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.

Clambake
(American, New England seafood and vegetable beach barbecue)

Salmon on cedar planks cooking on a grill

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

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

Baba Ghanoush
(Middle Eastern roasted eggplant dip)

Gazpacho
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Paella Valenciana
(Spanish meat, vegetable and rice dish)

Gado Gado
(Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce)

Som Tam
(Thai green papaya salad)

Salpicon Central American shredded beef salad

Salpicón de Res
(Central American shredded beef salad)

Lecsó
(Hungarian simmered peppers and tomatoes)

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

Clafoutis
(French cherry flan)

Bowl of romesco Spanish pepper and nut sauce

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

Granita al Limone
(Italian lemon ice)

Memphis Barbecue Ribs
(American Southern-Soul slow-cooked pork ribs)

Patates Salatası
(Turkish potato salad)

Fork cutting into a piece of Blitzkuchen

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

Meggyleves
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Pouring beer into a Michelada with limes in background

Michelada
(Mexican spicy beer cocktail)

Southern Fried Chicken
(American fried chicken with a crispy crust)

Mücver
(Turkish zucchini fritters)

Chimichurri
(Argentine parsley-garlic sauce for grilled meats)

Creole Barbecue Shrimp
(American Southern spicy sauteed shrimp)

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

Calabacitas y Elotes con Crema
(Mexican zucchini and corn simmered in cream)

Glass of ginger beer with fresh lemon and gingerroot

Ginger Beer
(Jamaican ginger beverage)

Plate of ceviche with choclo and cancha corn

Ceviche
(Latin citrus-marinated seafood)

Bruschetta alla Romana
(Italian grilled bread with tomatoes)

Carne Asada
(Central American grilled steak)

Zuiji
(Chinese drunken chicken)

Lassi
(Indian yogurt drink)

Pico de gallo Mexican fresh tomato condiment

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

A jar of ajvar with some spooned onto a plate.

Ajvar
(Serbian roasted eggplant and pepper spread)

Boerewors
(South African homemade farmer’s sausage)

Sangría
(Spanish fruited wine)

Lemonade
(American lemon beverage)

Rumtopf
(German rum-soaked fruit dessert)

Pina Colada (Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)

Piña Coladas
(Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)

Mint Julep
(American, Southern bourbon cocktail)

Mititei
(Romanian grilled fresh sausages)

Zaru Soba
(Japanese cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce)

Domatokeftedes
(Greek tomato fritters)

Shashlik
(Central Asian grilled skewered lamb)

Frittata
(Italian open-faced omelet)

Zucchini con Salvia
(Italian sautéed zucchini and sage)

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