Summer is all about quick, easy favorites that take full advantage of peak seasonal produce. Whether it's steak, chicken, or fish off the grill, spicy cold noodles mingling with crisp veggies, or gloriously simple icebox cakes, we've got recipes guaranteed to help you chill out and keep enjoying the warm.
Aside from my little micro-climate pocket of perpetually foggy San Francisco, August is blazing sunshine, sweaty days, and warm nights everywhere. This calls for quick, simple meals that allow you time to just chill out, preferably in the shade with an icy cold drink in hand.
This wonderfully pan-charred skirt steak is ideal for those not blessed with an outdoor space to grill. The combination of charred sweet summer corn and peaches at their peak tempers some of the heat from the jalapeño and cayenne pepper. While I do love a fried fish taco, there's just something more relaxed and rustic about grilled whole fish tacos. For one thing, keeping it whole yields a juicier fish and greatly reduces the risk of it sticking on the grill, with the skin and bones acting as heat buffers. Seasoning the fish inside and out and stuffing it with aromatics also infuses it with lots of flavor. All you have to do is lay out the fixings and let everyone break off chunks of the fork-tender meat themselves.
Kimbap is having its moment—popping up everywhere from fast casual Asian restaurants to Costco and Trader Joe's. They're the perfect light snack—or in my case, light summertime supper—that's extremely versatile. You can roll up a variety of chilled ingredients such as cucumber, crab sticks, shrimp, peppers, julienned carrots, and pickled radish.
Here, fresh cherries, both pureed and left whole, add pops of sweetness that perfectly balance the earthiness of fresh beets. The gorgeously vibrant chilled soup also has a bit a richness and tang from sour cream that's carefully tempered into the hot soup base to prevent curdling.This refreshing take on the chilled Spanish classic combines summer garden staples—watermelon and tomato, both at their peak of flavor.
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