Vegetarian

A simple sauce of juicy, bursty cherry tomatoes (aka nature’s Gushers) that comes together in around 15 minutes.

Whether it’s scooped up with tortilla chips or spooned over a simple fillet of fish, this zippy charred corn salsa is the ultimate peak-August condiment.

Think of this creamy cashew yogurt as a new, flavorful vessel for your granola or fruit in the morning.

Make this cashew butter once, and you’ll want to use it on roasted vegetables year-round.

Douse squash in lots of oil and let it slow-roast to golden-deliciousness in this hands-off dish.

Leave scallions in the oven for about an hour to draw out their sweetness for a low-maintenance side dish.

Cinnamon lends additional sweetness to this savory jam, making it an excellent match with heavily spiced lamb or pork.

If you love hummus or baba ganoush, this dairy-free dip will become a new favorite.

A hands-off recipe you can use a thousand ways. Approximately.

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.

Cold noodles are the ideal canvas for jammy roasted tomatoes in this light summer dish.

Crunchy, salty, sweet, and vinegary, this is more of a salad than a slaw.

This recipe is a great way to showcase the eggplants and basil you just hauled from the market.

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.

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!

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