New Potato recipes

Freshly dug new potatoes steamed until just tender, then tossed in salted butter with a handful of fresh mint — perhaps the most perfect expression of early summer produce imaginable. New potatoes have a delicate, thin skin and sweet, waxy flesh that needs nothing more than this. A side dish in its purest form.

A celebration of early summer produce — new potatoes and asparagus roasted together on a sheet pan with lemon and herbs, served with a creamy herb dipping sauce. Two seasonal crops that peak simultaneously, cooked side by side, needing almost no preparation. A weeknight dinner that tastes like a farmers market.

A bright, sweet summer chowder that pairs waxy new potatoes with fresh-cut corn, smoky bacon, and a creamy broth that's light enough for hot weather. New potatoes hold their shape perfectly and their natural sweetness echoes the corn. This is early summer cooking at its most joyful.

The classic chilled potato and leek soup made with first-of-season new potatoes — cleaner and sweeter than the winter version made with stored potatoes. Silky, pale, and elegant, this is a summer soup that's served ice cold and tastes completely refreshing. One of the great classic first courses for a dinner party.