Leafy Greens

Get true unripe green tomatoes, not green heirlooms, which are too delicate to grill. As for the green juice, there are some good store-bought ones if you’d rather not make your own.

Last night’s steak, whatever it is, will do. Rib eye, porterhouse, flank, and strip are all excellent the next day.

Few legal substances can compete with a crispy chicken sandwich (no deep fryer necessary!) that’s been topped with a cool slaw.

Bitter and bossy seeks warm and sweet: This robust dressing is capable of standing up to—and slightly softening—acerbic greens like dandelion or arugula. (Maybe it’s the bacon….)

Feeding a smaller crowd? All of the ingredients can be cut in half, and feel free to use whatever sturdy greens you favor.

A beautiful winter-white salad; the natural bitterness of the endive is balanced by sweet roasted parsnips and a tad of sugar in the dressing.

We got no buns, 'hon. These ideas for lettuce wraps and cups are so tasty, you won't even miss the carbs.

The usual slaw suspects get a modern upgrade thanks to a salty-cheesy walnut pesto.

You wouldn’t blanch tender herbs such as basil, but doing so here softens the collards and kale.

Customize it: Use carrot instead of celery root and any other white bean (gigante, cannellini) you like.

One hard-working pork chop marinade recipe serves two functions, flavoring the pork chops before and after they hit the grill.

Have more salad greens than you know what to do with? Check out our favorite non-salad ways to use up all that tender lettuce.

Here's how to buy, store, and cook with arugula, in season in June.

How to buy, store, and cook with sorrel, in season in June.

Here's how to buy, store, and cook with lettuce, in season in June.

Learn how to cook with sorrel, a tangy, citrusy green that's good in salads and sauces.

A texture riot of a salad; it gets crunch and creaminess from toasted pecans and almond butter(!).

When not using this pesto to dress this very green salad, you could schmear it on just about any sandwich, or stir it into scrambled eggs.

Feel free to adapt this fruit salad as the seasons change; aim for a mix of juicy fruit (like melon), stone fruit, and berries.

When buying squid, order a mix of bodies and tentacles for different textures and visuals, and ask your fishmonger to clean it, if it’s not already.

Who doesn’t love a wedge? Ask your butcher to cut slab bacon into thick slices (about ¼") to yield nice meaty pieces once they’re crisped on the grill.

Eat your greens early and often. Here's how to make healthy sautéed greens for breakfast.

Just when you can't eat another kale salad, kale rabe and kale sprouts come to the rescue. Check out these new ways to eat everyone's favorite green.

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