Summer recipes - 147 recipes
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Smoked salmon and cream cheese snacks

By chaospepsi
Perfect for parties and events, these easy to make snacks are quick and easy to make
- Smoked Salmon (the cured kind in a packet), Cream cheese, brown bread, parsley to garnish
Easy melon ice cream

By Jazzmindeego
Tip the cream and sugar into a pan
- 300ml double cream
- 175g caster sugar
- 1 very ripe charentais melon, peeled, deseeded and chopped into small chunks
- juice 1 lemon
- fresh raspberries, to serve
BBQ'd Pineapple

By laura, The Mrs Makes
Have you ever BBQ'd a pineapple? A sweet, summery marinade recipe and instructions for the best BBQ dessert
- One pineapple,
- one shot of rum,
- 2 tbsp dark brown soft sugar,
- 4 tbsp melted butter,
- 1 tsp ground ginger
Healthy Ratatouille

By Harriet
Full of vegetables, this ratatouille will rock your socks
- 1 Onion (Peeled and Chopped)
- 1 Clove of Garlic (Peeled and Crushed)
- 1 Small Aubergine (Diced)
- 1 Green Pepper (De-seeded and Chopped)
- 1 Courgette (Sliced)
- 2 Cans Chopped Tomatoes
- 10ml Oil (any type is suitable)
- 1 Handful Fresh Basil
Saucy surprise

By Muffin7
A delicious silky smooth blueberry and strawberries sauce topped with fresh, smooth vanilla ice cream and iced friu
- What you need: 1x sainsburys basics sponge mix. 1x packet of iced berries. 1x tesco Cornish vanilla ice cream. A box of blue berries.1 box of strawberries. A juicer. 3 teaspoons of sugar. Eggs, milk, water, ( see sponge mix back of pack)
Mint and peanut yogurt sauce for beef skewers with salad

By L'Atelier Valtero
Prepare the salad: Rinse and drain the spinach, radishes and cucumber
- Mint yoghurt sauce:
- 2 plain yoghurt and a touch of crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves (or frozen)
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- salt and pepper
- Salad:
- 200g baby spinach (or other young shoots)
- 1 bunch of red and pink radishes
- 1 cucumber
- Salad Dressing:
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp mustard
- 2 tbsp wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 8 minced beef skewers
Upside Down Mirabelle Cake

By Catherine B
Similar to the plum, the deliciously sweet Mirabelle's are typical to the Lorraine region
- For the caramel:
- 100g of sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- For the cake:
- 1kg of mirabelles (or prunes)
- 150g of flour
- 100g of mirabelle jam
- 100g melted butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 packet of yeast
Soya cream of peppers soup

By Zoeufcuisinebien
Peel the peppers and cut into squares
- 3-4 peppers
- 20 ml soya cream or creme fraiche
- salt
- pepper
- oil
BBQ pulled pork

By Jazzmindeego
Free
- 1.5-2kg pork shoulder, all fat removed
- 5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 500g passata
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 3 tbsp sweetener
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sautéed haddock with summer veg

By Wackyjacky
Tasty fish and veg main course, perfect for making an impression at a dinner party
- For the summer veg
- 700g new potatoes
- 350g button onions, peeled
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 2 ½ tbsp lemon juice
- 24 asparagus spears
- 150ml half-fat crème fraîche
- 1-2 tbsp capers, finely chopped
- knob of butter
- 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
- For the fish
- flour seasoned with salt, for dusting
- 6 x 175g fillets of fresh haddock, skinned
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- knob of butter
Lemon Ice Lollies with Liquorice Sticks

By wendymcc
Put the Water and Sugar into a pan, bring to the boil and leave on the heat for 3 minutes
- 8 Liquorice Sticks
- 450ml Water
- 100g Sugar
- Juice from 1 Large lemon
Café Frappe - Greek Iced Coffee

By Laurapackham
Put the instant coffee with 2 - 3 teaspoons of hot water and mix in a small glass
- 2 tsp instant coffee
- 1 - 2 tsp sugar
- Ice cubes, crushed
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1/3 cup milk, chilled
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