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Bring This Delicious Salad to Your Next Summer Gathering

To maintain a super-fresh aura for your salad, choose the best possible ingredients.
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Bring This Delicious Salad to Your Next Summer Gathering
Make-ahead salads add color and freshness to any table. JeanMarie Brownson/TCA
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A friend of mine recently remarked that it looks like I am having fun when I cook. She admits cooking is not for her.

That’s fine; I’ll bring the salads, dessert, whatever to her house. My pleasure. Truly. Especially now that we are entering peak local produce season, the perfect time to offer to contribute to a potluck.

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JeanMarie Brownson
JeanMarie Brownson
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JeanMarie Brownson is a James Beard Award-winning author and the recipient of the IACP Cookbook Award for her latest cookbook, “Dinner at Home.” JeanMarie, a chef and authority on home cooking, Mexican cooking and specialty food, is one of the founding partners of Frontera Foods. She co-authored three cookbooks with chef Rick Bayless, including “Mexico: One Plate at a Time.” JeanMarie has enjoyed developing recipes and writing about food, travel and dining for more than four decades. ©2026 JeanMarie Brownson. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.