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30 Minutes or Less

Summer Bean Gribiche

Gribiche, the classic French sauce made of hard-boiled eggs, mustard, and herbs, is tossed with snappy summer beans for a simple but substantial salad.

Deviled Cashews

Crunchy fried cashews seasoned with fresh curry leaves, chile powder, black pepper, and caramelized onions make the perfect party snack.

Italian Long Hots With Tahini Yogurt

Nutty, cooling tahini yogurt makes the ideal condiment counterpart to tender, glazed long hot peppers—as a side dish, toast topper, or sandwich stuffer.

Creamy Tahini Chicken Salad

A creamy tahini sauce (made with lemon juice and tangy dijon mustard) solves the problem of creating a rich and well-dressed chicken salad without the mayo.

Cold Noodles With Tomatoes and Peanut Sauce

Spicy, slurpy noodles meet summer’s sweet tomatoes.

Basil Chicken Stir-Fry

This savory and spicy dinner takes less than 30 minutes to make.

Gingery Tomato Bruschetta

Instead of balsamic vinaigrette, think fresh ginger, nutty sesame oil, scallion, and a dash of soy.

Very Good Vegan Tacos

All thanks to a cult-favorite plant-based protein our editors buy in bulk.

Salted Melon Salad with Jalapeños and Feta

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.

Sesame-Crusted Salmon Bowls

A simple sesame seed crust can take your weeknight rice bowls to new heights. Gingery shaved carrots make a bright, crisp, no-cook side.

One-Bottle Vermouth Sangria

The world’s easiest sangria recipe skips the basic red wine, brandy, and liqueur and opts instead for sweet vermouth and fresh summer fruit.

Hot-and-Sour Fruit Salad

Summer means spicy, savory fruit salads made with whatever fresh produce you’ve got, plus lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, dried shrimp, and lots of red chiles.

Radishes With Sesame Yogurt

The classic pairing of radishes and butter inspires this version featuring creamy yogurt flavored with toasted sesame seeds and sesame oil.

Cucumbers With Pickled Ginger–Scallion Sauce

Smashed cucumbers are tossed in a dressing of soy sauce, scallions, and jarred, pickled sushi ginger for a simple, refreshing side.

Kimchi-Bacon Shrimp

One jar of kimchi does a lot in this saucy, one-pan dinner. The chopped kimchi adds texture and tang while the brine from the jar bulks out the pan sauce.

Ginger-Garlic Fire Cod

Modeled after Hunan-style steamed fish, this fiery, fast, flavor-blasted weeknight-friendly dinner is rounded out with a cooling cucumber salad and steamed rice.

Spaghetti With Clams and Sun Gold Tomatoes

Juicy Sungold tomatoes add a pop of acidity to these saucy noodles and fresh clams. Don’t be shy with the basil—it makes the dish taste like summer in a bowl.

Paneer Kathi Rolls

We swapped hard-to-find parathas for flour tortillas in this riff on paneer kathi rolls. With a tangy yogurt sauce and filling veg, it’s the ideal to-go lunch.

Simple Is Best Egg Salad

We obsessed over all the details so you don’t have to.

Grilled Asparagus With Tahini Super Sauce

Unlock spring with stalks of tender charred asparagus splayed on lemony tahini.
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