Summer dinner recipes
The warm months call for easy dinners, simple salads and plenty of fresh, seasonal ingredients that reflect the sunshine. When the last thing you want to do is slave over a hot stove, try one of our favourite summer dinner recipe ideas.
Our easy recipes include plenty of quick weeknight options. Rustle up a big bowl of summer pasta, like caramelised fennel gnocchi or comforting norma al forno (aubergine pasta bake).
Get the barbecue out – it’s time for dinner on a stick! Our delicious skewer recipes include halloumi and apricot, tamarind chicken or filling prawn and new potato skewers with fiery red-pepper dip.
Try filling salads, summery stews and low-fuss chicken dishes. Plus plenty of veg-packed and vegan dishes that make the most of aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes and more seasonal goodies.
Not to mention desserts and drinks – enjoy an almond granita, gorgeous seasonal strawberry trifle or sip on a classic daiquiri.
Whatever the weather, whatever you’re in the mood for… you’ll find the summer dinner recipes to suit.
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Courgettes
Hasselback courgettes with feta, mint and almonds
Our hasselback courgettes are a summer sensation. Slice halfway down for courgettes that are tender in the centre and crispy on the edges.
Favourite vegetarian
Courgette fritters with lemon dill yogurt
Courgette fritters are cooked until golden and paired with a lemon and dill yogurt. Perfect for brunch or dinner, they're also gluten-free.
July seasonal
Courgette parmigiana with gochujang and black sesame
This easy vegetarian dinner is a variation on traditional parmigiana, made with sliced, charred courgettes in a tomato and parmesan sauce.
Savoury tarts
Broad bean and goat’s cheese tart
Broad beans dressed in sherry vinegar top a simple goat’s cheese and caramelised shallot tart. A perfect main for summer lunch with friends.
Trout
Murcia salad with beans and trout
Combining nutritious beans with healthy fresh-cooked trout and perfectly ripe tomatoes, this delicious Murcia salad is goodness on a plate.
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