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.

Jerk Chicken
(Jamaican spicy grilled chicken)

Sweet Coleslaw
((American cabbage salad)

Tzatziki Greek cucumber and yogurt sauce

Tzatziki
(Greek cucumber-yogurt sauce)

The Salt Lick barbecue in Driftwood, Texas

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

Bruschetta alla Romana
(Italian grilled bread with tomatoes)

Som Tam
(Thai green papaya salad)

Clafoutis
(French cherry flan)

Souskaï de Mangues Vertes
(French Caribbean mango appetizer)

Sorrel Punch
(Jamaican hibiscus flower beverage)

Domatokeftedes
(Greek tomato fritters)

Pebre
(Chilean cilantro sauce for grilled meats)

Frittata
(Italian open-faced omelet)

Zuiji
(Chinese drunken chicken)

Imam Bayildi
(Turkish stuffed eggplant braised in olive oil)

A jar of ajvar with some spooned onto a plate.

Ajvar
(Serbian roasted eggplant and pepper spread)

Haupia
(American-Hawaiian coconut pudding)

Pesto Genovese
(Italian basil-pinenut sauce)

Bánh Mì
(Vietnamese baguette sandwich)

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

Salpicon Central American shredded beef salad

Salpicón de Res
(Central American shredded beef salad)

Elotes Asados
(Mexican roast corn on the cob)

Sangría
(Spanish fruited wine)

Ga Xao Sa
(Vietnamese lemongrass chicken)

Slice of blueberry pie with a side of ice cream

Blueberry Pie
(American blueberry-filled double-crust tart)

Stuffed banh xeo on a plate with a side of herbs

Banh Xeo
(Vietnamese filled crepe)

Mint Julep
(American, Southern bourbon cocktail)

Boerewors
(South African homemade farmer’s sausage)

North Carolina pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw

North Carolina Pulled Pork Recipe
(American Southern barbecue pork sandwich)

Sosaties lamb and apricot skewers on the grill

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

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

Aquavit
(Swedish herb-infused vodka)

Peach Cobbler
(American peaches baked with pastry)

Khao Niao Mamuang
(Thai sweet coconut rice with mangoes)

Lassi
(Indian yogurt drink)

Inkokt Lax
(Swedish cold poached salmon)

Carving up a finished smoked beef brisket

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

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

Linzertorte on platter with a serving cut out

Linzertorte
(Austrian jam tart)

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

Mizeria
(Polish cucumber and sour cream salad)

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

Sweet Tea
(American Southern summer tea drink)

Zaru Soba
(Japanese cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce)

Storefront of Arthur Bryant's Barbeque restaurant in Kansas City

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

Pan of baked tian of tomatoes and summer squash

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

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