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Peeling Your Root Vegetables? These 12 Recipes Say Don’t Bother
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Like creamy parsnip purée and shawarma-spiced carrot salad.
Salted Melon Salad with Jalapeños and Feta
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A simple combination of shallots, chile, and loads of acid, fat, and salt transforms any mediocre melon into something juicy and joy-inducing. Feta helps too.
Radicchio and Citrus Salad with Burrata
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We’re over having to carefully cut the peels off citrus before slicing them; simply peeling them first keeps their natural shape intact and saves time.
How to Cut Perfect Slices of Citrus, No Bitter Pith Allowed
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Get beautiful citrus segments every time with our step-by-step photo guide
Blistered Cherry Tomato Toast
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Turn summer’s bounty into a full meal with some blistered cherry tomatoes, cooling yogurt, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze piled on top of fried bread.
Honeydew With Salami and Pistachios
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A classic combination of melon and cured meat gets upgraded with the addition of briny olives and buttery nuts.
Melon Panzanella
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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.
Candied Grapefruit Peel
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“This is a great bitter-sweet combo. Dip peel in melted chocolate for an after-dinner treat.” —Claire Saffitz, assistant food editor
Tomato, Pickled Melon and Burrata Salad
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The flesh immediately surround-ing the seeds is the most succulent part of any melon; if you haven’t tried eating the crunchy seeds before, hold on to your hat.
Peach Pie
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When summer gives you perfect peaches, turn them into this glorious peach pie encased in a flaky all-butter crust.
Melon Carpaccio with Lime
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The Best Vegetable Peelers for Gliding Through Prep Work

Francesca Krempa

Peeling Tomatoes Is Annoying. This Freezer Technique Is Not
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No blanching, shocking, or finger burning.

Mehreen Karim

Carve Your Cantaloupe with Confidence
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Become a master of melon (and alliteration) with our step-by-step guide

Janet McCracken

Inside the Test Kitchen
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For anything with flesh too soft to stand up to a regular peeler, a serrated one will do the trick.

Janet McCracken

How to Peel Ginger with a Spoon (Yes, a Spoon)
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Think you know how to peel ginger? Well, if you're using a vegetable peeler, you're doing it wrong.

Alex Delany

Jacques Pépin Peels an Apple
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Peeling an apple—seems simple, right? Chef Jacques Pépin shows us how it's really done.
How a Fruit Expert Picks the Ripest Fruit
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From pineapples and watermelons to dragon fruit, papaya and many more, learn how to identify when every fruit at the grocer is ready to come home with you.
Cheesy Sesame Phyllo Bites
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Not feeling the squares in this phyllo bites recipe? Use a pizza cutter to cut crackers into any shape you like!
DIY Citrus Cleaner
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We'll show you how to make a kitchen cleaner with citrus peels and vinegar!
How a Fruit Expert Picks & Eats Rare Fruit
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Tristan Kwong's expertise has earned him the title of Fruit Sommelier—and he’s visiting the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen to share some of his rare fruit wisdom. From sweetsops and rambutans to mangosteens, sprouted coconuts and many more, learn how to pick and eat some of the less traditional fruits of the world.

Read more: What Are Finger Limes, Anyway?
Slice-and-Bake Crackers
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Want cheese and crackers in one bite? Try this recipe!