Vegetable-Focused Mains and Sides
What’s for dinner? Tomatoes, zucchini, corn and other summer favorites add fresh flavor to such dishes as turkey zucchini meatballs or fish with tomato-pepper sauce. (Plenty of vegetarian ideas, too!)
Caramelize shallots and wrap them in dough
Galette a sweet-savory dish for lunch or a side
Too many cukes? Try baking them in cheese sauce
Creamy cucumber casserole is a surprising side dish
Tomato tart a delicious option for brunch
Goat cheese and mustard are supporting players in this summer star
Easy fig ‘pizza’ is fun food on the Fourth
Fig, feta and prosciutto pita pizza can be grilled or baked
Grate some tomatoes into a great side dish
Healthy grains are the base for flexible pilaf recipe
Roast grapes with herbs for savory or sweet uses
High heat gives grapes a delicious depth of flavor
Any bell peppers will do in this dish
Pepper steak with a California twist — cherry tomatoes
Flavorful sauce looks, tastes like a fiesta
Pescado Veracruz packed with tomatoes and peppers
Roast those last tomatoes for an easy, delicious galette
Savor the taste of late-summer produce
Teeny tomatoes star in a savory clafoutis
Classic French dish gets a veggie makeover
Late summer corn stars in savory-sweet dish
Easy corn cakes delicious any time of day
For a tomato side dish, borrow an idea from summer fruit
Try a savory crisp with yellow tomatoes
Squash isn’t setting? Eat the flowers
Stuffed squash blossoms with mushrooms and blue cheese
Raw veggies for dinner? In summer, it works
Tender corn and fresh tomatoes star in a no-sweat dish
Meatball makeover: Turkey and zucchini and herbs
Shredded squash adds texture, moistness
Cool casserole during hot weather
Zippy Zappy Zucchini can be made in microwave
Flexible side dish stars zucchini and corn
Stir fry is a variation on succotash
Zucchini mac makes most of giant squash
‘Zucchini butter’ holds together this baked macaroni