Summer Recipes

Light, easy, and minimal preparation required—that's what summer cooking is all about. From no-cook desserts to quick broiler dinners and refreshing drinks, we've got plenty of summer recipes to choose from.
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Creamy Corn Dip With Feta, Mint, and Tomatoes
A ceramic bowl of watermelon gazpacho garnished with Calabrian-chili crema, watermelon, and tomatoes.
13 Cold Soup Recipes for Hot, Hot Weather
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Italian-American Pasta Salad
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15 Light Summer Meals to Keep on Repeat
Classic tomato sandwich on a cutting board, cut diagonally and stacked
Classic Tomato Sandwich
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Moussaka Recipe
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20 No-Cook Recipes for Summer
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16 Broiler Recipes for Quick Summertime Cooking
Tomato tonnato salad on a plate.
Summer Tomato Tonnato Salad
A plate of Roman rice-stuffed tomatoes, served with roasted potatoes in a white bowl.
Pomodori al Riso (Roman Rice-Stuffed Tomatoes)
Classic tomato sandwich on a cutting board, cut diagonally and stacked
34 Recipes Starring Fresh, Ripe Summer Tomatoes
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Daiquiri Recipe
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Eastern North Carolina Vinegar-and-Pepper Barbecue Sauce Recipe
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A Simple Summer Picnic Menu
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20 Grilled-Steak Recipes to Celebrate July 4th
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21 Quick Grilling Recipes for Summer Weeknights
Open bottle of homemade mango syrup with fresh mangoes
Fresh Mango Syrup Recipe
A glass bowl of Kansas City-style barbecue sauce with a basting brush dipped in sauce on top of the bowl. Some cut ribs are in the background.
Kansas City-Style Barbecue Sauce Recipe
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Chacarero Chileno (Chilean Steak and Green Bean Sandwiches)
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Classic Martini Cocktail
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Old-Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler Recipe
A White Negroni cocktail in a coupe glass with a slice of lemon peel on the surface of the drink. The glass sits on a wood surface with two bottles of alcohol in the background.
White Negroni
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Roasted-Tomato and Caper Spread Recipe
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18 Light and Summery Pasta Recipes
An oval ceramic platter holding caprese salad. The platter is on a dish cloth. There is a pair of forks to the left of the platter, and in the bottom right of the image is a wooden cutting board holding torn chunks of bread.
Caprese Salad
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Provençal Tian (Eggplant, Zucchini, Squash, and Tomato Casserole) Recipe
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Late-Summer Mixed-Fruit Pie Recipe
Savory Bacon-Cheddar Pancakes With Corn and Jalapeño Recipe
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Homemade Plum Jam Recipe
15 Frozen-Cocktail Recipes Worth the Brain Freeze
A bowl of Korean quick-fermented yeolmu kimchi.
Yeolmu Kimchi (Quick-Fermented Young Radish Greens) Recipe
Quick-Cooked Tomato Purée (Passata di Pomodoro) Recipe
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Whole Grilled Fish With Olive-Tomato Compote Recipe
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The Best Frozen Lime Margaritas Recipe
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Easy, Summery Zucchini-Basil Soup Recipe
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Grilled Tarragon-Mustard Chicken Skewers Recipe
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Charred-Lemon Gin Sparkler Recipe
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Bright and Fruity Strawberry Jam, Your Way Recipe
A slice of cherry clafoutis on a speckled ceramic plate on the left side of the image. On the right side is the remaining clafoutis, showing a slice has been removed.
16 Cherry Recipes to Make the Most of the Season
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Grilled Chicken and Peach Saltimbocca Skewers Recipe
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3 Iced Tisanes to Make at Home with Fresh Herbs
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Great Gatsby Recipe
How to Cut and Grill Carrots for Deep, Sweet Flavor
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Grilled Halloumi Pita Sandwiches Recipe
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5-Ingredient Recipes for Simple Summer Cooking
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Easiest Summer Ever: Five-Minute Fig, Melon, and Jamón Serrano Salad
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Frozen Negroni Recipe
Closeup profile view of a quadruple chile burger.
Quadruple Chile Cheeseburgers Recipe
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Spicy Cumin Lamb Skewers Recipe
A grilled pork chop on a plate with grill marks.
Perfect Grilled Pork Chops
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The Best Grilled Hot Dogs
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Last of the Oaxacans Recipe
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Pickled Red Tomatoes Recipe
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9 Popsicle Recipes to Make You Feel Like a Kid Again
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Basil and Parmesan Mayonnaise
German potato salad in a white ceramic bowl with a spoon.
German Potato Salad Recipe
Snacks, dips, tortillas, lime wedges, salads, and dips as part of a Mexican-themed picnic spread on a picnic blanket.
A Mexican-Themed Picnic to Kick Off Summer
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Shrimp Boil Skewers Recipe

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