14 Simple Summer Supper Recipes

A square grey plate containing a bowl of cantaloup soup and a prosciutto mozzarella sandwich on a baguette.

Cantaloupe Soup with Prosciutto-Mozzarella Sandwiches1/14

For those nights when you want to simply make supper out of a cheese and cold cut plate with some fruit.

Fork with lobster salad and tomato salad, two small leaves of basil

Lobster Salad2/14

A tumult of sensations, this cool, creamy, simple salad juxtaposes tastes and textures to fancy schmancy effect.

A sliced steak chimichurri with a gravy boat filled with chimichurri on the side.

Steak Chimichurri3/14

Chimichurri-induced happiness can be yours with this foolproof, fuss-free, Argentine-approved answer to what's for dinner.

Half of a whole salmon on a cedar plank over glowing coals.

Cedar Plank–Grilled Salmon4/14

Imagine, if you can, a technique that imbues salmon with a touch of smoke and ensures your pricey catch doesn't stick to the grate. You're welcome.

Three striped juice pops stacked on top of each other.

Striped Juice Pops5/14

Magnificently sweet, outrageously vibrant, unconscionably healthful, and altogether lovely. That's what we think of these juice pops. Dare you to guess the ingredients.

Pomelo Salad6/14

The sweetly sour exuberance of this salad gives us a shivery chill that we crave nonstop—even in the dead of winter.

Skewers of thinly sliced Thai-style grilled pork skewers on a metal tray in a street food vendor's cart

Thai-Style Grilled Pork Skewers ~ Moo Yang7/14

We can certainly understand why street food catapulted into trendiness. Assuming, that is, it all tastes as soulful as these skewers that are hawked on seemingly every street in Thailand.

Vegetable tempura of zucchini, beets, carrots, squash on a paper towel on a plate

Seasonal Vegetable Tempura8/14

We could stare at this staggeringly stunning tempura all day—and eat it all night. Talk about a nifty tactic to get us to eat our veggies.

A white bowl filled with warm chicken with green beans and chard, topped with edible flowers.

Warm Chicken with Green Beans and Chard9/14

Summer veggies are cooked ever so gently and then tossed with a gentle lemon vinaigrette and topped with grilled chicken. Summer at its simplest.

Bowl of rigatoni with artichokes, garlic, and olives, with lemon zest on a textured table

Rigatoni with Artichokes, Garlic, and Olives10/14

This weeknight friendly, company worthy, simple but not terribly subtle pasta concoction has us swooning.

Three lamb burgers with arugula and feta on a wooden surface with two jars of beer beside them.

Lamb Burger with Arugula, Feta, and Cucumbers11/14

For something so unexpectedly unconventional, this melding of burger, lamb, feta, arugula, cucumber, and lemon tastes remarkably intuitive.

A person assembling a slow cooker barbacoa taco with a pot of shredded barbacoa meat, a small dish of onions, a bottle of hot sauce, and some cilantro around the taco plate.

Slow Cooker Barbacoa Tacos12/14

With barely any effort, you can turn out terrific taco-ready barbacoa—that's uber tender shredded meat infused with a hint of heat.

White plate of tomato and green bean salad with feta, red onion, parsley, and mint

Tomato and Green Bean Salad13/14

You don't have to be Greek for this amalgam of tomatoes, green beans, red onion, and feta to taste like home.

A wooden bowl filled with Catalan bread salad and a frothy beer on the side.

Catalan Bread Salad ~ Escalivada14/14

We wish someone had told us a heck of a lot sooner about this uncommon bread salad, which embellishes the usual ingredient suspects with figs and walnuts.