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To take this to a traditional wedge salad place, grill some thick-cut bacon and crumble it over the top.

Say you’re not a big onion person. This sauce, without the onions, is delicious on its own. If you do like onions, smoke 'em along with these potatoes for the perfect summer side dish.

This high-summer salad hits every note on the sweet (red pepper), sour (tomato), salty (ricotta and anchovy), and bitter (olive) scale.

As long as you don’t mess with the ratio of vinegar, sugar, and salt, you can experiment with other spices, like fennel and coriander seeds, in this brine.

This twist on the traditional Italian peperonata omits the tomatoes, but the bell peppers are hearty and colorful enough on their own. Serve as a side dish or pour over steak.

Salt the cucumbers a day ahead—they’ll get crunchier when chilled. Add some Smoked Potatoes for a heartier salad.

Mature spinach has a stronger flavor than baby spinach and holds up better to this creamy dressing. 

Thai seasonings add punch to this vibrant and herby salad; peanuts and celery keep it crunchy.

This paprika- and chile-spiked potato salad is equally delicious served warm or room temperature.

Potato on potato action here—the chips add welcome crunch to a refreshingly mayo-free salad.

A dinner-friendly riff on a bagel with lox and cream cheese. If you’re not feeling the smoked salmon, simply omit it. 

Feel free to use any of the leafy greens listed here, but dandelion is ideal for its spicy, sturdy leaves.

Who said potato salad had to be boring? Or egg salad, for that matter! This deconstructed salad combines the best of both worlds, and is versatile to be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Green beans! Green asparagus! Green pistachios! ... You get the idea—this salad is a celebration of spring. If you can’t find fava beans, substitute English peas or sugar snap peas instead.

All types of beans come in and out of season during the summer and into fall; make this with any color snap beans and your choice of fresh or canned shelling beans.

Using shrimp shells to make a quick stock adds an insane depth of flavor to an otherwise simple pasta.

How to choose corn: Look for tight, squeaky, green husks and rows of kernels that feel taut and full when you run your hands over the cobs.

Grilled salad. It’s a thing. This one gets a double dose of smokiness, both from the charred greens and the smoked paprika.

Re-create Hot Pie’s iconic farewell gift to Arya in honor of your favorite show, Game of Thrones. Be sure to print out the wolf template on an 11x17" sheet and see other GoT-inspired recipes!

These dim sum–style shrimp toasts make a surprisingly simple—and utterly addictive—at-home snack. With this method, you don’t even need a deep fryer to pull them off.

This dressing is also great as a dip, and most of the vegetables listed here can be left in bigger pieces and treated as crudités instead.

The dressing also makes a great dip for crudités.

Step 1: Prep this simple soffritto and nutty pesto. Step 2: Make beautiful, clean soups on a whim.

These snaggable, snackable wedges have more in common with a bowl of party mix than any perfunctory salad.