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.

Tabaka
(Georgian chicken under a brick)

Macaroni Salad
(Hawaiian-American pasta salad side dish)

Bellini
(Italian peach and sparkling wine cocktail)

Clafoutis
(French cherry flan)

Ratatouille
(French braised eggplant, tomatoes and basil)

Jerk Chicken
(Jamaican spicy grilled chicken)

Cheeseburger with tomatoes, lettuce and onion wrapped in paper

Hamburgers
(American grilled beef patty sandwiches)

Shashlik
(Central Asian grilled skewered lamb)

Lecsó
(Hungarian simmered peppers and tomatoes)

The Salt Lick barbecue in Driftwood, Texas

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

Zucchini con Salvia
(Italian sautéed zucchini and sage)

A jar of ajvar with some spooned onto a plate.

Ajvar
(Serbian roasted eggplant and pepper spread)

Patates Salatası
(Turkish potato salad)

Haupia
(American-Hawaiian coconut pudding)

Bowl of romesco Spanish pepper and nut sauce

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

A summer pudding on a plate, revealing the fruit inside

Summer Pudding
(English berry and bread dessert)

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

Bouillabaisse
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Mizeria
(Polish cucumber and sour cream salad)

Bánh Mì
(Vietnamese baguette sandwich)

Sosaties lamb and apricot skewers on the grill

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

Horiatiki Salata
(Greek tomato, cucumber and olive salad)

Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad on a plate

Tabouli
(Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad)

Slice of blueberry pie with a side of ice cream

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

Bakdoonsiyyeh
(Palestinian parsley salad with tahini dressing)

Glass of ginger beer with fresh lemon and gingerroot

Ginger Beer
(Jamaican ginger beverage)

Gazpacho
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Inkokt Lax
(Swedish cold poached salmon)

Lassi
(Indian yogurt drink)

Torshi
(Iranian, Afghan pickled vegetables)

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

Meggyleves
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Pouring beer into a Michelada with limes in background

Michelada
(Mexican spicy beer cocktail)

Alcapurrias
(Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)

Mititei
(Romanian grilled fresh sausages)

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

Khao Niao Mamuang
(Thai sweet coconut rice with mangoes)

Som Tam
(Thai green papaya salad)

Potato Salad
(American potatoes with mayonnaise)

Ga Xao Sa
(Vietnamese lemongrass chicken)

Bärkräm
(Swedish berry cream dessert)

Sweet Coleslaw
((American cabbage salad)

Mojo Isleño
(Puerto Rican fish with tomato-olive sauce)

Tzatziki Greek cucumber and yogurt sauce

Tzatziki
(Greek cucumber-yogurt sauce)

Bowl of pappa al pomodoro bread and tomato soup

Pappa al Pomodoro
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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