Appetizers

For a sweeter taste, try wrapping prosciutto around melon or even pear slices.

Spring rolls are the perfect vehicle for your favorite veggies. For fun, fill separate bowls with shrimp, veggies and herbs — and let people customize and roll their own dinner (great for picky eaters!).

This recipe has been excerpted from Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America’s Farmers’ Markets by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, 2008).

Raita is a frequent condiment in Indian cuisine, tsatsiki in Greek cuisine.