Recipe Roundup

7 White Dishes to Make Before Labor Day

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By The Epicurious Editors

September 4, 2015

photo by Lisa Hubbard
1/7
Like a polar bear sunbathing on Mount Kilimanjaro, this dish is serving full-on white-on-white realness. It would probably taste great on a cold winter night, but don't even think about it.
Photo by Christopher Baker
2/7
Shaved Kohlrabi with Apple and Hazelnuts
Oh, this is chic: White slices of kohlrabi layered with white slices of peeled apples and finished with a daring pop of color (isn't mint fabulous?).
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Lara Ferroni
3/7
Spicy Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Summer rolls: They're like petite salads packed into tightly-wrapped, 800-thread-count linen sheets.
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Ture Lillegraven
4/7
Halibut Confit With Leeks, Coriander, and Lemon
You know how there's always that one person at a dinner party who won't eat anything unless it's white or liquified? This will shut that person up.
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Christopher Testani, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
5/7
Mashed Potato Croquettes
Hmmm. These are actually more Harvest Gold than white. You might—might—be able to get away with them through November.
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Christopher Baker
6/7
Grapefruit and White Beets with Yogurt and Tarragon
If you don't have a set of white forks, don't even bother.
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Jenny Zarins
7/7
White Chocolate and Cardamom Rice Pudding
Rice pudding in summer? Yasssss.
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