Gluten Free

When you leave lemon peels behind on the cutting board, you're (literally) throwing away free flavor. The peel adds a mild bitterness that we love, plus a bit of texture that instantly makes a salad dressing interesting. This whole-lemon vinaigrette can take on much more than Bibb lettuce: It's substantial enough to go head to head with blistered string or flat beans, smoky grilled meats—you name it.

The musky-sweet flavor of melon also takes well to red pepper flakes and cracked black pepper.

If you've got both a camp stove and a grill, you're golden: Prep the salsa over the live fire, and make perfect eggs on the propane stove.

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

This marinade packs sweet citrus flavor and extra spice into pork chops both before, and after, they hit the grill.

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

Heating the sugar before beating it into the egg whites creates an extra-glossy, stable meringue.

Refreshing and a little bit inebriating; if you've got kids running around, pick up a box of Rocket Pops so there's no confusion!

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

These frozen treats are also super cute made with orange rinds, and work with any flavor sorbet or sherbet you fancy.

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.

This bright, parsley-and-mint–packed sauce is the perfect accompaniment to grilled lamb chops.

Grilled fennel, tomatoes, and scallions, plus cumin-rubbed grilled steak, turn this quinoa salad into a one-dish dinner you'll want to keep serving all summer long.

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.