Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (August 5 – 11)
By Taryn Pire,
2024-08-01
I’ll never truly grow tired of burgers and hot dogs …but it’s nice to mix things up every so often. Here, you’ll find seven seasonal-inspired meals that go beyond the usual suspects, from a 15-minute cold soup recipe (that *isn’t* gazpacho) to a summer seafood burger that rivals your favorite ground beef patties. Best of all, these ideas all take 45 minutes or less to make from start to finish. I’ll meet you in the backyard.
Pantry Ingredients: kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, Old Bay seasoning, coconut oil, extra-virgin olive oil, chili powder, crushed red pepper flakes, red wine vinegar, honey
A green main meets cheese-encrusted bread, and boom: It’s kid-friendly. This cold soup is vegetarian and a no-cook meal , since it’s quickly blitzed in a blender while the Asiago baguette bakes to savory perfection.
Red meat is certainly not a requirement when it comes to making a burger for the books. Mix the tangy coleslaw topper a day in advance so it has extra time to marinate in the fridge overnight.
I’ll never run out of reasons to stock up on in-season cherry tomatoes, one of them being this eight-ingredient meal. A few splashes of starchy pasta water turn the sauce glossy and rich in an instant. Add fresh summer corn to the pot too, if you feel so inclined.
Spicy chickpeas , corn, chicken and tangy goat cheese make this dinner salad beyond memorable. My favorite part is the spicy lemon-herb sauce, which gets its flavor from parsley, mint and cilantro. The leftovers would pair seamlessly with roasted potatoes, grilled fish and bruschetta.
Fire up the coals for these expertly charred steak skewers, served with zippy chimichurri sauce for dipping. Plate them with potato salad , coleslaw , mac and cheese and your go-to summer spritz to make it a feast.
All this Instagram-worthy charred cheese needs to transform into a bonafide meal is dressed greens and crusty bread. The key is treating the halloumi as you would a piece of meat or poultry by seasoning and scoring it before it hits the grill.
No self-respecting foodie will bow out of pizza night, especially when the pie is topped with sharp fennel and flavorful Italian sausage . Did I mention you’ll only need one skillet, eight ingredients and 30 minutes to pull it off?
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