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You might be tempted to eat an entire cucumber for dinner during a heat wave. Instead, consider one of these satisfying no-cook recipes that are packed with cooling herbs, crunchy veggies, and oven-saving shortcuts like rotisserie chicken and canned tuna. End your meal with a no-bake dessert, and save your favorites to MyRecipes so you can make them throughout the summer.
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Chopped Salad with Peanut Honey Dressing
Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
F&W associate food editor Andee Gosnell gussies up shredded rotisserie chicken and cabbage with plenty of herbs and an umami-packed peanut butter dressing.
Ceviche
Julia Hartbeck
Legendary chef Rick Bayless “cooks” fresh, mild fish in a citrusy marinade for this classic ceviche, rounded out with tomatoes, onion, green chiles, olives, cilantro and avocado.
Gazpacho
Topped with a vibrant salsa fresca, this chilled blender soup from Mary-Frances Heck is bursting with sweet, fruity flavor from beefsteak tomatoes and bell peppers.
Lao Laab Gai
Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
You don’t need to turn on your oven to make this vibrant, spicy Thai chicken salad from chef Thip Athakhanh, thanks to precooked chicken.
Marinated Feta Turkey Sandwich
Victor Protasio / FOOD STYLING by MARGARET MONROE DICKEY / PROP STYLING by PRISCILLA MONTIEL
F&W culinary director-at-large Justin Chapple adds excitement to a plain turkey sandwich with slabs of feta cheese that are marinated in extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, and spices.
White Bean and Tuna Salad with Shaved Squash
Victor Protasio / FOOD STYLING by MARGARET MONROE DICKEY / PROP STYLING by PRISCILLA MONTIEL
Creamy cannellini beans, large flakes of tuna, and ribbons of zucchini and summer squash absorb the flavors of a lemon-and-thyme marinade in this Justin Chapple creation.
Cold Cucumber Soup with Yogurt and Dill
Cara Cormack
All you need is a blender for this tangy, velvety cucumber soup from Andrew Zimmern, which gets a three-herb punch from dill, tarragon and parsley.
Watermelon Cucumber Salad
Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
A semi-aged goat cheese and toasted sunflower seeds add umami and crunch to every bite of this cooling watermelon cucumber salad from 2022 F&W Best New Chef Damarr Brown.
Emeril’s Muffuletta
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
For a hearty no-cook dinner, look to the meat case. This iconic New Orleans sandwich from Emeril Lagasse is stacked with three cold cuts, fresh mozzarella, Provolone, and a briny olive salad.
Potato Chip Chopped Caesar Salad
Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Renu Dhar / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle
Sour-cream-and-onion chips replace the usual croutons for this irresistible mashup of two beloved salads from F&W recipe developer Renu Dhar.
Italian Tuna Salad
Frederick Hardy II / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Christina Brockman
Chandra Ram upgrades a jar of oil-packed tuna with sun-dried tomatoes, Castelvetrano olives, and a lemony honey mustard dressing.
Tomato Sandwichwith Basil-Garlic Aïoli
Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Prop Styling by Christina Daley / Food Styling by Sally McKay
Peak-season tomatoes don’t require much to shine, but pillowy bread slices and a three-ingredient mayonnaise turn them into a special summer dinner.
Sugar Snap Pea Salad
Greg DuPree / Prop Styling by Christine Keely / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer
This lovely dinner salad from chef Ivan Conill comes together quickly with sweet sugar snap peas, rotisserie chicken, whole-milk ricotta, toasted almonds, and a zippy vinaigrette.
Mixed Fruit Pico
Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
This refreshing salsa from Ann Taylor Pittman combines sweet and savory elements like tomatoes, onions, and tropical fruit. Spiced with chile-lime seasoning, it’s an ideal companion to sturdy cassava or plantain chips.
Aperol Spritz Popsicles
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
They might not qualify as dinner, but these boozy popsicles from F&W special projects editor Lucy Simon are the ultimate sweet treat for sweltering evenings.
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