Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (May 29 – June 4)

We’re finally back in summer’s warm embrace (unofficially, at least), and there’s no better way to celebrate than by indulging in the season’s bounty. We’re talking corn, zucchini, tomatoes, peaches, berries, mangos and all the warm-weather produce you can get your hands on. Before you hit the farmers market (or grocery store), bookmark these seven dinners starring your favorite summer fruits and vegetables, from a 15-minute cold soup to a skillet pasta that deserves to be eaten alfresco.

Choose whatever store-bought flatbread or pizza crust you’d like—the mélange of veggies will give your pie a homemade feel regardless. For an even more herbaceous flavor (it’s finished with fresh basil as is), substitute pesto for the marinara.

If you have a countertop blender, immersion blender or food processor, this 15-minute cold soup is within reach—and you won’t even need to turn on the stove to prepare it. Serve with a green side salad, crusty bread for dipping and a bottle of white wine, naturally.

With the help of packaged pie crust, this buttery, elegant main takes less than an hour to make from start to finish. Use a mix of zucchini and yellow squash for an Insta-worthy, two-tone presentation.

The dressing for this refreshing salad isn’t really a dressing in the traditional sense. Strawberries are marinated in rice vinegar and honey to release their juices, then the mixture is spooned atop the greens. Add any protein you’d like—lemon-dill salmon, grilled chicken, crispy tofu—to make it more filling.

Taste this one-pan wonder and you’ll be making it every week through Labor Day. Yellow tomatoes and squash are cooked until tender, then combined with starchy pasta water and plenty of Pecorino Romano cheese to create a simple yet luscious sauce.

You may think your favorite way to prepare summer corn is grilling it and slathering it in butter…but that’s only because you haven’t tried these crispy, cheesy corn fritters. Bonus points for grilling the peaches before assembling.

Dinner is only 20 minutes away, since the shrimp sautés in a flash on the stove. (It’ll come together even quicker if you mix the mango salsa ahead of time.) Crown each taco with a dollop of fresh guacamole if you’re feeling ambitious.

_{Taryn Pire is PureWow’s associate food editor. A former bartender and barista, she’s been writing about all things delicious since 2016, developing recipes, reviewing restaurants and investigating food trends at Food52, New Jersey Family Magazine and Taste Talks. When she isn’t testing TikTok’s latest viral recipe, she’s having popcorn for dinner and posting about it on Instagram @cookingwithpire.}