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    Home » Recipes » Summer Recipes

    Summer Recipes

    Summer is the time of year when eating responsibly is the easiest! Local, seasonal produce is at its peak, and ready to show off in light meals, heavy on the vegetables.

    Try this Burrata Caprese with Peaches or treat yourself to a Rosé Spritzer on a hot summer's day. Plenty of vegetarian recipes and recipes that won't heat up your kitchen on a hot day.

    two eggplant bruschetta toasts on plate.

    Eggplant Bruschetta

    sauteed mushrooms and zucchini with fresh thyme on platter.

    Sautéed Zucchini and Mushrooms

    Niçoise salad with tuna, green beans, and potatoes next to blue napkin and serving utensils.

    Easy Niçoise Salad

    overhead photo of stuffed tomatoes on a bed of rice in a blue shallow bowl.

    Tomates Farcies (Baked Stuffed Tomatoes)

    bowl of mushroom zucchini pasta.

    Zucchini Mushroom Pasta

    overhead view of steamed tilapia with zucchini, corn, basil, and lemon next to rice on plate.

    Baked Tilapia in Foil

    overhead view of bowl of cherry salsa on plate with tortilla chips.

    Summer Cherry Salsa

    stack of caprese crepes on plate with napkin in front of cutting board and jar of pesto

    Caprese Crêpes

    close up of tomato salad on plate with serving fork and blue napkin

    Tomato Salad (Salade de Tomates)

    platter of fig salad with blue cheese next to serving utensils, in front of wine glasses and bowls, on wooden table outside

    Fig Salad with Blue Cheese

    plate of white asparagus mimosa with serving fork

    White Asparagus Mimosa

    jar of cherry compote in front of cutting board with cherry halves.

    Cherry Compote

    close up of jar of pesto salad dressing with spoon.

    Pesto Salad Dressing

    greek chicken kabobs on platter in front of bowl of yogurt dip and grilled peppers and eggplant.

    Chicken Kabobs with Yogurt Sauce

    close-up of two halves of almond flour zucchini muffin on plate next to strawberries.

    Almond Flour Zucchini Muffins

    bowl of orzo pesto pasta with tomatoes and olives with wooden spoon.

    20-Minute Orzo Pesto Salad

    plate with tuna pesto pasta and fork.

    Tuna Pesto Pasta

    two small bowls of cucumber carrot salad next to fork

    Cucumber Carrot Salad

    raspberry danishes on white platter next to colander of raspberries and blue napkin

    Raspberry Danish

    apricot danishes on plate next to napkin

    Apricot Danish

    square photo showing halves of two wooden bowls with black bean and corn salad with blue napkin and spoon.

    Black Bean and Corn Salad

    bowl of mediterranean cucumber tomato salad next to bowl of pita chips and napkin

    Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad

    close up of burrata with tomatoes and pesto with serving fork and napkin

    Burrata with Tomatoes and Pesto

    small bowl of tortellini caprese salad with spoon and basil leaves

    Tortellini Caprese Salad

    close up of tomatoes provencal on light green platter with serving fork

    Tomatoes Provencal (Tomates à la Provençale)

    basket of almond flour blackberry muffins

    Almond Flour Blackberry Muffins

    stir fry salmon on platter next to napkin and bowl of rice

    Stir Fry Salmon

    hibiscus margarita in front of jar of hibiscus simple syrup

    Hibiscus Margarita

    bowl of orzo pasta salad next to spoon and napkin

    Orzo Pasta Salad with Black Beans and Corn

    passion fruit margarita on a cutting board next to jalapeno slices, in front of another margarita glass

    Spicy Passion Fruit Margarita

    bowl of tomatillo guacamole on plate with bagel chips in front of cilantro and tomatillo

    Charred Tomatillo and Red Onion Guacamole

    plate of cherry danishes with puff pastry

    Cherry Danish with Puff Pastry

    old bay salmon on platter with peach-avocado salsa on top with serving fork

    Old Bay Salmon with Peach-Avocado Salsa

    plate of air fryer eggplant parmesan with bowl of dipping sauce

    Air Fryer Eggplant Parmesan

    glass of rose spritzer with second glass, bottle of rose, and cutting board in background

    Rosé Spritzer

    blackberry mojito with bowl of berries, lime, and shaker

    Blackberry Mojito

    air fryer zucchini coins on plate with bowl of sour cream dip

    Air Fryer Zucchini Chips with Sour Cream Dip

    small cup of melon soup with spoon and cup in background

    Melon Soup (Soupe de Melon)

    pesto tortellini salad with chicken on platter with napkin

    Pesto Tortellini Salad with Chicken

    overhead shot of red radish crostini toasts with lemon ricotta spread

    Red Radish Crostini with Lemon Ricotta

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