Editors’ Collection

Your Summer 2026 Cooking List

New York Times Cooking editors assembled our must-makes, filled with bright produce and opportunities to be outside. Here are 24 reasons to cook this summer.

Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Recipes

Tomato Basil Chicken Breasts
Christian Reynoso
3003 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,003
30 minutes
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Sweet and Salty Frozen Grapes
Zaynab Issa
418 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
418
15 minutes, plus 6 hours’ freezing
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Easy
Tomato and Peach Salad With Whipped Goat Cheese
Alexa Weibel
2194 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,194
15 minutes
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2750 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,750
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Coconut-Dill Salmon With Green Beans and Corn
Yewande Komolafe
1505 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,505
40 minutes
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Easy
Blueberry Spoon Cake
Clare de Boer
674 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
674
1 hour 5 minutes
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Easy
Suya Spiced Grilled Chicken Thighs With Nectarines
Yewande Komolafe
132 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
132
50 minutes
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Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2177 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,177
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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Fresh Strawberry Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
3668 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,668
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Kale Caesar Pasta Salad
Dan Pelosi
1244 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,244
45 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ chilling
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Succotash With Sausage and Shrimp
Vallery Lomas
1597 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,597
50 minutes
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Esquites
Kay Chun
2521 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,521
15 minutes
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Cold Noodle Salad With Spicy Peanut Sauce
Hetty Lui McKinnon
9257 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
9,257
20 minutes
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Lemon Potato Salad With Mint
Melissa Clark
5180 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,180
45 minutes
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Ginger-Lime Cucumber Salad
Ashley Lonsdale
402 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
402
25 minutes
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Easy
Watermelon and Feta Salad
Eric Kim
1863 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,863
5 minutes
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Easy
Borani Banjan (Afghan-style Eggplant in Yogurt)
Zainab Shah
928 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
928
35 minutes
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Easy
Chilled Tofu With Gochujang Sauce
Eric Kim
761 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
761
10 minutes
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Easy
Pimento Cheese and Tomato Sandwiches
Kia Damon
186 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
186
25 minutes
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Salpicón de Pescado (Spicy Citrus-Marinated Fish)
Rick A. Martínez
645 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
645
40 minutes
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Easy
Linguine With Zucchini, Corn and Shrimp
Dan Pelosi
2120 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,120
30 minutes
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Easy
Grilled Steak With Sauce Rof
Yewande Komolafe
499 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
499
45 minutes
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Smash Burgers
J. Kenji López-Alt
550 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
550
25 minutes
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Mangonada
Daniela Galarza
1264 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,264
15 minutes, plus chilling
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