Summer: Seasonal Foods & Recipes

June Foods

Vegetables

Asparagus | Green Beans | Beets | Corn | Fava Beans | Kohlrabi | Lettuce | Peas | Peppers | Spinach

Fruits

Apricots | Bananas | Berries | Cherries | Litchis | Mangos | Melons | Nectarines | Peaches | Pineapple | Plums

Fish & Seafood

Tuna

July Foods

Vegetables

Avocados (FL) | Beets | Corn | Cucumbers, Pickling | Fava Beans | Green Beans | Kohlrabi | Lima Beans | Peas | Peppers | Summer Squash | Tomatoes | Winter Squash

Fruits

Apricots | Berries | Cherries | Figs | Grapes | Litchis | Mangos | Melons | Nectarines | Peaches | Plums

Fish & Seafood

Tuna

August Foods

Vegetables

Avocados (FL) | Beets | Corn | Cucumbers | Fava Beans | Eggplant | Green Beans | Kohlrabi | Lima Beans | Peppers | Summer Squash | Tomatoes | Winter Squash

Fruits

Berries | Cherries | Figs | Grapes | Litchis | Mangos | Melons | Nectarines | Peaches | Pears | Plums | Prickly Pear (Tuna)

Fish & Seafood

Tuna

Typical Summer Dishes

Appetizers

• Baba Ghanoush (Middle Eastern eggplant dip)
• Bruschetta alla Romana (Italian grilled bread with tomatoes, basil & olive oil)
• Domatokeftedes (Greek tomato fritters)
• Peperoni Arrostiti all'Acciughe (Italian roasted peppers with anchovies)
• Souskaï de Mangues Vertes (French Caribbean mango appetizer)

Soups & Stews

• Gazpacho (Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)
• Meggyleves (Hungarian sour cherry soup)
• Pappa al Pomodoro (Italian tomato-bread soup)
• Risi e Bisi (Italian rice & peas)
• Tom Yum Kung (Thai hot & sour shrimp soup)

Salads

• Cacik (Turkish yogurt-cucumber salad; see Tzatziki recipe notes)
• Fattoush (Tomato, cucumber & pita salad; see Horiatiki Salata recipe variations)
• Gado Gado (Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce)
• Horiatiki Salata (Greek tomato, cucumber & olive salad)
• Mast-o Khiyar (Iranian yogurt-cucumber salad; see Tzatziki recipe notes)
• Mizeria (Polish cucumber & sour cream salad)
• Panzanella (Italian bread & tomato salad)
• Sweet Coleslaw (United States cabbage salad)
• Yum Pla Tho (Thai squid salad)

Pasta & Dumplings

• Bun Thit Nuong (Vietnamese rice noodles with pork & vegetables)
• Pasta alla Puttanesca (Italian pasta with tomatoes, olives & capers)

Eggs & Dairy

• Quiche Lorraine (French bacon & egg tart)

Poultry

• Circassian Chicken (Turkish chicken with walnut sauce)
• Gà Xào Sa (Vietnamese lemongrass chicken)
• Jerk Chicken (Jamaican spicy grilled chicken)
• Satay Ayam (Indonesian grilled chicken skewers with peanut sauce)

Meats

• Carne Asada (Mexican grilled steak)
• Corn Dogs (American cornbread & hot dog on a stick)
• Kalua Pork (United States - Hawaiian roast pork)
• North Carolina BBQ Pork (United States)

Fish & Seafood

• Ceviche (Latin citrus-marinated seafood)
• Gamberetti all'Agro (Italian lemon-marinated shrimp)
• Mojo Isleño (Puerto Rican fish with tomato-olive sauce)
• Poisson Cru, or E'ia Ota (Tahitian lime-marinated tuna)

Vegetables & Beans

• Calabacitas y Elotes con Crema (Mexican zucchini & corn simmered in cream)
• Creamed Corn (United States - Midwest)
• Fassolakia (Greek green beans in tomato sauce)
• Horta Ladolemono (Greek greens with lemon-olive oil dressing; see Greens recipe notes)
• Imam Bayildi (Turkish stuffed eggplant braised in olive oil)
• Mavromatika Fasolia me Myronolahana (Greek wild greens with black-eyed peas; see Greens recipe notes)
• Ratatouille (French Provençal eggplant, tomato and basil)
• Spinaci con Pignoli (Italian sautéed spinach with garlic & pinenuts)
• Zucchini con Salvia (Italian zucchini & sage sautéed in butter)

Sauces

• Chimichurri (Argentine parsley-garlic sauce for grilled meats)
• Pebre (Chilean cilantro sauce for grilled meats)
• Pesto Genovese (Italian basil-pinenut sauce)
• Salsa Mexicana (Mexican tomato salsa)
• Tzatziki (Greek yogurt-cucumber sauce)

Desserts

• Bärkräm (Swedish berry cream)
• Clafouti (French cherry flan)
• Haupia (American-Hawaiian coconut pudding)
• Khao Niao Mamuang (Thai coconut rice with mangoes)
• Peach Cobbler (American peaches baked with pastry)
• Pflaumenkuchen (German plum tart)
• Strawberry Shortcake (American strawberries with a sweet biscuit)

Beverages

• Agua Fresca (Mexican fresh fruit beverage)
• Frappé (Greek iced coffee)
• Ginger Beer (Jamaican ginger beverage)
• Lassi (Indian yogurt drink)
• Lemonade (United States)
• Limeade (United States)
• Limoncello (Italian lemon-flavored liqueur)
• Mojitos (Cuban rum, lime & mint cocktail)
• Piña Coladas (Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)
• Sangría (Spanish fruited wine)
• Sorrel Punch (Jamaican hibiscus flower beverage)