Summer
Mixed Berry Bars With Brown Sugar Crust
These bright and tangy bars feature a mix of blueberries and blackberries in a citrusy curd that is baked onto a brown sugar crust.
By Tanya Holland
Jamón and Nectarines With Blue Cheese
Pair fancy ham, funky cheese, and juicy fruit with a black-pepper-spiked agrodolce drizzle to elevate this simple summer side.
By Kendra Vaculin
Fresh Strawberry Tart With Almond Crust
For berries that are just too good to bake, this fuss-free tart simply piles the raw fruit into a crisp almondy crust.
By Christina Chaey
Grilled Party Salmon With Green Romesco
This impressive main is a breeze to make—the skin creates a natural nonstick barrier as it crisps up, so you’ll slide your tender fish right off the grill.
By Kendra Vaculin
Strawberry Galette
This easy strawberry galette recipe requires less fuss than a pie, but has all the same components, down to the burbling fruit filling and tender, flaky crust.
By Christina Chaey
Strawberry-Biscoff Cheesecake Tart
This is possibly the simplest strawberry cheesecake you’ll ever make: It requires no mixer, no springform pan, and it bakes in 30 minutes.
By Christina Chaey
Chicken Noodle Salad With Spicy Peanut Sauce
Cold, crunchy, spicy, nutty—this chicken noodle salad, featuring refreshing vegetables and springy noodles, is everything you want in a summer meal.
By Hana Asbrink
Chilled Beet and Yogurt Soup
Beat the heat with this incredibly vibrant, wildly simple, and refreshingly cold beet soup made in a blender. Roast your beets for the brightest color.
By Homa Dashtaki
Tomato Salad With Crème Fraîche and Olive Granola
Pair peak season heirloom tomatoes with a crunchy savory granola anchored by salt-cured black olives, which turn slightly crisp and meaty in the oven.
By Kendra Vaculin
Diner-Style Strawberry Milkshakes
This recipe for homemade strawberry milkshakes uses fresh strawberry syrup to deepen flavor and freeze-dried berries for a punch of color.
By Christina Chaey
Strawberry and Campari Sorbet Sundae
Strawberry sorbet, with a hint of sweet bitterness thanks to Campari, sits on tangy yogurt whipped cream and gets topped with vanilla meringue shards.
By Christina Chaey
Strawberry-Ginger Limeade
The gentle heat of fresh ginger and bright tang of fresh lime juice highlight strawberries’ natural sweetness in this ultra-refreshing drink.
By Christina Chaey
BA’s Best Caprese Salad
Make the most of tomato season with this classic caprese salad recipe.
By Rick Martinez
Crispy Tortilla Salad With Snap Peas and Avocado
A twist on the classic fattoush salad, with a creamy avocado and lime dressing and crispy fried tortilla strips standing in for the traditional pita chips.
By Kendra Vaculin
Salted Watermelon Margarita
It’s refreshing, naturally sweet without added sugar, and just look at that PINK!
By Molly Baz
Yellow Squash Casserole With Easy Cheesy Cream Sauce
This creamy summer squash casserole with its buttery, crushed cracker topping counts as eating your veggies, right?
By Kelly Janke
Black-Bottom Peanut Butter Pie
This peanut butter pie recipe gives off Reese’s vibes with its peanut butter mousse topping and dense chocolate bottom, all layered into a graham cracker crust.
By Beverly Harvey
Peach Pie
When summer gives you perfect peaches, turn them into this glorious peach pie encased in a flaky all-butter crust.
By Vallery Lomas
Grated Tomato and Miso-Butter Pasta
This (almost) no-cook pasta is an ardent love letter to summer’s ripest tomatoes (and your box grater).
By Kendra Vaculin