When you have ripe, perfect tomatoes that you want to enjoy without much fuss, this is the pasta to make. (If your tomatoes are tasteless, your pasta will be too, so don’t try this with the off-season grocery store variety.) It’s inspired by pan con tomate, in which grated tomato and its juices are spooned …

Sheet-Pan Roasted Fish With Sweet Peppers Recipe
Made this with flounder fillets, skin-on, skin side down on the pan.That took eight minutes, and the skin just seemed to disappear, which was good, because it seemed so tough before i cooked it. I, too, added capers instead of olives as I just can’t bear the taste of olives. It was lovely. I wasn’t …

Pan-Seared Fish With Citrus Pesto Recipe
Genovese pesto isn’t the only pesto around: There are many regional variations, including a vibrant and light Sicilian version that stars citrus. This naturally vegan version doesn’t need cheese: The citrus provides acidity, and the umami comes from the capers and toasted nuts. Pistachios and almonds grow abundantly in Sicily, but walnuts or pine nuts …

Baked Fish With Mushrooms and Ginger Recipe
I turned this into a one-pan meal. First, I cooked the mushrooms in oil. Added some garlic and the ginger. Then, added 1.5 cups of jasmine rice and 3 cups of chicken stock and the soy sauce. I put some bok choy on top, covered and simmered for 10 minutes. Then, I added the fish …

Spicy Tomato-Coconut Bisque With Shrimp and Mushrooms Recipe
Pour the remaining 1 tablespoon oil into the pot and heat over medium. Sauté the shallots until softened and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomato paste, cook until it darkens and begins to stick to the bottom of the pot, about 2 minutes. Stir in the puréed tomato mixture, coconut milk, chile and …

Baked Tamarind Fish Recipe
This 25-minute recipe for spicy, tangy, flaky fish relies on a bed of aromatic ingredients — ginger, garlic, onion, sesame oil — and a saucy blanket of tamarind. The easy sauce comes together quickly because the key ingredient, common in South Asian, Southeast Asian and Mexican cooking, is zingy tamarind concentrate. In addition, sweetness from …

Roasted Cod With Burst Tomatoes and Olives Recipe
In this effortless one-skillet meal, cod fillets are simply pan-roasted — basted in butter on the stovetop — then gently finished in a moderate oven to guarantee even cooking and tender, flaky fish. While the cod rests, the flavorful pan juices quickly turn into a bright, lemony sauce with sweet cherry tomatoes, briny olives, tangy …

Spicy Carrot-Ginger Soup Recipe
I’ve made this soup twice now – once almost directly as written, and once with a few modifications. I prefer the slightly modified version but both turned out great. The recipe as written is light and simple, but the very faint bite from the garlic, ginger and jalapeño makes for a distantly complex flavor profile. …

Roasted Halibut With Cumin, Lemon and Bay Recipe
For a main course, this easy fish dish features flavors enjoyed in many Middle Eastern dishes and meant to be together — cumin, lemon and bay, so fragrant and satisfying. Use any firm-fleshed white fish fillets, such as halibut, snapper or rockfish. (Using small whole fish like branzino is another possibility.) The fish can be …

Greek Chicken With Cucumber-Feta Salad Recipe
This meal has the flavors of a Greek combination plate with chicken souvlaki, Greek salad and tzatziki, but it is streamlined for the home cook. Boneless chicken thighs are coated with herby, garlicky yogurt, then seared until tender inside and crusty and browned outside. Extra yogurt dresses cucumbers and tomatoes that have had a chance …