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Snatch up summer’s last big, juicy heirloom tomatoes and join Sohla El-Waylly for a grilled naan and tomato party. Grated raw tomato and ghee-sizzled nigella seeds create a base for pretty-in-pink raita and do double duty smeared on the naan during grilling. Meanwhile, big tomato wedges get tossed in spiced yogurt before charring on the grill. The dough for the naan is sticky and soft, but don’t be tempted to add flour. A supple and moist dough is key to a tender, bubbly bread. Just keep kneading and the dough will grow bouncy and smooth. If you haven’t worked much with yeast, don’t fear! Flatbread is a forgiving place to start playing with fermentation.

Growing up, my mum would make these moong dal dosas often. I love their vibrant green color, but they're also deeply flavorful and extremely nutritious, thanks to the mung beans and spinach. 

The zest and juice of lime and lemon deliver a simple but powerful flavor-packed punch to this everyday staple.

In this pizza, which is reminiscent of a Sicilian pie, the dough is enriched with whole-wheat or rye flour, then topped with a thin layer of anchovy-spiked tomato sauce (skip the fish, if you wish), and once it comes out of the oven, grated Parmesan and a mountain of greens. You have several pan options: For the thinnest crust with the crispiest bottom and edges, use a 13x9" rimmed baking sheet. If you don’t have one, you can also use a 10" or 12" cast-iron skillet: Your dough will be a bit thicker, more pillowy, and not as crisp. Or you can also easily double the recipe and use an 18x13" rimmed baking sheet. Just make sure to plan ahead: This dough needs to rise in the fridge for at least 12 hours.

Saffron’s deep crimson threads add an intense sunset-orange hue and rich aroma to whatever it touches, but the downside is that it’s very expensive. This dish from recipe developer Yasmin Fahr uses a saffron technique taught to her mother by her mother and then passed on to her. By gently grinding the saffron threads, then mixing them with water, you can create a saffron liquid that makes a little bit of the expensive spice go a longer way (and it helps the threads dissolve better). If you don’t like fish skin, it’s easier to remove after you cook it.

This adaptable Thai salad with beef, aromatics, and plenty of herbs and lime juice is as spicy as it is bright.

A little bit of prep work has a big payoff—a tasty, versatile lunch just waiting for its gochujang-lime dressing.

This recipe is Tyna Hoang's homage to Hanoi’s classic Chả Cá Lã Vọng, a dish of fried fish seasoned with turmeric, shrimp paste, and dill that’s served over vermicelli with lots of herbs and nước chấm, a fish sauce dressing. Her simplified version is married with the summer roll for a quick and refreshing nod to an otherwise perfect traditional recipe. In Vietnam, summer roll dishes are usually served deconstructed with platters of crisp greens, herbs, and accoutrements so guests can assemble their own rolls (post COVID-19, of course).

These impossibly creamy and saucy one-pot lima beans are richly flavored from smoked turkey tail.

Getting a porterhouse steak to a blushing, consistent medium-rare is a feat—but the key is to keep it moving.

Sometimes the best meat in the butcher’s case isn’t beef. Pork shoulder steaks are fatty and flavorful.

This version of bulgogi is ideal for home grilling, featuring scored and marinated boneless short ribs that get cooked right on the grate.

A crispy-crusted pork shoulder glazed with a tangy vinegar and butter sauce.

Supremely beefy, not outrageously expensive, and fast-cooking, skirt steak is our favorite steak of all.

Store-bought beef hot links get doctored up with a mustard-and-spice packed Carolina gold sauce and garlicky quick-pickled chowchow.

The umami-rich lacquer on this steak works its magic to create an über-savory capital-C Crust akin to the bark beloved by barbecue enthusiasts.

More caramelization, more surface area to char, a quick cook time, and easy to share pieces are only a few of skewering’s advantages.

Brad Leone’s crispy grilled chicken is glazed in funky-sweet fermented garlic honey.

Don’t let fish intimidate you on the grill. Cutting it into wide planks makes it easy to flip.

This barbecue chicken has the crackliest, stickiest skin.

This pick-your-own-protein salad is all about the green goddess dressing, an herby, punchy, creamy green sauce that originated in San Francisco in the 1920s. It's just as delicious as it is versatile: You can use any combo of tender herbs (cilantro, mint, basil, parsley, dill, tarragon, chives), cultured dairy (yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk, labneh, crème fraîche), and acid (lemon juice, lime juice, unseasoned rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar).

This recipe was directly inspired by the wonderland of flavors and textures that is Korean bibimbap, a bowl or pot of rice topped with an assortment of vegetables, an egg, and (sometimes) meat that's mixed up right before it's eaten.

This is the summery chicken salad you could eat plate after plate of without feeling like you’ve downed a jar of mayonnaise—because you didn't!

Spoon-tender meat, silky beans, and sweet, sticky rice give this Jamaican dish the equivalent feel of a “warm hug,” according to chef Kwame Onwuachi.