Vegetarian

A salad that requires you to turn on the oven? It’s true, but you can tell by looking at it—it’s worth it. This recipe is from De Maria in NYC.

We’re over having to carefully cut the peels off citrus before slicing them; simply peeling them first keeps their natural shape intact and saves time.

The little black dress of Italian-American cooking. This recipe is from Palizzi Social Club in Philadelphia, PA.

It can be easy to give up on ordering pancakes for breakfast—more than a few bites and you're carb-ed out. We’d make an exception for these, which were inspired by Gjelina’s 9-grain pancake in Venice, CA.

Forget takeout with these 50 recipes for delicious Indian food at home.

Eggplant is one of the true stars of summer, but it can be tricky to cook. Because it absorbs oil like a sponge during frying, we prefer the oven-roasted method in this recipe, which yields tender, caramelized slices minus all the mess.

Plenty of cheese, peak summer tomatoes, tons of garlic, and a cracker crust make for a totally addicting savory pie.

The juices from the tomatoes, squash, and dressing make for a magical combination—you’ll need crusty bread to soak it up with.

This spicy-sweet-funky Filipino condiment is delicious on grilled fish, chicken, tacos, sandwiches, grain bowls, noodles, eggs, burgers... pretty much anything you can think of will be improved by a dab or two.

Serve this dip with chips, as part of a meze platter, or slather it on grilled chicken thighs.

This sauce tastes like a cross between ranch and Alabama white sauce, which means you can basically put it on anything.

This chopped pesto requires nothing more than a cutting board and a knife.

Eat standing up, ideally over the sink.

This creamy dip requires almost no effort to blend together.

This zippy, herbaceous drinkable soup is like a trip to the farmers’ market in a glass.

How to make a simple salad look like the work of a pro.

Rice suddenly got a lot more interesting.

Serve this salad as soon as it is assembled so all of the tomato juices and flavor stay where they belong.

It's not about the number of steps or ingredients in a dish. If you shop smart, buying peak-season produce and quality protein, you don't have to do much at all (like with this easy salad recipe).

Outrageously crunchy.

Keeping the garlic whole and removing once it has added enough flavor will keep the flavor more mild, but if you want more of a punch, grate it before adding and leave it in.

You'll fall in love with this light dessert once you finally buy a cherry pitter (worth it).

TBH, you can sub in any raw veg, oil, or cheese you feel like. This salad's a no-brainer.

A salad where one of the main ingredients is cheese? Okay yes.