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.

A summer pudding on a plate, revealing the fruit inside

Summer Pudding
(English berry and bread dessert)

Shashlik
(Central Asian grilled skewered lamb)

Elotes Asados
(Mexican roast corn on the cob)

The Salt Lick barbecue in Driftwood, Texas

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

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

Sweet Tea
(American Southern summer tea drink)

Limoncello
(Italian lemon-flavored liqueur)

Linzertorte on platter with a serving cut out

Linzertorte
(Austrian jam tart)

Bowl of romesco Spanish pepper and nut sauce

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

Ga Xao Sa
(Vietnamese lemongrass chicken)

Imam Bayildi
(Turkish stuffed eggplant braised in olive oil)

Storefront of Arthur Bryant's Barbeque restaurant in Kansas City

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

Tabaka
(Georgian chicken under a brick)

Potato Salad
(American potatoes with mayonnaise)

Mojitos
(Cuban rum, lime and mint cocktail)

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

Khao Niao Mamuang
(Thai sweet coconut rice with mangoes)

Bouillabaisse
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Tzatziki Greek cucumber and yogurt sauce

Tzatziki
(Greek cucumber-yogurt sauce)

Mücver
(Turkish zucchini fritters)

Carving up a finished smoked beef brisket

Texas Barbecue Beef Brisket
(American Tex-Mex smoked, slow-roasted beef)

Gado Gado
(Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce)

Ratatouille
(French braised eggplant, tomatoes and basil)

Torshi
(Iranian, Afghan pickled vegetables)

A jar of ajvar with some spooned onto a plate.

Ajvar
(Serbian roasted eggplant and pepper spread)

Clafoutis
(French cherry flan)

Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad on a plate

Tabouli
(Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad)

Granita al Limone
(Italian lemon ice)

Meggyleves
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Small bowl with a serving of creamed corn

Creamed Corn
(American corn kernels simmered with cream)

Salpicon Central American shredded beef salad

Salpicón de Res
(Central American shredded beef salad)

Mint Julep
(American, Southern bourbon cocktail)

Frappe
(Greek iced coffee)

Mizeria
(Polish cucumber and sour cream salad)

Lecsó
(Hungarian simmered peppers and tomatoes)

Blaff
(Caribbean lime-poached fish)

Zuiji
(Chinese drunken chicken)

Creole Barbecue Shrimp
(American Southern spicy sauteed shrimp)

Four slices of plum tart on a glass platter

Pflaumenkuchen
(German plum tart)

Sweet Coleslaw
((American cabbage salad)

Lassi
(Indian yogurt drink)

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

Plate of ceviche with choclo and cancha corn

Ceviche
(Latin citrus-marinated seafood)

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

Liang Mian
(Chinese cold sesame noodles)

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