Menu: A No-Cook Asian-Inspired Dinner
When it's hot outside, the very last thing anyone wants to do is turn on the oven – but that's no reason not to host a dinner party! It's time to pull out our favorite no-cook recipes, serve vegetables pickled instead of roasted, feature sushi-grade raw seafood, and make sure the ice cream maker gets plenty of exercise. This menu, featuring light, refreshing Asian-inspired flavors, requires no heat at all, so you can host a festive dinner party even on the warmest night of the year.
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The Menu
- Smashed Cucumbers with Ginger
- Daikon and Sunflower Sprout Salad
- Lobster Ceviche with Limestone Lettuce
- Lotus Stem Salad
- Ginger Ice Cream
More About This Menu
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To ensure that the stove doesn't need to be turned on even once, be sure to buy pre-cooked shrimp for the lotus salad.
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For more hot weather cooking inspiration, see our gallery of 20 no-cook salad recipes. and our gallery of10 summery no-cook dessert recipes.
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All around the world, people preserve the season's bounty (without cooking!) by turning market produce into pickles that can be enjoyed year-round. See A World of Pickles.
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A splash of sweet lemongrass syrup makes a glass of cold seltzer, iced tea, or your gin and tonic extra refreshing when it's too hot to cook. Prepare a large batch in advance and keep it in the fridge.
"Smashed cucumbers"????? C'mon, my kids could come up with a far better and more original menu than that!!