International Recipes for Summer

Children on a summer beach — Image by Jeffrey

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

Fruits

Fish and Seafood

Tuna

July Ingredients

Vegetables

Fruits

Fish and Seafood

Tuna

August Ingredients

Vegetables

Fruits

International Recipes for Summer

Try these sizzling summer recipes.

Mizeria
(Polish cucumber and sour cream salad)

Ratatouille
(French braised eggplant, tomatoes and basil)

Caponata Siciliana
(Italian sweet and sour eggplant dish)

Okra Pickles
(American, Southern-Soul garden refrigerator pickle)

Haupia
(American-Hawaiian coconut pudding)

Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad on a plate

Tabouli
(Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad)

Frappe
(Greek iced coffee)

Poisson Cru, or E’ia Ota
(Tahitian lime-marinated tuna)

Bowl of romesco Spanish pepper and nut sauce

Salsa Romesco
(Spanish, Catalan roasted pepper and nut sauce)

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

Baba Ghanoush
(Middle Eastern roasted eggplant dip)

A jar of ajvar with some spooned onto a plate.

Ajvar
(Serbian roasted eggplant and pepper spread)

Mojitos
(Cuban rum, lime and mint cocktail)

Bowl of bun thit nuong with cha gio spring rolls

Bun Thit Nuong
(Vietnamese rice noodles with pork and vegetables)

Sosaties lamb and apricot skewers on the grill

Sosaties
(South African curry-marinated lamb and apricot kebabs)

Soupe au Pistou
(French Provençal vegetable and bean soup with basil-garlic sauce)

Bánh Mì
(Vietnamese baguette sandwich)

Macaroni Salad
(Hawaiian-American pasta salad side dish)

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

Pina Colada (Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)

Piña Coladas
(Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)

Storefront of Arthur Bryant's Barbeque restaurant in Kansas City

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

Tzatziki Greek cucumber and yogurt sauce

Tzatziki
(Greek cucumber-yogurt sauce)

Maine Lobster Rolls
(American, New England lobster salad sandwiches)

Gazpacho
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Corn Dogs
(American hot dog and cornbread on a stick)

Aquavit
(Swedish herb-infused vodka)

Boerewors
(South African homemade farmer’s sausage)

French Provençal tuna and vegetable salad

Salade Niçoise
(French Provençale tuna and vegetable salad)

Blaff
(Caribbean lime-poached fish)

Zucchini con Salvia
(Italian sautéed zucchini and sage)

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

Bruschetta alla Romana
(Italian grilled bread with tomatoes)

Salmon on cedar planks cooking on a grill

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

Carne Asada
(Central American grilled steak)

Creole Barbecue Shrimp
(American Southern spicy sauteed shrimp)

Camarões Piri-Piri
(Mozambican, Angolan shrimp in fiery red pepper sauce)

Pesto Genovese
(Italian basil-pinenut sauce)

Imam Bayildi
(Turkish stuffed eggplant braised in olive oil)

Sweet Coleslaw
((American cabbage salad)

Pico de gallo Mexican fresh tomato condiment

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

İncir Reçeli
(Turkish green fig preserves)

Souskaï de Mangues Vertes
(French Caribbean mango appetizer)

Frittata
(Italian open-faced omelet)

A summer pudding on a plate, revealing the fruit inside

Summer Pudding
(English berry and bread dessert)

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

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