Summer: Recipes in Season

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Sizzling summer heat heralds the most abundant stretch of the annual growing season. Just as late spring produce begins to wane, heat-loving summer crops show up to eagerly take their place.

Tomatoes, peppers, sweet corn, eggplant, summer squash and cucumbers fill supermarket shelves and farmers market stalls to overflowing. Stone fruits — cherries, peaches, plums, apricots — and bright, plump berries are highlight of summer’s sweet fruit bounty.

Here is a list of items that are abundant, fresh and seasonal for Summer.

June Ingredients

Vegetables

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

Fruits

Apricots | Bananas | Berries | Cherries | Mangoes | Melons | Peaches | Pineapple | Plums

Fish and Seafood

Tuna

July Ingredients

Vegetables

Avocados | Beets | Corn | Cucumbers | Fava Beans | Green Beans | Kohlrabi | Lima Beans | Peas | Peppers | Summer Squash | Tomatoes | Winter Squash

Fruits

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

Fish and Seafood

Tuna

August Ingredients

Vegetables

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

Fruits

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

International Recipes for Summer

Try these sizzling summer recipes.

Sweet Tea 
(American Southern summer tea drink)

Tabouli 
(Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad)

Bellini 
(Italian peach and sparkling wine cocktail)

Strawberry Shortcake 
(American strawberries with a sweet biscuit)

Texas-Style Barbecue Sauce 
(American Tex-Mex mopping and grilling sauce)

Peach Ice Cream 
(American Southern frozen fruit and dairy dessert)

Blaff 
(Caribbean lime-poached fish)

Alcapurrias 
(Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)

Bärkräm 
(Swedish berry cream dessert)

Bakdoonsiyyeh 
(Palestinian parsley salad with tahini dressing)

Pico de Gallo, or Salsa Fresca 
(Mexican fresh tomato condiment)

Cedar Plank Salmon 
(Canadian salmon grill-roasted on aromatic wood)

Creamed Corn 
(American corn kernels simmered with cream)

Boerewors 
(South African homemade farmer's sausage)

South Carolina Barbecue Sauce 
(American Southern mustard-based grilling sauce)

Spinaci con Pinoli 
(Italian sautéed spinach with garlic and pinenuts)

Kansas City-Style Barbecue Sauce 
(American Midwest tomato-based grilling sauce)

Peach Cobbler 
(American peaches baked with pastry)

Mizeria 
(Polish cucumber and sour cream salad)

Blitzkuchen mit Obst 
(German quick and easy coffeecake with fruit)

Aquavit 
(Swedish herb-infused vodka)

Pasta alla Puttanesca 
(Italian pasta with tomatoes, olives and capers)

Sorrel Punch 
(Jamaican hibiscus flower beverage)

Bruschetta alla Romana 
(Italian grilled bread with tomatoes)

Domatokeftedes 
(Greek tomato fritters)

Baba Ghanoush 
(Middle Eastern roasted eggplant dip)

Panzanella 
(Italian bread and tomato salad)

Southwestern Dry Rub 
(American Southwest meat, poultry and seafood grill seasoning)

Lassi 
(Indian yogurt drink)

Tian de Courgettes et de Tomates 
(French Provencal summer squash and tomato gratin)

Gado Gado 
(Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce)

Zucchini con Salvia 
(Italian sautéed zucchini and sage)

Zaru Soba 
(Japanese cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce)

Tzatziki 
(Greek cucumber-yogurt sauce)

Sangría 
(Spanish fruited wine)

Ajvar 
(Serbian roasted eggplant and pepper spread)

Souskaï de Mangues Vertes 
(French Caribbean mango appetizer)

Ceviche 
(Latin citrus-marinated seafood)

Hawaiian Kalbi Ribs 
(Hawaiian-American barbecued beef short ribs)

Musaka’a 
(Palestinian eggplant baked with tomatoes and chickpeas)

Haupia 
(American-Hawaiian coconut pudding)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Clafoutis 
(French cherry flan)

Salade Niçoise 
(French Provençale tuna and vegetable salad)

Salpicón de Res 
(Central American shredded beef salad)

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