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Fire up the grill and decorate the picnic table in red, white, and blue. It's time to pull out all the stops.

Print the shopping list.

~ main ~

~ side ~

~ salad ~

~ dessert ~

1. Up to 3 days ahead: Assemble trifle.
2. 3 hours before: Prep vegetables and make dressing for tricolor salad; refrigerate separately. Make watermelon salad and refrigerate.
3. 1 hour before: Form shallot and potato packets. Make oregano-lemon oil for tomatoes.
4. After guests arrive: Grill shallots, potatoes, and steak.
5. Grill tomatoes.
6. Toss tricolor salad with dressing. Sprinkle watermelon salad with parsley and drizzle with oil.
7. Slice steak and serve with shallots and potatoes.
8. Dress tomatoes.
9. Unmold trifle and serve.