Vegetarian

To make this endlessly riffable salad, pair whatever produce you’ve got with 7-minute eggs, a mustardy dressing, and your favorite protein.

Spoiler alert: We broke with tradition. Instead of rubbing toast with cut tomatoes, we grated the tomatoes to make a raw sauce that the bread can really absorb.

An understated slaw that gives us what we want: crunch and bright acidity.

Once you’ve paired this sauce with all sorts of vegetables and proteins, reinvent it.

A simple slaw that pairs well with meaty summer mains.

Dish out individual servings in your favorite cocktail glasses for a lazy dessert that punches above its weight class.

The method for marinating the feta is also a good trick for other fresh cheeses—try goat, mozzarella, or paneer.

A savory galette topped with peak season tomatoes, cheese, and garlic.

A simple frittata packed with sweet red peppers, potatoes, and onions.

They’re stuffed with garlic, pistachios, and stretchy molten-mozzarella.

A bright, summertime pasta sauce packed with in-season tomatoes and briny olives.

You can use various heirloom cucumbers for this savory-sweet salad recipe; if you can find them, flaunt them.

The cold bean salad you’ve been craving this summer. Buttery big beans and a garlicky tomato dressing.

This shakshuka-inspired dish is green because it forgoes the traditional tomatoes and red peppers for spinach and kale.

Everyone questioned why the world needed another veggie burger recipe until they saw how easy and Monday-nightable this one is.

This recipe was an excuse to combine our favorite potato chip flavor with the creamy, salty "salad" of our dreams. To hammer that home, the whole dish is topped with crumbled sour cream and onion potato chips.

To get the most flavor out of this open-faced breakfast sandwich, look for spring onions with round bulbs and very tender dark green stalks.

A lemony, herby bean salad with lots of crunch from sliced snap peas is good. But when it's piled on top of garlic-rubbed, ricotta-spread toast, it's even better.

The crosshatch pattern isn’t just for show (even though it does look cool)!

This spicy, sweet, and punchy pasta salad is perfect for a hot summer picnic when you need your dishes perfect at room (ahem, air) temperature.

This stew recipe is all about those lovingly cooked and seasoned dried beans and the glorious (vegan!) broth they create.

Too often aloo gobi is mushy or greasy. Here’s how to make crisp, crunchy, cumin-coated morsels of cauliflower and potato.

This classic (and familiar) potato-and-cauliflower dish is a great make-ahead party dish.

Step aside Fakin' Bacon and tofu dogs: Soy curls are my go-to meat substitute.