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A four-ingredient fresh salsa built on flame-roasted poblano peppers, ripe tomato, olive oil, and cilantro. Smoky, mild, and ready in under 15 minutes for chips, tacos, or grilled fish.

Mediterranean baked swordfish topped with a sundried tomato and kalamata olive tapenade, set over lemon slices. Four ingredients, 20 minutes oven time, restaurant-quality fish dinner.

Pickled green beans marinated in lemon juice, oil, and dry mustard with pearl onions for four days in a crock. Tangy, peppery, and crisp, these make a sharp side dish or cocktail snack.

Four-ingredient peanut butter cookies made with yellow cake mix, egg whites, and water. Light, puffy, and ready in under 30 minutes with no butter or oil.

Asian-inspired broiled lamb shoulder chops marinated in white wine, garlic, soy sauce, and ginger. A quick four-ingredient marinade that tenderizes the lamb and adds savory depth.

Homemade Tia Maria coffee liqueur made with brandy, strong coffee, sugar, and a whole vanilla bean. Just four ingredients and 30 days of patience for a rich, smooth sip.

Easter nests candy: shredded coconut bound in melted white chocolate and green coating, shaped into little nests, and filled with jelly beans. A four-ingredient no-bake project kids love.

Tender grilled tri-tip with a four-ingredient soy and onion soup mix marinade. Santa Maria style California barbecue, sliced thick, finished rare on the grill for a juicy, beefy crust.

No-bake party mix with chocolate candies, pretzel sticks, cheese crackers, and raisins. Five minutes, four ingredients, 8 cups of sweet-salty snacking for any crowd.

Quick peanut butter cookies from a yellow cake mix, peanut butter, egg, and water. Four ingredients, no mixer needed, with that classic fork-pressed crosshatch pattern.

Four-ingredient cherry crunch with a buttery yellow cake mix crust, cherry pie filling, and a pecan crumble topping. Warm, crunchy, and ready in one hour.

Classic Italian crostini made by rubbing sliced bread with raw garlic, brushing with olive oil, sprinkling with rosemary, and baking until crisp. Four ingredients, 30 minutes.

Old World chicken is a four-ingredient baked chicken breast with seasoned breadcrumbs, melted muenster cheese and a finishing splash of wine. Simple, comforting weeknight fare.

Frozen coffee ice cream pie with a Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie crust and chocolate ganache topping. A no-bake freezer dessert with only four ingredients.

Pink tartar sauce with mayo, sweet relish, grainy Dijon mustard, and lemon juice. A four-ingredient no-cook condiment for fried fish, shrimp, or crab cakes.

Bitter greens salad with radicchio, peppery arugula, and chicory tossed with Italian dressing. A bracing four-ingredient side that cuts through rich pasta or roasted meats.