Dinner ideas
5 summer dinners for green beans
Use green beans as the vegetable that carries dinner: blister them with tomatoes, fold them through noodles, pair them with eggs or build a warm white-bean skillet.
Dinner on a Tuesday
On the table in under an hour, from things you already have.
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Weeknight dinners
Okra and tomato masala with tahini dressing
Lemon tahini softens the spice and adds richness to the tomato masala without turning the okra into a heavy stew.
Weeknight dinners
Coconut chickpea curry with greens for the freezer
Cook the coconut chickpea base now, freeze it in portions, and add fresh greens and lime after reheating so the curry still tastes alive.
Weeknight dinners
Crispy tofu with cucumber for a one-pan dinner
Cook the rice first, push it aside, then crisp the tofu in the same pan so the grains pick up the soy glaze.
Weeknight dinners
Kimchi fried rice with peas with warm flatbread
Warm flatbread gives the crisp-edged rice somewhere to go and makes a small pan feel generous at the table.
Weeknight dinners
Roasted squash with lentils with yogurt
Cool lemony yogurt makes the roasted squash taste sweeter and the earthy lentils taste lighter, with toasted cumin tying the plate together.
Weeknight dinners
Gochujang chicken with cabbage with chilli oil
The gochujang cooks into the chicken while chilli oil is saved for the table, so the heat stays fragrant instead of harsh.
Weeknight dinners
Harissa aubergine with chickpeas with toasted seeds
Toast pumpkin and sesame seeds separately while the tray cooks, then add them at the last second so they stay audible.
Weeknight dinners
Tomato butter beans with toast with tahini swirl
A loose lemon tahini swirl rounds out the tomato sauce and turns crisp toast into something worth dragging through the bowl.
Weeknight dinners
Coconut chickpea curry with greens with pickled onions
Make the onions first so they turn pink and sharp while the coconut chickpea curry simmers underneath them.
Weeknight dinners
Crispy tofu with cucumber for the freezer
Freeze the cooked tofu and rice without cucumber, then reheat in a skillet and finish with fresh cucumber and vinegar.
Weeknight dinners
Okra and tomato masala with lemon and herbs
Dry-fried okra keeps its shape in a spiced tomato masala, then lemon and coriander lift the whole pan.