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  Green Tomatoes

  Tomatoes can be delicious even before they are ripe. Green tomatoes are tart and slightly acidic and taste wonderful once cooked.

  Get the Recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes

  Next: Tomatillos

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  Tomatillos

  Avoid soft or wrinkled skin on green peppers at the market. A tight, brown-green husk is an indicator of a ripe tomatillo.

  Get the Recipe for Fresh Tomatillo Salsa

  Next: Sweet Corn

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  Sweet Corn

  It just wouldn't be summer without fresh, delicious corn. Seek out cobs with plump kernels and avoid dry husks.

  Get the Recipe for Grilled Corn on the Cob

  Next: Beets

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  Beets

  Fresh beets have crisp greens and firm skins. Give golden beets a try; they are slightly sweeter, and their colors bleed less than the reds.

  Get the Recipe for Sauteed Beets and Greens

  Next: Cucumbers

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  Cucumbers

  Although you can find cucumbers year round, crunchy kirby cucumbers hit their peak mid-summer. They don't even need to be peeled!

  Get the Recipe for Salmon with Cucumber Salsa

  Next: Turnips

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  Turnips

  Look for turnips on the smaller side. The larger ones can be watery with a mealy taste.

  Get the Recipe for Potato and Turnip Cakes

  Next: Red Tomatoes

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  Red Tomatoes

  These beautiful Round Red tomatoes are at the peak of their season in late August. Look for ones with firm, unblemished skin.

  Get the Recipe for Stuffed Tomatoes

  Next: Green Beans

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  Green Beans

  Fresh green beans will snap when broken. Pick out the bright, green ones and avoid very large and limp beans.

  Get the Recipe for Green Beans with Tomatoes

  Next: Carrots

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  Carrots

  Full of flavor and color, carrots are freshest when dry and displayed loose. Avoid any carrots packaged in plastic.

  Get the Recipe for Roasted Carrots

  Next: Heirlooms

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  Heirlooms

  Heirloom tomatoes, which grow from seeds handed down over generations, are truly the gems of summer produce. They tend to show up at the farmers' market the day they leave the field. Photos courtesy Susan Streit, assistant editor at Everyday Food, from the Bialas Farms stands at the Pleasantville, NY, Farmers' Market.

  Get the Recipe for Mixed Tomato Salad

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