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What to Cook the Week of June 1 - 7: 10 Dinner Ideas from a Chef
Every Sunday I write one week of dinners: five Classic and five Plant-Based, chosen around what is actually good at the market that week. This is the plan for June 1 - 7, 2026. Take the ideas, cook the ones you want, or let SEASON hand you the whole week with the shopping list already done.
The Classic five
- 1Harissa Chicken with Whipped FetaCharred Lemon · Cucumber-Mint Salad · Warm Pita · Za'atarFire and cool on the same plateSkillet, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 2Flank Steak Salsa VerdeScallion Salsa Verde · Grilled Zucchini · Grilled BreadGrilled, sliced, generous - built for a warm eveningGrill, 35 Minutes · serves 4
- 3Grilled Cod · Cabbage Slaw · Peach Salsa · Fire-Roasted Poblano CremaTwo sauces working together - peach over poblanoGrill, 30 Minutes · serves 4 · full recipe below
- 4Miso Shrimp Skewer BowlSushi Rice · Smashed Cucumber · Avocado · Edamame · Ginger-ScallionLayered umami - char, cool, creamy, crunchGrill, 35 Minutes · serves 4
- 5Burst Cherry Tomatoes · Basil · Chili · Torn BurrataRestraint done right - burst tomatoes, torn burrataStovetop, 35 Minutes · serves 4 · full recipe below
The Plant-Based five
Fully plant-based, every week, built to stand on its own rather than as a substitution.
- 1Heirloom Tomatoes · Stone Fruit · White Beans · Torn Sourdough · BasilNo stove at all - the easiest dinner of the weekNo-Cook, 20 Minutes · serves 4 · full recipe below
- 2Sweet Corn · Black Beans · Avocado · Pickled Onion · Smoky Pepita CremaSauce-driven Cal-Mex - smoky pepita crema on charred cornGrill, 30 Minutes · serves 4 · full recipe below
- 3Eggplant & TahiniFire-Roasted Eggplant · Chickpeas · Smoky Tomato · Herbed Couscous · TahiniSmoky, generous, Mediterranean quietGrill, 35 Minutes · serves 4
- 4Pistachio Pesto PastaBasil-Pistachio Pesto · Zucchini · Green Beans · LemonLight comfort - vegan pesto, no cheese, no apologyStovetop, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 5Lemongrass Tofu BowlCrispy Lemongrass Tofu · Rice Noodles · Cucumber · Fresh Herbs · Lime-ChiliCooling, bright, fully vegan - no fish sauceStovetop, 30 Minutes · serves 4
The full recipes we have published from this week
Cherry Tomato Pasta
Burst Cherry Tomatoes · Basil · Chili · Torn Burrata
Classic · Stovetop, 35 Minutes
Baja Fish Tacos
Grilled Cod · Cabbage Slaw · Peach Salsa · Fire-Roasted Poblano Crema
Classic · Grill, 30 Minutes
California Esquites Bowl
Sweet Corn · Black Beans · Avocado · Pickled Onion · Smoky Pepita Crema
Plant-Based · Grill, 30 Minutes
Stone Fruit Panzanella
Heirloom Tomatoes · Stone Fruit · White Beans · Torn Sourdough · Basil
Plant-Based · No-Cook, 20 Minutes
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