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Food · Posted 3 minutes ago It's Waaaay Too Hot To Cook, So Here's What We're Making For Dinner And Snacks Without Turning On The Oven When it's too hot too cook but you can't order takeout every night, this post is for you. by Megan Liscomb , Andy Golder , Angelica Martinez , Morgan Sloss , Claudia Santos , Hannah Marder , Fabiana Buontempo , Dannica Ramirez , Ross Yoder Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail Figuring out what to eat for dinner in the summer months can be really tricky. Many of our usual go-to recipes are simply too hot and heavy to think about eating on a blazing hot day; plus, who wants to turn on the oven in the midst of a heatwave??? 20th Century Fox / Via giphy.

com But even in the dog days of summer, we've still gotta eat, so we asked BuzzFeed writers and editors to share their favorite summer recipes that they rely on when it's waaay too hot to cook. Here's what they had to say: 1. Lazy Nicoise Salad Mediterranean Minutes / Via youtube.



com This low-effort version of the French classic is one of my favorite hot-weather go-tos. To keep my home as cool as possible, I prep the eggs and potatoes in the morning before it's too hot and keep them in the fridge until ready to serve. When I'm ready to eat, I throw some greens in a bowl and top them with diced and salted boiled eggs and potatoes, tomato wedges, quick-blanched green beans from the microwave, canned tuna, capers, and chopped kalamata olives.

Then I toss it in a nice vinaigrette (I'm a fan of Newman'.

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