Nut-Free

Use this master formula as your guide—but feel free to get creative with the add-ins. A dried chile? Sure! A few sprigs of herbs from your windowsill? Why not?

Impossibly soft and caramelized green beans that only ask one thing of you: patience while they roast.

Cooking summer squash low and slow yields sweet, nutty, tender—but not mushy—results.

Douse cherry tomatoes in lots of olive oil and slow-roast to golden deliciousness.

This summer grain salad is extra tart due to lots of lemon juice. It can be served on its own or alongside creamy spreads or fatty pieces of meat.

When all the flavors meld, the mint transforms this dish into an addictive slaw that pairs well with fatty cuts of meat.

Traditional panzanella is amped up by frying thick slices of bread in olive oil on only one side, achieving a combination of crisp and soft that soaks up all the tomato juices without getting soggy.

Roasted lamb shoulder that’s meltingly tender and then finished under the broiler until crisp and golden brown.

The spicy Thai curry paste from Brooklyn’s Ugly Baby restaurant.

Letting the bird’s skin dry out before cooking is crucial to getting restaurant-worthy crispiness.

Custardy eggplant, sweet-tart pomegranate, creamy garlic yogurt, and crispy beef—eggplant naysayers, we're coming for you.

Sautéed squash eventually gets jammy and saucy if cooked long enough, ideal as a way to coat big pieces of pasta.

A colorful, stunning (and dead simple) salad made with a farmers’ market bounty of different radishes.

All the things that you love about elote (Mexican grilled corn), now in a convenient tossed-together form.

The hands-off approach for this summery caprese recipe means no blistering the peppers on the stovetop!

There’s so much more you can do with your farmers’ market basil than making pesto!

This versatile peak-of-summer condiment can be served on top of white rice, pasta, toast, steamed fish, steak, or roast chicken.

The yogurt tenderizes the chicken as it sits, so the further in advance you make it, the better!

This simple, satisfying one-skillet chicken recipe leaves you with a ton of sweet, sweet pan juices—plenty of crusty bread for sopping it all up is non-negotiable.

This all-purpose chili crisp—which is tangy, spicy, and crunchy—will give your other condiments an inferiority complex.

AKA fruit sandos, the delightfully squishy Japanese dessert we can’t get enough of.

Your favorite cocktail in pie form—what's not to love?

These easier-than-easy shrimp tacos are packed with flavor, and ideal for busy weeknights.

For this dinner-served-cold recipe, sear beef tenderloin on the grill, and then toss with juicy tomatoes and cucumbers.