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If you can't find currants (check the farmers' market first), use any other berry or a mix.

Double the chile oil, keep it chilled, and drizzle it over flatbreads, pastas, and all of your grilled meats and vegetables all summer long.

If this were our party, we'd get all the grilling out of the way early in the day and toss this Mediterranean fantasy of a salad together in our caftans.

The usual slaw suspects get a modern upgrade thanks to a salty-cheesy walnut pesto.

Nectarines, all types of plums, or apricots are easy swaps for the peaches.

Don't like it hot? Remove the seeds to tone it down, or make this addictive condiment with sweet peppers alone.

No one will know this umami-packed creamy dressing is made with tofu; they'll just think it's delicious.

Poaching the shrimp with their shells on locks in their flavor.

You wouldn't blanch tender herbs such as basil, but doing so here softens the collards and kale.

Skillet smoking is a chef's trick that's easy to do at home.

Serve this ultra-creamy tahini sauce with grilled meats or roasted vegetables, or use it as a base for a silky avocado dip or an herby salad dressing.

Toss the first juicy, sweet cherries of the season into this salad, along with rotisserie chicken and a vibrant creamy horseradish dressing.

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.

Inspired by chile salt-sprinkled mangos, this salad is so deftly seasoned, you won't even notice there's not a drop of oil in the whole dish.

Feel free to adapt this fruit salad as the seasons change; aim for a mix of juicy fruit (like melon), stone fruit, and berries.

A texture riot of a salad; it gets crunch and creaminess from toasted pecans and almond butter(!).

When not using this pesto to dress this very green salad, you could schmear it on just about any sandwich, or stir it into scrambled eggs.

Egg salad and potato salad: Unite! We like how the still-soft yolks dress the salad, but you can cook the eggs a minute or two longer if you like them more set.