TASTElist

Strained low-fat yogurt with fresh basil, lemon, and garlic, perfect as a dip for grilled okra or other veggies.

A simple recipe adapted from Southern Living: fresh okra, tossed with olive oil and seasoned, cooked on a hot grill. Game plan: You’ll need to make a batch of Yogurt Dipping Sauce with Lemon and Basil.

In this Southern classic adapted from Allrecipes, fresh okra pods are sliced, soaked in beaten egg, then dredged in seasoned cornmeal before frying to an even golden brown.

In this classic adapted from Southern Living, shrimp, okra, and aromatic vegetables combine in cornmeal batter to yield golden-brown fried hush puppies.

In this laidback crockpot version adapted from the Practical Stewardship blog, browned rice goes into the slow cooker along with tomatoes, broth, onion, garlic, bell peppers, and spices. Approximately 3 hours later, you’ve got a fluffy, deeply flavored side dish.

In this super-easy slow cooker summer squash recipe, sliced zucchini, yellow squash, onion, and a touch of olive oil cook for 2 hours, until soft and tender.

For this healthy breakfast sandwich, sautéed arugula meets eggs and cheddar on toasted English muffins.

For this unusual breakfast sandwich, smoked eggs, greens, and Dijon are packed onto sturdy rye bread. What to buy: Look for dense, whole-grain rye bread.

In this easy breakfast sandwich, fried egg, salami, and cheese meet up in a toasted English muffin.

This rich, spicy turkey meatloaf, adapted from Cory Obenour of Blue Plate restaurant in San Francisco.

This healthy, reimagined taco salad recipe (adapted from Taste of Home) can be on the table in 30 minutes.

Lightly poached cold halibut sits atop an avocado-chickpea salad in this healthy recipe adapted from Real Simple.