Salad

Here’s the first thing you should make when you want to show off the peak-season tomatoes you’ve been waiting all year for.

This is our idea of what a cold noodle salad dish should be.

If you make this slaw ahead, the vegetables will continue to soften as they sit and become more like pickles, which isn’t a bad thing at all.

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

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

This savory infused oil is about to open up your salad world.

This salad is a riff on melon and prosciutto. We swapped the melon for jammy figs and sweet tomatoes.

A simple slaw that pairs well with meaty summer mains.

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

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 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.

You don’t need a recipe, just plenty of fresh corn and a few great mix-ins.

It’s packed with jammy, sweet bell peppers and topped with ricotta salata and hazelnuts.

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.

Put them on repeat all season long.

Soaking softens whole grains and shortens cooking time; feel free to sub farro, brown rice, or barley.

Properly-poached chicken breast is truly a thing of beauty—juicy, tender, and a blank canvas for big flavors.

Red, juicy, and sweet, tomatoes and watermelon are soul mates, and they both need salt, spice, and fat to reach their full potential.

Aguachile is the spicy relative of ceviche that leans heavily on chiles for heat and lime juice for acidity. Here, hearts of palm, mango, and tomatoes replace the traditional raw shrimp.

In this unexpected take on panzanella, chunks of ripe melon take the place of tomatoes. But the unexpected star is the brine from the Peppadew peppers: Spicy, sweet, and tart, it combines with the melon's juices and soaks into the toasted bread.

Perfect as either a side salad or a cocktail hour snack platter, you’re going to want to keep serving this mix of complementary sweet and salty and crunchy and soft bites all summer long.

Salty and sweet, crunchy and juicy, this throw-it-together summer side has it all.

Just the side your barbecue ribs are looking for, this all-green salad gets a kick from serrano, ginger, and just a hint of fish sauce.