A fresh tomato dip for the big juicy summer tomatoes, made with green chiles and apple cider vinegar. It looks like salsa. It is not salsa, and that is the point.

A simple guacamole with four ingredients and nothing you do not need. Avocado, lime, onion, salt, and a little garlic. Batch sizes for two or for a crowd.

Cowboy caviar, or Texas caviar if you grew up with it. Black eyed peas, beans, peppers, and a sharp vinegar dressing. Better if you make it the day before.