Vegetable

This easy pasta salad recipe will be the hit of your next potluck.

This chilaquiles recipe is the blueprint for one of my favorite comfort foods. It’s a great way to use up tortillas (or tortilla chips) that are past their optimal freshness.

The scent of homemade salsa roja always takes me back to my childhood. The aroma of rehydrating dried chiles mingling with fresh serrano chiles or jalapeños, tomatoes, onion, and garlic was a weekly occurrence in our household. It was always too spicy for my young palate, but I never got sick of the smell wafting through the house. Though I’ve grown into a heat-seeker as my palate has evolved, this version doesn’t have to be spicy at all. Adding a single serrano chile to the mix gives this mild .…

Poach salmon in the same thyme-and-garlic-infused water that the corn is boiled in for this refreshing, time-saving salad dinner.

In some parts of Japan, yakiton (skewered, grilled pork) is even more popular than grilled chicken.

Negima—chicken placed alternately on a skewer with green onion or scallion—is one of the most popular yakitori dishes.

Starting with dried chickpeas elevates Yotam Ottolenghi’s homemade hummus recipe, which is rich in tahini, punchy with garlic, and brightened by lemon juice.

A play on pesto grilled chicken, this recipe uses miso paste in place of Parmesan to create a savory, flavor-packed marinade.

Combine ginger, garlic, fermented chili-bean paste, and soy sauce to make a flavorful marinade for grilled half chickens.

You can think of this cucumber salad as a spin on homemade dill pickles. It gives you a bit of that flavor without much time or effort.

Every izakaya in Japan offers this iconic yakitori on its menu: simply skewered asparagus wrapped in bacon and grilled.

This lightly miso-marinated salmon is served with a bright green spinach sauce underneath.

Salting fish removes the fishy-tasting juice from the flesh.

This simple grilled or broiled preparation helps fresh shiitake mushrooms shine. Serve the grilled mushrooms garnished with grated daikon and yuzu.

This Italian pesto recipe comes together quickly thanks to a food processor. Freeze extra for homemade pesto well beyond basil season.