Source: Tbralnina, AdobeStockCooking in summer often turns into pure torture – it's hot, stuffy, and you especially don't want to spend a long time at the stove. We want to make your life a little easier and more pleasant, so here's a selection of 20 excellent summer dish recipes!
1. Ratatouille in Tomato Sauce
Source: info07.comIt will take a little time, but almost no effort.
You will need: 1 zucchini, 1 squash, 1 eggplant, 6 tomatoes, 2 bell peppers, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 sprig thyme, 3 basil leaves, 4 tbsp olive oil.
Preparation: Slice 4 tomatoes, zucchini, squash, and eggplant into thin rounds. Arrange them in an oiled baking dish in any order. Separately, finely dice 2 peeled tomatoes, onion, and bell pepper.
Sauté them in a pan until soft, about 10 minutes, then add garlic, spices, and chopped herbs. Pour this sauce over the vegetables in the dish and bake for 1 hour at 180 degrees Celsius, covered with foil. Remove the foil and bake until golden brown.
2. Okroshka with Sour Cream and Boiled Sausage
Source: dzen.ruFor this okroshka, you don't even need to cook meat – it couldn't be faster.
You will need: 300 g sour cream, 250 g boiled sausage, 3 potatoes, 4 eggs, 2 cucumbers, 6-7 radishes, 2 green onion stalks, 2 sprigs each of dill, mint, and parsley, 500 ml water, 1 pinch citric acid, spices.
Preparation: Boil potatoes and eggs until cooked. Dice everything finely, chop the herbs, and mix with sour cream and spices. Mix cold water with citric acid and pour over the okroshka.
3. Watermelon Sorbet
Source: foodinteres.ruIf the watermelon isn't sweet enough, add a little sugar or honey.
You will need: 400 g watermelon flesh, 1/2 lemon.
Preparation: Blanch the lemon with boiling water and cut it arbitrarily. Remove seeds from the watermelon and cut the flesh. Put everything in the freezer for 2-3 hours. Blend the mixture and stir. Serve the sorbet in dessert bowls.
4. Fried Celery
Source: za-edoy.ruAn unusual vegetable side dish – instead of the usual potatoes or grains.
You will need: 500 g celery stalks, 1 leek, 15 ml soy sauce, spices.
Preparation: Peel off tough fibers and cut celery into small sticks. Slice leek into rings and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add celery and fry for another couple of minutes, stirring. Add soy sauce and spices, and simmer everything covered for a few more minutes.
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5. Strawberry and Feta Salad
Source: karamelcafe.ruSuitable for a simple dinner or to impress guests.
You will need: 50 g arugula, 50 g feta, 40 g walnuts, 120 g strawberries, 4 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp honey, 1 tbsp wine vinegar, ground white pepper and salt.
Preparation: Wash and dry arugula, crumble feta, slice strawberries, and chop walnuts. Mix the salad. For the dressing, combine olive oil, honey, vinegar, and spices.
6. Vegetable Stew with Young Cabbage
Source: za-edoy.ruYou might not need to add water during cooking – the vegetables will release enough juice themselves.
You will need: 450 g potatoes, 400 g zucchini, 300 g tomatoes, 350 g young cabbage, 100 g carrots, 100 g onions, spices.
Preparation: Cut all vegetables to your liking. Sauté onion and carrots for 5-7 minutes, season, and add shredded cabbage. After 3-4 minutes, add potatoes, and after another 7-8 minutes, add zucchini and spices. Simmer everything together for 10 minutes, add tomatoes, and simmer for another 5-7 minutes.
7. Baked Cauliflower
Source: pinterest.comAn interesting summer recipe for baking a whole cauliflower.
You will need: 1 head cauliflower, 4 tbsp butter, 3 cloves garlic, 1/2 lemon, spices.
Preparation: Trim the thick part of the stem and place the cauliflower head on a baking sheet. Mix melted butter, spices, and crushed garlic. Pour over the cauliflower and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius, then for another 15 minutes without foil. Before serving, drizzle the cauliflower with lemon juice.
8. Cucumber Cream Soup
Source: syroedenie.ruTender, with a very pleasant texture and unusual hue.
You will need: 20 ml olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, 1 onion, 800 g cucumbers, 1 avocado, 50 g parsley, 200 ml yogurt, 20 ml lemon juice, 500 ml vegetable broth.
Preparation: Sauté minced onion and garlic for a few minutes, add lemon juice and stir. Thinly slice cucumbers, add them to the pan, and pour in vegetable broth. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Add avocado flesh and parsley, and blend the soup until smooth. Serve with yogurt.
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9. Cottage Cheese Dessert with Strawberries
Source: pinterest.comIts main advantage is that it requires no baking at all.
You will need: 300 g cottage cheese, 400 g strawberries, 100 g sugar, 300 g 20% sour cream, 10 g vanilla sugar, 1 tbsp gelatin, 100 g cookies, 50 ml water.
Preparation: Dissolve gelatin in water according to package instructions. In a blender, whisk cottage cheese, sour cream, and all the sugar. Add gelatin and whisk again. Place cookies in a mold and pour a little of the cottage cheese mixture over them. Arrange strawberries, pour the remaining cottage cheese mixture, and refrigerate the dessert.
10. Chicken with Corn in the Oven
Source: lovefood.comThis recipe uses whole corn on the cob.
You will need: 5 chicken drumsticks, 3 ears of corn, 1 tsp oregano, spices, olive oil.
Preparation: Rub chicken with spices and place in a baking dish. Arrange coarsely chopped corn cobs between the chicken pieces. Drizzle everything with olive oil and oregano, and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. Ideally, under the grill.
11. Broccoli in Sour Cream
Source: fotostrana.ruThe finished dish can be sprinkled with pine nuts to taste.
You will need: 1 head broccoli, 150 g sour cream, 2 cloves garlic, 40 g butter, spices.
Preparation: Break broccoli into florets and parboil them for 3 minutes in boiling water. Melt butter, add sour cream and stir. Add crushed garlic and spices, and cook for another 1 minute. Add broccoli to this sauce and simmer everything for another 1 minute.
12. Salad with Vegetables and Cottage Cheese
Source: pinterest.comIt's best to use large-curd cottage cheese – it's ideal for salads.
You will need: 2-3 handfuls salad greens, 8 cherry tomatoes, 3 cucumbers, 1 red onion, 120 g olives, 200 g cottage cheese, 1/2 lemon, 40 ml olive oil, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Arbitrarily cut all vegetables, chop herbs, add olives and cottage cheese, and mix the salad. Dress it with olive oil, lemon juice, and spices.
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13. Baked Young Carrots
Source: mynews13.comThis recipe requires thin young carrots, approximately of the same size.
You will need: 400 g young carrots, 50 ml olive oil, 5 sprigs thyme, 1.5 tsp honey, 1.5 tsp lemon juice, spices.
Preparation: Wash carrots with a brush, place them in a baking dish, and drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. Drizzle with honey, sprinkle with spices, and bake everything in the oven for 15 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius. Finally, sprinkle with thyme.
14. Fish Botvinya with Sorrel and Nettle
Source: mirtesen.ruA cold soup with kvass that will delight lovers of traditional cuisine.
You will need: 1.5 L kvass, 500 g white fish fillet, 200 g nettle, 200 g sorrel, 2 cucumbers, 1 clove garlic, 5 green onion stalks, 1 bunch dill, spices.
Preparation: Chop sorrel and nettle, pour in 500 ml water, boil for 10 minutes, and drain. Blend until smooth. Boil fish for 15 minutes until cooked and slice. Finely chop green onion, garlic, and dill.
Dice cucumbers, mix everything except the fish, and lightly mash with a potato masher. Season the botvinya, pour in kvass, and refrigerate for 1 hour. Add fish before serving.
15. Baked Eggplant with Cheese
Source: zdorovogotovim.ruA good appetizer for any occasion, or just because.
You will need: 1 eggplant, 1 tomato, 70 g hard cheese, 2 cloves garlic, spices.
Preparation: Slice eggplant into rounds, sprinkle with spices, and arrange on parchment paper. Top with tomato slices and sprinkle with crushed garlic. Then sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for half an hour in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
16. Zucchini Fritters
Source: bye-bye-calories.ruUnquestionably one of the most summery dishes imaginable.
You will need: 500 g zucchini, 1 onion, 1 egg, 3 tbsp flour, spices.
Preparation: Grate zucchini and onion, and lightly squeeze out excess liquid. Add egg, spices, and flour. Mix the batter and fry fritters in a pan, spooning them out, on both sides until golden brown over medium heat.
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17. Tomato and Nectarine Salad
Source: za-edoy.ruFor an even more impressive salad, use tomatoes of different colors.
You will need: 800 g tomatoes, 5 nectarines, 300 g arugula, 1 red onion, 1 tsp honey, 3 tbsp olive oil, 90 g feta, 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar.
Preparation: Wash and dry arugula. Slice tomatoes and nectarines into thin wedges, thinly slice the onion. Bring vinegar with honey to a boil and reduce for about 5 minutes until syrupy. Let the syrup cool, and mix it with olive oil. Arrange all ingredients on a plate, drizzle with the syrup, and sprinkle with crumbled feta.
18. Svekólnik (Beetroot Soup) with Ayran
Source: allnutritious.comIf you still think cold soups are limited to okroshka – here's another idea.
You will need: 1 L ayran, 4 beets, 5 potatoes, 3 cucumbers, 4 eggs, 4 green onion stalks, 1 bunch dill, spices.
Preparation: Boil potatoes, beets, and eggs until cooked. Dice all ingredients finely and chop herbs. Season and pour cold ayran over the dish.
19. Spinach and Egg Salad
Source: koolinar.ruA wonderful green salad – a truly summery recipe.
You will need: 200 g spinach, 100 g green onion, 2 cucumbers, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp sour cream, spices.
Preparation: Boil eggs until cooked. Arbitrarily cut all ingredients, mix the salad, and dress it with sour cream and spices.
20. Melon Gazpacho
Source: recept-borscha.ruA refreshing, thick, and very unusual soup with tomatoes and melon.
You will need: 500 g red and yellow bell peppers, 900 g melon, 800 g tomatoes, 120 g cucumbers, 3 cloves garlic, 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 chili pepper, spices, 6 tbsp olive oil.
Preparation: Arbitrarily cut melon and all vegetables, and blend them until smooth with chili and garlic. Add olive oil, vinegar, and spices, and blend again. Serve the soup cold.