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6 Of Oprah's Favorite Summer Recipes

Summer is an invitation to pure delight. It's sleeping a little later, reading a little longer, calling an old friend for a spur-of-the moment lunch. It's fresh fruit and vegetables, and the kinds of recipes you see here.
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Fit for a King
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"This grilled-peach and arugula salad is Gayle's favorite," says Oprah. "Whenever she comes over, we do peach cobbler, peach sorbet, roasted peaches—whatever makes her happy."

Get the recipe: Grilled-Peach and Arugula Salad

The Perfect Mocktail
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Fresh grapes and pear; a mixture of grapefruit, passion fruit, lemon and lime juices; plus club soda and ginger ale come together in this refreshing twist on a classic summer drink.

Get the recipe: Virgin White Sangria

Go Nuts!
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Oprah says, "This quinoa salad is delicious with Marcona almonds, but I sometimes substitute toasted pine nuts, because everything tastes better with toasted pine nuts!"

Get the recipe: Quinoa Salad with Lemon-Shallot Dressing

The Most Refreshing Iced Tea
Photo: Andrew Purcell

Simmered fresh raspberries, sugar and orange juice are the keys to this iced tea's bright and tangy flavor.

Get the recipe: Raspberry Iced Tea

Fave Rave
Photo: Andrew Purcell

Oprah eats a salad every day for lunch, and this chopped salad is her favorite. "The vegetables are all cut fine, fine, fine. It's a very ladies-who-lunch kind of dish!"

Get the recipe: Chopped Salad

Sipping Pretty
Photo: Adam Bell

On a sunny day in Santa Barbara, Oprah and O staffers cooled off with these tasty drinks. You can make them without alcohol or add vodka to turn them into cocktails.

Get the recipe: Honeydew-Basil Chiller

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Oprah's 5 Favorite Cocktail Recipes
Moscow Mule(01 of05)
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On Oprah and Gayle's trip to Yosemite National Park in 2010, Oprah mixed up a batch of these refreshing concoctions with vodka, ginger beer, sugar syrup, lime juice and mint. She even brought some to her neighbors at the next campsite.Get the recipe: Oprah's Moscow Mule (credit:<em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em>)
Pomegranate Martini(02 of05)
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Oprah loves martinis—and this is one of her favorites. You can use lemon-flavored vodka or white tequila, and a squirt of fresh lemon juice is optional. But a hefty dose of antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice is a must.Get the recipe: Oprah's Pomegranate Martini (credit:Thinkstock)
Frozen TangOrita(03 of05)
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Tangerine juice has a fresh and zippy taste that helps beat the winter blues. Its sweetness pairs well with young Patron Silver tequila, which has a lighter, smoother flavor than aged tequilas.Get the recipe: Oprah's Frozen TangOrita (credit:Thinkstock)
Oprah's Legends Lemon Drop Martini(04 of05)
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Oprah served this tart cocktail at her 2005 Legends Ball. As she explains in this video, it's "light and refreshing." Pucker up.Get the recipe: Oprah's Legends Lemon Drop Martini (credit:Thinkstock)
O' Mai Mai Juice(05 of05)
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One day in Maui, Oprah tried to make her own version of a drink she had at the juice bar Liquiteria in New York City, adding pineapple and mint. Stir in an ounce of vodka if you wish.Get the recipe: Oprah's O' Mai Mai Juice (credit:Photo: Anna Williams)

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