Although I am, in all honesty, the keenest of home cooks, I appreciate something I can rustle up in a hurry in the holidays.
I’m afraid to say, though, I’ve exhausted my usual cold summer repertoire. No more niçoise or caprese salad, or prosciutto with melon until next year. The following dishes are light on industry, but weighty on flavour. There is an easy-to-accomplish fish lunch, appropriate for the hottest of days. Much can be prepared the evening before the sun has set, then quickly brought together the next day.