Summer recipes
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Sweetcorn
Elotes (Mexican-style street corn)
Corn on the cob is the sweet taste of summer. Elotes – Mexican grilled corn – takes things to a different level with a zingy cheesy topping.
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Best of the best
Best-of-the-best ratatouille
Want to make perfect ratatouille? Follow our recipe for the ultimate French summer stew, packed with aubergine, tomato and courgettes.
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Make-ahead summer desserts
Paul Ainsworth’s strawberry trifle
Top chef Paul Ainsworth shares a recipe from his debut cookbook, upgrading his dad's classic trifle with fresh peak-season strawberries.
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Courgettes
Courgette ribbons with pesto alla trapanese
This fresh and crunchy salad is ideal for a speedy lunch or barbecue side. Coat courgette ribbons in pesto for an incredible flavour pairing.
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Courgettes
Smoky courgette and ricotta pasta
This smoky, creamy and lemony courgette sauce is incredibly versatile. Perfect folded through pasta, but it also works as a dip or spread.
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Courgettes
Courgette and feta filo triangles
Courgettes retain their sticky juiciness once baked in these crisp filo triangles. The perfect late-summer picnic bites or party nibbles.
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Summer
Tomato tonnato
Make the most of tomatoes when they're at their peak summer best in this tomato tonnato recipe. It's ready in 10 minutes and tastes like the best tuna sandwich you've ever eaten, in salad form.
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Homemade peach iced tea
Peach iced tea is a classic of summer holidays in the Mediterranean, and here we've given it a serious upgrade with our homemade version.
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Frittatas
Herb and walnut frittata with tomato salad
Inspired by Persian kuku sabzi, this verdant frittata is packed with herbs. A simple tomato salad is the perfect accompaniment.
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Quick and easy lamb
Lamb, aubergine and olive stew with couscous
Gently spiced with cumin and coriander, this lamb and aubergine stew is rich and comforting, but still light enough for a summer supper.
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Sardines
Grilled sardines with courgette and red pepper salsa
Feel the sunshine with this simple Med-inspired dish. All it needs is fresh crusty bread to mop up the juices.
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Best-ever side dishes
Steamed aubergine in a peanut and chilli dressing
Steaming delivers silky soft aubergine batons, dressed in a Chinese-inspired combo of crispy chilli oil, vinegar and peanut butter.
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Dips
Artichoke and white bean dip
This elegant and summery artichoke dip is one of the best things you can whizz up in your blender. Silky smooth and full of creamy flavour.
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Chicken wings
Sticky kecap manis and lime chicken wings
These sweet-and-salty sticky chicken wings are the ideal party food – they’re simple to make and a real joy to eat. Try them on the barbecue.
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Weekly pastas
Norma al forno
Served warm, adorned with a crispy cheese crown, this aubergine pasta bake proves that even in hot weather, comfort food still rules supreme.
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Gnocchi
Caramelised fennel gnocchi
Slowly caramelising fennel in the same way you would onions renders it sweet and tender – an easy yet tasty topping for shop-bought gnocchi.
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