2,298 summer recipes

Fresh melon and grape salad with cantaloupe, watermelon, and green grapes tossed in a honey-lime-Dijon dressing. A sweet-tangy summer fruit salad with a savory twist.

Carrot zucchini vichyssoise pairs three separate vegetable purees, orange carrot, pale green zucchini-leek, and bright green zucchini skin, swirled together cold in one bowl. A stunning chilled summer soup.

Tri-berry pie with strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries baked under a golden lattice crust. A red-white-and-blue summer pie that works equally well with fresh or frozen berries.

Summer pudding-style fruit cake lined with sponge cake and packed with kirsch-soaked strawberries, blackberries, cherries, and currants. Chilled overnight and unmolded.

Avocado and mozzarella stuffed tomatoes hollow out vine-ripe tomatoes and fill them with cubed avocado and fresh mozzarella tossed in basil-balsamic vinaigrette. Five-minute summer appetizer with caprese-salad bones.

Traditional German Rumtopf: a layered preserve of summer fruits, sugar, and rum that builds up over the season and matures into a boozy Christmas dessert by winter.

Quick pasta with fresh garden vegetables, herbs and shaved cheese. Simple 15-minute Italian-style penne dinner showcasing summer produce.

Dilled asparagus marinated in olive oil, dill pickle juice, and chopped dill pickles with garlic. A tangy no-cook side dish served cold on lettuce, great for summer meals.

A golden double-crust pie bursting with fresh nectarines, cinnamon, and lemon zest. No peeling needed, making this the easiest summer stone fruit pie you'll bake.

Cold cucumber pasta salad in a sweet vinegar dressing with mustard, parsley, and sliced onion. A tangy, refreshing no-mayo summer side dish perfect for cookouts.

Three tomato salad with red, yellow pear, and cherry tomatoes plus mushrooms in a balsamic-mustard vinaigrette with fresh basil. A colorful, low-fat summer side.

Vichyssoise with baked potato and leek, topped with salmon roe and snipped chives. A chilled summer soup with deep roasted flavor and pearls of briny caviar.

Ratatouille is a Provencal vegetable stew that is popular all along the Mediterranean coast. It is a summer dish, best when the vegetables are in season and at their peak.

A savory tomato pie layering ripe red and tart green tomatoes in a flaky crust under a golden mayonnaise-Parmesan-garlic topping. A Southern summer classic that uses up late green tomatoes.

Spanish gazpacho mashes ripe tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and garlic with olive oil and lemon for a chilled no-cook summer soup. Five fresh herbs make it sing.

This is a great drink for quenching your thirst on a hot summer night. Goes well with pork ribs.