

From Smithfield

There's nothing better, y'all, than fresh corn during the summer.

Mamma's Fried Cream Corn

From Food & Wine

Zucchini is an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese, an essential mineral. Here, Ani Phyo pairs it with a vitamin-rich marinara, a superversatile recipe: "I can use it every way one would use a cooked tomato sauce."

Zucchini Ribbons with Raw Tomato Marinara

From Food & Wine

Jerry Traunfeld created this gorgeous gratin to highlight ripe, juicy tomatoes and other late-summer vegetables, which moisten the crispy bread crust as they bake. "Don't be afraid to lift a corner with a spatula and check to see whether the bread is toasted," he says. "When it's browned, it's done."

Crisp Tomato, Zucchini, and Eggplant Bread Gratin

From Food & Wine

Sour Cream Cucumber Salad

From Food & Wine

This recipe calls for sweet bell peppers, but it's also terrific with Gypsy peppers, a slender variety that comes in a range of flavors. "You play the pepper lottery," Sheamus Feeley says. "Some Gypsies are hot, some sweet, and every now and then, one lights you up, it's so fiery."

Roasted Peppers with Leeks

From Better Homes and Gardens

This cool and creamy vegetable soup is a refreshing side dish for grilled meats.

Tomato-Cucumber Soup

From Taste of the South

Batter Fried Okra

From Better Homes and Gardens

This colorful vegetable platter makes the perfect side dish for your next dinner party. Don't forget to pass with herb dressing.

Summer Vegetables and Herb Dressing

From Better Homes and Gardens

Mafalda pasta looks like a skinny lasagna noodle. Add tender asparagus and summer squash and a splash of cream for a summer-fresh dish.

Cream-Sauced Pasta with Vegetables

From Better Homes and Gardens

Two main ingredients drizzled with one herb-saturated vinaigrette makes for a happy side dish that can be prepared in 30-minutes.

Pesto Green Beans and Tomatoes

From Better Homes and Gardens

This side salad recipe combines 11 vegetables with a delicious herb dressing.

Summer Fresh Vegetable Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cleanse the palate between courses with this savory ice. With a small amount of sugar, it freezes firm. Before scooping, let it stand at room temperature for several minutes to soften.

Tomato-Basil Ice

From Better Homes and Gardens

Go from skillet to table in less than 30 minutes with this vegetable side dish recipe that combines broccoli with sharp and flavorful toasted sliced garlic.

Skillet Browned Broccoli with Pan Toasted Garlic

From Heart-Healthy Living

Basil and thyme work with a little Parmesan cheese and garlic to confer the flavors of Italy in this pretty tomato side dish.

Herb-and-Bean-Stuffed Tomatoes