Dinner

To prep this salad ahead, hold beets and scallions in a bowl of cold water with a splash of vinegar, which both seasons them and maintains crunch.

Watermelon and prosciutto may seem like an unlikely pair, but the salty-sweet mix will make this your new go-to fruit salad.

The key to this showstopping salad? Ice cold water. Seriously! It helps cucumber, radishes, and scallions deliver incredible crunch and highlight their flavors.

Once you get hooked on fresh chiles, you'll want to pack them into everything you cook—including your antipasto.

Progression of a tomato sandwich: On buttered bread with salt; on bread with mayo and cheddar; seasoned and grilled with cheddar and mayo. They’re all pretty perfect, but we’ll take the advanced version, thanks.

One in ten Padróns or shishitos is actually spicy. Pepper roulette!

A cool green zingy soup; pack it in a thermos on ice and take it picnicking or to the beach.

Mussels steam in the same saucepan as chili-and-fennel-spiced tomato sauce in this effortless supper.

This homemade take on harissa is bold enough to use on pork chops or chicken thighs, too. You can also toss it with broccoli or carrots before roasting.

If topping a fried fish sandwich with lobster mayo sounds decadent…well, it is.

Grilling and then roasting adds smoky notes to the lamb and jump-starts the browning.

There’s no law that says watermelon salads must incorporate feta. This renegade combination is at once sweet, tart, and savory—the kind of dish that’s as comfortable at the breakfast table as it is at a potluck.

This bean salad is taken to new, luxurious levels with the addition of eggs, anchovies, and your favorite summer squash.

Our homage to lahmacun, the Middle Eastern flatbread.

How can you look at this and not crave brisket tacos?

Lining the toasted, buttered bun with lettuce might seem controversial, but it provides both crunch and a waterproof barrier that keeps the bread from sogging out.

This aromatic Vietnamese-inspired dish calls for pounding the chicken breasts to a uniform thinness, which eliminates any dryness.

Marinating and searing the watermelon concentrates its flavor and primes it for this savory treatment.

Scallops: so meaty and delicious and yet so easy to overcook. That’s why we sear these on only one side, preserving the meltingly tender, near-raw texture on the other end.

Use this creamy slaw as one of the toppings for the Ranch Dog, or as a condiment or side next to pretty much anything else!

You can find long beans, the Rapunzel of green beans, at Asian markets.

Placing the grill’s vent above the potatoes helps draw smoke up and around them as they cook. The potatoes go perfectly with Cipolline Onions with Caraway Butter Sauce.

The frilly edges and large clusters of these mushrooms catch all of the spices and get nice and charred.

Cashews lend body, creaminess, and richness to this pea soup and also make it vegan; sub almonds if you prefer.