1,135 summer recipes

Strawberry gooseberry jam combines tart gooseberries with sweet strawberries and sugar for a perfectly balanced no-pectin jam. Three-ingredient old-fashioned summer preserve.

Mexican street-corn-inspired grilled corn rubbed with lime wedges dipped in chili-amchoor spice. Vegetarian summer BBQ side with bright tang and gentle heat.

Thai pasta seafood salad tosses chilled shrimp and scallops with rice vermicelli, cucumbers, peppers, and cilantro in a peanut ginger dressing. A bright, refreshing summer dinner with a kick.

Fresh cherry tomato salsa pulsed with cilantro, garlic, jalapeño, and lime. No cooking, no canned tomatoes, just bright summer pico ready in 10 minutes flat for chips, tacos, or grilled fish.

Toss vermicelli, cucumber, radishes, lettuce with store-bought or homemade peanut sauce. The dish can be made a few hours or one day ahead. A deliciously refreshing summer dish.

Beet, walnut, blue or goat cheese are perfect combination. The salad tastes earthy, nutty and creamy. A refreshing and wholesome salad on a hot summer day with any your favorite BBQ.

A refreshing summer salad that is made with fresh and seasonal vegetables and berries. Low in fat and calorie, but packed with goodness. Feel free to use blueberries, raspberries, or a combination of all three.

This cakes uses low fat yogurt so you don’t have to use any oil or eggs, only egg whites, which cuts down on fat and calories. A refreshing summer treat!

Chilly tomato bisque blends vegetable juice, fresh tomatoes, plain yogurt, and basil into a cold, no-cook soup. The blender does all the work. Cool relief on hot summer days.

Homemade cherry and raspberry jam with citrus zest and a hint of almond extract. A no-pectin small-batch preserve that captures peak summer fruit in glossy, ruby-red jars.

Minted split and green pea soup blends earthy split peas with sweet green peas and fresh mint. A bright, low-fat soup that works hot in winter or chilled in summer.

A great Sandwich maker and a light Summer Main Dish with a side salad, or as a salad topper, or stuffed into a Wrap or Tomato. Best served next day as flavors will have blended better.

No-cook gazpacho made with Roma tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, garlic, and white wine vinegar. Five-minute blender soup, vegan, naturally low-calorie, and ready as soon as it chills. Summer in a glass.

This simple recipe actually turned out very tasty, which definitely amazed me, especially with only these a few ingredients. The cumin, fennel and sesame seeds gave the dish load of yumminess. A great summer side dish.

Coated with garlic olive oil and mozzarella cheese, topped with fresh arugula that's tossed with a little bit olive oil, lemon juice and black pepper. This quick, easy and tasty summer pizza also can be grilled on a Barbecue. Fresh salad is served on a pizza, sounds delicious!

This is a wonderful recipe for either a dinner party or Sunday lunch. Whether or not you use redcurrants in the actual sauce or purely as a decoration depends very much on the time of year and variety of redcurrants you can find. End of summer home-grown redcurrants add a wonderful sweet tartness to the sauce, however imported under-ripe fruits can impart a certain bitterness and are probably best left for garnish. If you do not use fresh berries add a little extra redcurrant jelly.