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The best summer cookout, drink recipes

From salads to salsas, chicken and crisp -- here are the best summer recipes to kick off the season. (AP Photo)
From salads to salsas, chicken and fruit crisps — here are the best summer recipes to kick off the season. (AP Photo)
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From salads to salsas, chicken and crisp -- here are the best summer recipes to kick off the season. (AP Photo)
This Monday, July 11, 2011 photo shows potato salad studded with grilled corn and poblano peppers in Concord, N.H.  For Marcela Valladolid, salads are not starters. They are big and substantial.  For the AP's 20 Salads of Summer series, Valladolid offered this potato salad recipe.    (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This July 25, 2011 photo shows chef Vikas Khanna's recipe for tangy fruit salad in Concord, N.H.  For AP’s 20 Salads of Summer series, Khanna offered this simple fruit salad that sports complex flavors. Dried mango powder, a tangy, pungent season, is key to this recipe.   (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This July 22, 2013 photo taken in Concord, N.H., shows a recipe for grilled BLT pizza with summer tomato-basil sauce. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This April 21, 2014, photo shows grilled fruit pizza in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This Aug. 1, 2011 photo shows heirloom and cherry tomato salad in Concord, N.H.  For the AP’s 20 Salads of Summer series, Alice Waters offered this recipe for a simple but stunning salad.  (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
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