Gluten Free
Salted and Spiced Melon
The musky-sweet flavor of melon also takes well to red pepper flakes and cracked black pepper.
Chilaquiles with Blistered Tomatillo Salsa and Eggs
If you've got both a camp stove and a grill, you're golden: Prep the salsa over the live fire, and make perfect eggs on the propane stove.
Tomatoes in Chile-Fennel Oil
Double the chile oil, keep it chilled, and drizzle it over flatbreads, pastas, and all of your grilled meats and vegetables all summer long.
Habanero-Marinated Pork Chops
This marinade packs sweet citrus flavor and extra spice into pork chops both before, and after, they hit the grill.
Cabbage and Carrot Slaw with Walnut-Za'atar Pesto
The usual slaw suspects get a modern upgrade thanks to a salty-cheesy walnut pesto.
Pavlovas with Fresh Berries
Heating the sugar before beating it into the egg whites creates an extra-glossy, stable meringue.
Lime and Grapefruit Daiquiri Ice Pops
Refreshing and a little bit inebriating; if you've got kids running around, pick up a box of Rocket Pops so there's no confusion!
Roasted Garlicky Sweet Peppers and Chiles
Don't like it hot? Remove the seeds to tone it down, or make this addictive condiment with sweet peppers alone.
Sorbet in Grapefruit Cups
These frozen treats are also super cute made with orange rinds, and work with any flavor sorbet or sherbet you fancy.
Shrimp Salad with Cucumber and Fennel
Poaching the shrimp with their shells on locks in their flavor.
Collard Greens and Kale Pesto
You wouldn't blanch tender herbs such as basil, but doing so here softens the collards and kale.
Smoked Tomato Soup
Skillet smoking is a chef's trick that's easy to do at home.
Lamb Chops with Pistachio Salsa Verde
This bright, parsley-and-mint–packed sauce is the perfect accompaniment to grilled lamb chops.
Grilled Steak, Vegetable, and Quinoa Salad
Grilled fennel, tomatoes, and scallions, plus cumin-rubbed grilled steak, turn this quinoa salad into a one-dish dinner you'll want to keep serving all summer long.
Five-Bean Salad with Smoked Paprika Vinaigrette
The rich Spanish flavors of smoked paprika and Marcona almonds are balanced by the bright freshness of parsley and celery in this update on a classic side dish.
Grilled Scallops with Lemony Salsa Verde
Chop up a lemon—flesh, rind, and all—and stir it into an herby salsa to spoon over sweet charred scallops.