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   >>> back at 8:37. this morning on martha on "today," simple summer sides. when the warm weather sets in, most of us want food that's fresh, easy and fun. martha has low calorie dishes straight from the pages of "living."

   >> how are you?

   >> i'm great, thank you. no excuse not to get fruit of the vines. everythi -- fruits and vegetables.

   >> farmer's markets are starting to have a lot of things. these salads require three ingredients.

   >> no mayo.

   >> no. just good olive oil . the first is potatoes with peas. you can use fresh or frozen peas .

   >> cutting them in half.

   >> not peeled. just beautiful.

   >> you boil them for how long?

   >> until fork tender. a third cup of mint that's sliced. a little bit of the pea cooking water.

   >> why?

   >> just to moisten it a little bit. instead of using vinegar and stuff. a tablespoon of olive oil . you can put the potatoes right in here. stir it up. season with salt and pepper and you have a delightful, healthy potato salad . very nice for springtime.

   >> smells delicious.

   >> it does. and this is peaches with onions and basil.

   >> fresh peaches. they are just starting to come in, i guess from south america . but they are fragrant and pretty.

   >> can you use any pitted fruit?

   >> apricots, nectarines and slice them up like this.

   >> i'll let you.

   >> you can throw in the red onion . it's pretty.

   >> i wouldn't think to combine these things.

   >> very tasty. this isn't grilled fruit. it's fresh. it's in keeping with the big raw movement. people love eating raw. throw in the basil.

   >> you just cut them up.

   >> not much. they're small basil leaves. salt, pepper, lemon juice .

   >> always salt and pepper .

   >> don't you like it?

   >> i love it.

   >> especially in the summer.

   >> what's that?

   >> it's to ream a lemon.

   >> i didn't know this.

   >> you get out all the juice.

   >> and a little bit of olive oil . that's a tasty salad. this one is grilled corn. i think we can turn it off. you can grill it on the outside grill, take it off.

   >> how long do you grill it? you're burning it.

   >> oh, no, it's tasty. corn is good like that. accou cut your avocado. trying to find one that's not brown. nobody will see it.

   >> yes, they will.

   >> oh, yes, that's disgusting. it's like we're on the other networks.

   >> we do not want brown avocado.

   >> oh, no.

   >> slice it, oh, meredith.

   >> i'm sorry! you told me it was fast, simple.

   >> it is fast. cilantro. salt, pepper and lime juice .

   >> olive oil ?

   >> yep. and a little bit of salt. you have another gorgeous salad. they are all here and there are six of them. this is fen nel and snow peas . row peas.

   >> oh, raw.

   >> and tarragon. this is grilled zuchinni and red pepper .

   >> what's this one?

   >> wonderful. pineapple basil and cucumber.

   >> do you come up with this at night?

   >> definitely. i have a great food department. we all come up with great ideas. this is he wille think, low calorie . look, 85 calories a serving.

   >> and no fat to speak of?

   >> just a little bit of olive oil . very tasty and healthy. you can have a big piece of bread, toasted bread.

   >> and it's okay.

   >> or chicken on the side.

   >> grilled chicken or fish. any of those things would go with this.

   >> i can do it which is incredible. still ahead the

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