sriracha honey mayo Credit: Chris Simpson
sriracha honey mayo Credit: Chris Simpson
sriracha honey mayo Credit: Chris Simpson
sriracha honey mayo
Credit: Chris Simpson
A smart condiment in your refrigerator is a potential powerhouse. With the right applications, one little container of aioli or dressing can enliven everything you eat over several days—sometimes, even longer. And there’s a strong argument for skipping the store and making fresh condiments from scratch: the taste of summer is much more vivid when you’ve whipped up a quick flavor-enhancer at home.
You can use these 12 recipes sparingly, as just a bit of zing in the salad or a brushed-on, zippy tang on grilled vegetables, or you can slather them on as a marinade or heavy dressing. In the case of most summer dishes, you’ll want to let the base ingredients shine through with their sunny flavors, but sometimes, a thick, creamy aioli—and lots of it—is just what a sandwich or side dish calls for.
That’s the versatility of these easy condiments—that you decide how you’re going to use them. Either way, the combination of sweet produce, grilled meat, and herby sauces is completely irresistible on the summer table.
five-ingredient barbecue sauce Credit: Con Poulos Five-Ingredient Barbecue Sauce View Recipe Save the 15 minutes you would need to pop to the grocery store, and make this superior tangy five-ingredient barbecue sauce instead. It draws its smokiness from smoked paprika, which means it complements chicken thighs, burgers, and ribs alike. vegan green goddess dressing Credit: Justin Walker Vegan Green Goddess Dip View Recipe This dip helps us use up leftover crisper herbs. Using up your super-ripe counter avocado for maximum creaminess, it's made for crudités, dipping, or salad dressing, but also handy as a marinade for grilled chicken or shrimp. mustard herb dressing Credit: Bryan Gardner Mustard and Herb Vinaigrette View Recipe Simplicity rules when it comes to vinaigrette, and that's true for this salad dresser, sandwich drizzle, or spritz for grilled vegetables or new potatoes. Harvest or buy the freshest fines herbes you can find for making this recipe. three variations of flavored butters for corn Credit: Kate Sears Flavored Butters for Grilling View Recipe The way a lemon-y butter soaks into a softshell crab is undeniable, but adding it to accompanying radishes, zucchini, artichokes, asparagus, or butter beans makes it a meal. For a sweeter, more piquant flavored taste, try our chipotle-honey butter with grilled corn or our buffalo-blue cheese butter with grilled chicken. yogurt with cucumber and mint Credit: Martyna Szczesna Yogurt with Cucumber and Mint View Recipe An herby, vivacious yogurt dressing is ideal for marinating poultry and lamb, with the bonus of being a very snackable dip for slices of garden cucumber and carrots. hot red-pepper relish Credit: Lennart Weibull Hot Red-Pepper Relish View Recipe Don't underestimate this chunky, spicy delight, which comes together quickly and plays nicely with almost any summer dish, from burgers to deviled eggs. tonnato mayonnaise Credit: Justin Walker Tonnato Mayonnaise View Recipe Capers, mayo, and lemon make magic with tuna and anchovies, for a rich, umami-packed slather on hearty roasted veggie sandwiches and excellent binder to summer pasta salads. caesar salad dressing Credit: Romulo Yanes Caesar Salad Dressing View Recipe We're here to hail this underrated dressing that can be used for a lot more than salads. If you're only putting it on romaine, you're missing out. Chicken, cauliflower, potato salad, tuna salad, coleslaw, and quick pickles are all good ways to use this rich, salty, lemony brine. miso aioli Credit: Ryan Liebe Miso Aioli View Recipe We like to blend the creamy sweetness of miso with mayo, shallot, and lemon for a fried fish complement that hits the spot. This also aioli also works with grilled fish, and to dip or marinate almost any kind of spicy kebab or skewer. sriracha honey mayo Credit: Chris Simpson Sriracha-Honey Mayonnaise View Recipe Summer is for hot dogs and fried chicken, grilled peaches and grilled pineapple … all of which, in our opinion, can be dipped or topped with this zesty, honeyed mayo. leftover herb pesto Leftover-Herb Pesto View Recipe Who's not about a good zero-waste recipe these days? Swap in any nuts and any greens to make this substitute for a traditional basil pesto—then, apply this enchantingly herbal sauce to almost anything, from meat to veggies to grain salads. sweet corn relish Credit: Dana Gallagher Sweet Corn Relish View Recipe Don't think of it as a condiment? That's where relish surprises you, its sweet and spicy kick is a Southern tradition. Don't be shy in heaping this topping on burgers, nachos, and in cold pasta salads.
five-ingredient barbecue sauce Credit: Con Poulos Five-Ingredient Barbecue Sauce View Recipe Save the 15 minutes you would need to pop to the grocery store, and make this superior tangy five-ingredient barbecue sauce instead. It draws its smokiness from smoked paprika, which means it complements chicken thighs, burgers, and ribs alike.
vegan green goddess dressing Credit: Justin Walker Vegan Green Goddess Dip View Recipe This dip helps us use up leftover crisper herbs. Using up your super-ripe counter avocado for maximum creaminess, it's made for crudités, dipping, or salad dressing, but also handy as a marinade for grilled chicken or shrimp.
mustard herb dressing Credit: Bryan Gardner Mustard and Herb Vinaigrette View Recipe Simplicity rules when it comes to vinaigrette, and that's true for this salad dresser, sandwich drizzle, or spritz for grilled vegetables or new potatoes. Harvest or buy the freshest fines herbes you can find for making this recipe.
three variations of flavored butters for corn Credit: Kate Sears Flavored Butters for Grilling View Recipe The way a lemon-y butter soaks into a softshell crab is undeniable, but adding it to accompanying radishes, zucchini, artichokes, asparagus, or butter beans makes it a meal. For a sweeter, more piquant flavored taste, try our chipotle-honey butter with grilled corn or our buffalo-blue cheese butter with grilled chicken.
yogurt with cucumber and mint Credit: Martyna Szczesna Yogurt with Cucumber and Mint View Recipe An herby, vivacious yogurt dressing is ideal for marinating poultry and lamb, with the bonus of being a very snackable dip for slices of garden cucumber and carrots.
hot red-pepper relish Credit: Lennart Weibull Hot Red-Pepper Relish View Recipe Don't underestimate this chunky, spicy delight, which comes together quickly and plays nicely with almost any summer dish, from burgers to deviled eggs.
tonnato mayonnaise Credit: Justin Walker Tonnato Mayonnaise View Recipe Capers, mayo, and lemon make magic with tuna and anchovies, for a rich, umami-packed slather on hearty roasted veggie sandwiches and excellent binder to summer pasta salads.
caesar salad dressing Credit: Romulo Yanes Caesar Salad Dressing View Recipe We're here to hail this underrated dressing that can be used for a lot more than salads. If you're only putting it on romaine, you're missing out. Chicken, cauliflower, potato salad, tuna salad, coleslaw, and quick pickles are all good ways to use this rich, salty, lemony brine.
miso aioli Credit: Ryan Liebe Miso Aioli View Recipe We like to blend the creamy sweetness of miso with mayo, shallot, and lemon for a fried fish complement that hits the spot. This also aioli also works with grilled fish, and to dip or marinate almost any kind of spicy kebab or skewer.
sriracha honey mayo Credit: Chris Simpson Sriracha-Honey Mayonnaise View Recipe Summer is for hot dogs and fried chicken, grilled peaches and grilled pineapple … all of which, in our opinion, can be dipped or topped with this zesty, honeyed mayo.
leftover herb pesto Leftover-Herb Pesto View Recipe Who's not about a good zero-waste recipe these days? Swap in any nuts and any greens to make this substitute for a traditional basil pesto—then, apply this enchantingly herbal sauce to almost anything, from meat to veggies to grain salads.
sweet corn relish Credit: Dana Gallagher Sweet Corn Relish View Recipe Don't think of it as a condiment? That's where relish surprises you, its sweet and spicy kick is a Southern tradition. Don't be shy in heaping this topping on burgers, nachos, and in cold pasta salads.
five-ingredient barbecue sauce Credit: Con Poulos Five-Ingredient Barbecue Sauce View Recipe Save the 15 minutes you would need to pop to the grocery store, and make this superior tangy five-ingredient barbecue sauce instead. It draws its smokiness from smoked paprika, which means it complements chicken thighs, burgers, and ribs alike.
five-ingredient barbecue sauce Credit: Con Poulos
Five-Ingredient Barbecue Sauce
Save the 15 minutes you would need to pop to the grocery store, and make this superior tangy five-ingredient barbecue sauce instead. It draws its smokiness from smoked paprika, which means it complements chicken thighs, burgers, and ribs alike.
five-ingredient barbecue sauce Credit: Con Poulos
five-ingredient barbecue sauce
Credit: Con Poulos
five-ingredient barbecue sauce
Five-Ingredient Barbecue Sauce
Save the 15 minutes you would need to pop to the grocery store, and make this superior tangy five-ingredient barbecue sauce instead. It draws its smokiness from smoked paprika, which means it complements chicken thighs, burgers, and ribs alike.
vegan green goddess dressing Credit: Justin Walker Vegan Green Goddess Dip View Recipe This dip helps us use up leftover crisper herbs. Using up your super-ripe counter avocado for maximum creaminess, it's made for crudités, dipping, or salad dressing, but also handy as a marinade for grilled chicken or shrimp.
vegan green goddess dressing Credit: Justin Walker
Vegan Green Goddess Dip
This dip helps us use up leftover crisper herbs. Using up your super-ripe counter avocado for maximum creaminess, it’s made for crudités, dipping, or salad dressing, but also handy as a marinade for grilled chicken or shrimp.
vegan green goddess dressing Credit: Justin Walker
vegan green goddess dressing
Credit: Justin Walker
vegan green goddess dressing
Vegan Green Goddess Dip
This dip helps us use up leftover crisper herbs. Using up your super-ripe counter avocado for maximum creaminess, it’s made for crudités, dipping, or salad dressing, but also handy as a marinade for grilled chicken or shrimp.
mustard herb dressing Credit: Bryan Gardner Mustard and Herb Vinaigrette View Recipe Simplicity rules when it comes to vinaigrette, and that's true for this salad dresser, sandwich drizzle, or spritz for grilled vegetables or new potatoes. Harvest or buy the freshest fines herbes you can find for making this recipe.
mustard herb dressing Credit: Bryan Gardner
Mustard and Herb Vinaigrette
Simplicity rules when it comes to vinaigrette, and that’s true for this salad dresser, sandwich drizzle, or spritz for grilled vegetables or new potatoes. Harvest or buy the freshest fines herbes you can find for making this recipe.
mustard herb dressing Credit: Bryan Gardner
mustard herb dressing
Credit: Bryan Gardner
mustard herb dressing
Mustard and Herb Vinaigrette
Simplicity rules when it comes to vinaigrette, and that’s true for this salad dresser, sandwich drizzle, or spritz for grilled vegetables or new potatoes. Harvest or buy the freshest fines herbes you can find for making this recipe.
three variations of flavored butters for corn Credit: Kate Sears Flavored Butters for Grilling View Recipe The way a lemon-y butter soaks into a softshell crab is undeniable, but adding it to accompanying radishes, zucchini, artichokes, asparagus, or butter beans makes it a meal. For a sweeter, more piquant flavored taste, try our chipotle-honey butter with grilled corn or our buffalo-blue cheese butter with grilled chicken.
three variations of flavored butters for corn Credit: Kate Sears
Flavored Butters for Grilling
The way a lemon-y butter soaks into a softshell crab is undeniable, but adding it to accompanying radishes, zucchini, artichokes, asparagus, or butter beans makes it a meal. For a sweeter, more piquant flavored taste, try our chipotle-honey butter with grilled corn or our buffalo-blue cheese butter with grilled chicken.
three variations of flavored butters for corn Credit: Kate Sears
three variations of flavored butters for corn
Credit: Kate Sears
three variations of flavored butters for corn
Flavored Butters for Grilling
The way a lemon-y butter soaks into a softshell crab is undeniable, but adding it to accompanying radishes, zucchini, artichokes, asparagus, or butter beans makes it a meal. For a sweeter, more piquant flavored taste, try our chipotle-honey butter with grilled corn or our buffalo-blue cheese butter with grilled chicken.
yogurt with cucumber and mint Credit: Martyna Szczesna Yogurt with Cucumber and Mint View Recipe An herby, vivacious yogurt dressing is ideal for marinating poultry and lamb, with the bonus of being a very snackable dip for slices of garden cucumber and carrots.
yogurt with cucumber and mint Credit: Martyna Szczesna
Yogurt with Cucumber and Mint
An herby, vivacious yogurt dressing is ideal for marinating poultry and lamb, with the bonus of being a very snackable dip for slices of garden cucumber and carrots.
yogurt with cucumber and mint Credit: Martyna Szczesna
yogurt with cucumber and mint
Credit: Martyna Szczesna
yogurt with cucumber and mint
Yogurt with Cucumber and Mint
An herby, vivacious yogurt dressing is ideal for marinating poultry and lamb, with the bonus of being a very snackable dip for slices of garden cucumber and carrots.
hot red-pepper relish Credit: Lennart Weibull Hot Red-Pepper Relish View Recipe Don't underestimate this chunky, spicy delight, which comes together quickly and plays nicely with almost any summer dish, from burgers to deviled eggs.
hot red-pepper relish Credit: Lennart Weibull
Hot Red-Pepper Relish
Don’t underestimate this chunky, spicy delight, which comes together quickly and plays nicely with almost any summer dish, from burgers to deviled eggs.
hot red-pepper relish Credit: Lennart Weibull
hot red-pepper relish
Credit: Lennart Weibull
hot red-pepper relish
Hot Red-Pepper Relish
Don’t underestimate this chunky, spicy delight, which comes together quickly and plays nicely with almost any summer dish, from burgers to deviled eggs.
tonnato mayonnaise Credit: Justin Walker Tonnato Mayonnaise View Recipe Capers, mayo, and lemon make magic with tuna and anchovies, for a rich, umami-packed slather on hearty roasted veggie sandwiches and excellent binder to summer pasta salads.
tonnato mayonnaise Credit: Justin Walker
Tonnato Mayonnaise
Capers, mayo, and lemon make magic with tuna and anchovies, for a rich, umami-packed slather on hearty roasted veggie sandwiches and excellent binder to summer pasta salads.
tonnato mayonnaise Credit: Justin Walker
tonnato mayonnaise
tonnato mayonnaise
Tonnato Mayonnaise
Capers, mayo, and lemon make magic with tuna and anchovies, for a rich, umami-packed slather on hearty roasted veggie sandwiches and excellent binder to summer pasta salads.
caesar salad dressing Credit: Romulo Yanes Caesar Salad Dressing View Recipe We're here to hail this underrated dressing that can be used for a lot more than salads. If you're only putting it on romaine, you're missing out. Chicken, cauliflower, potato salad, tuna salad, coleslaw, and quick pickles are all good ways to use this rich, salty, lemony brine.
caesar salad dressing Credit: Romulo Yanes
Caesar Salad Dressing
We’re here to hail this underrated dressing that can be used for a lot more than salads. If you’re only putting it on romaine, you’re missing out. Chicken, cauliflower, potato salad, tuna salad, coleslaw, and quick pickles are all good ways to use this rich, salty, lemony brine.
caesar salad dressing Credit: Romulo Yanes
caesar salad dressing
Credit: Romulo Yanes
caesar salad dressing
Caesar Salad Dressing
We’re here to hail this underrated dressing that can be used for a lot more than salads. If you’re only putting it on romaine, you’re missing out. Chicken, cauliflower, potato salad, tuna salad, coleslaw, and quick pickles are all good ways to use this rich, salty, lemony brine.
miso aioli Credit: Ryan Liebe Miso Aioli View Recipe We like to blend the creamy sweetness of miso with mayo, shallot, and lemon for a fried fish complement that hits the spot. This also aioli also works with grilled fish, and to dip or marinate almost any kind of spicy kebab or skewer.
miso aioli Credit: Ryan Liebe
Miso Aioli
We like to blend the creamy sweetness of miso with mayo, shallot, and lemon for a fried fish complement that hits the spot. This also aioli also works with grilled fish, and to dip or marinate almost any kind of spicy kebab or skewer.
miso aioli Credit: Ryan Liebe
miso aioli
Credit: Ryan Liebe
miso aioli
Miso Aioli
We like to blend the creamy sweetness of miso with mayo, shallot, and lemon for a fried fish complement that hits the spot. This also aioli also works with grilled fish, and to dip or marinate almost any kind of spicy kebab or skewer.
sriracha honey mayo Credit: Chris Simpson Sriracha-Honey Mayonnaise View Recipe Summer is for hot dogs and fried chicken, grilled peaches and grilled pineapple … all of which, in our opinion, can be dipped or topped with this zesty, honeyed mayo.
sriracha honey mayo Credit: Chris Simpson
Sriracha-Honey Mayonnaise
Summer is for hot dogs and fried chicken, grilled peaches and grilled pineapple … all of which, in our opinion, can be dipped or topped with this zesty, honeyed mayo.
sriracha honey mayo Credit: Chris Simpson
sriracha honey mayo
Credit: Chris Simpson
Sriracha-Honey Mayonnaise
Summer is for hot dogs and fried chicken, grilled peaches and grilled pineapple … all of which, in our opinion, can be dipped or topped with this zesty, honeyed mayo.
leftover herb pesto Leftover-Herb Pesto View Recipe Who's not about a good zero-waste recipe these days? Swap in any nuts and any greens to make this substitute for a traditional basil pesto—then, apply this enchantingly herbal sauce to almost anything, from meat to veggies to grain salads.
leftover herb pesto
Leftover-Herb Pesto
Who’s not about a good zero-waste recipe these days? Swap in any nuts and any greens to make this substitute for a traditional basil pesto—then, apply this enchantingly herbal sauce to almost anything, from meat to veggies to grain salads.
leftover herb pesto
leftover herb pesto
leftover herb pesto
Leftover-Herb Pesto
Who’s not about a good zero-waste recipe these days? Swap in any nuts and any greens to make this substitute for a traditional basil pesto—then, apply this enchantingly herbal sauce to almost anything, from meat to veggies to grain salads.
sweet corn relish Credit: Dana Gallagher Sweet Corn Relish View Recipe Don't think of it as a condiment? That's where relish surprises you, its sweet and spicy kick is a Southern tradition. Don't be shy in heaping this topping on burgers, nachos, and in cold pasta salads.
sweet corn relish Credit: Dana Gallagher
Sweet Corn Relish
Don’t think of it as a condiment? That’s where relish surprises you, its sweet and spicy kick is a Southern tradition. Don’t be shy in heaping this topping on burgers, nachos, and in cold pasta salads.
sweet corn relish Credit: Dana Gallagher
sweet corn relish
Credit: Dana Gallagher
sweet corn relish
Sweet Corn Relish
Don’t think of it as a condiment? That’s where relish surprises you, its sweet and spicy kick is a Southern tradition. Don’t be shy in heaping this topping on burgers, nachos, and in cold pasta salads.
