Tomato and basil galette with feta and poppy seed pastry
This impressive tart celebrates the best of British heritage tomatoes while combing feta and poppy seeds…
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Summer dinner recipes
The warm months call for easy dinners, simple salads and plenty of fresh, seasonal ingredients that reflect the sunshine. When the last thing you want to do is slave over a hot stove, try one of our favourite summer dinner recipe ideas.
Our easy recipes include plenty of quick weeknight options. Rustle up a big bowl of summer pasta, like caramelised fennel gnocchi or comforting norma al forno (aubergine pasta bake).
Get the barbecue out – it’s time for dinner on a stick! Our delicious skewer recipes include halloumi and apricot, tamarind chicken or filling prawn and new potato skewers with fiery red-pepper dip.
Try filling salads, summery stews and low-fuss chicken dishes. Plus plenty of veg-packed and vegan dishes that make the most of aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes and more seasonal goodies.
Not to mention desserts and drinks – enjoy an almond granita, gorgeous seasonal strawberry trifle or sip on a classic daiquiri.
Whatever the weather, whatever you’re in the mood for… you’ll find the summer dinner recipes to suit.
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Chicken thigh, courgette and blackberry traybake
A gorgeous chicken thigh traybake for late summer, this simple recipe embraces seasonal gluts of courgettes…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 10 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
Halloumi gyros with herby chips
Get that Greek holiday feeling at home with our easy halloumi gyros recipe. These grab-and-devour wraps…
🍽 Serves 1⏱ 15 min hands-on · 40 min oven◆ Easy
Cod caponata with Grana Padano pangrattato
This Sicilian-inspired cod caponata is finished with crispy Grana Padano breadcrumbs and makes a balanced and…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 10 min hands-on · 35 min oven◆ Easy
Runner bean carbonara
Got a runner bean glut on your hands? Slice them up and add them to this…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 15 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Easy
Blistered tomatoes and chickpeas on creamy polenta
Dish up blistered tomatoes and chickpeas on a bed of creamy polenta for an easy, vegan-friendly…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 20 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Easy
Steak caesar sandwich
Sirloin steak, anchovy fillets and grana padano combine to make the ultimate power sarnie in our…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min hands-on · 2 min oven◆ Easy
Fourtalia (Greek omelette with sausages, potatoes and mint)
Fourtalia is a Greek omelette with sausages, potatoes and, here, mint. This recipe from Greek chef…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 2-4⏱ 5 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Easy
Summer vegetable lasagne
This summer vegetable lasagne from food writer Debora Robertson is packed with courgettes, aubergine and flame-grilled…
FreezableVegetarian
🍽 Serves 6-8⏱ 40 min hands-on · 35-40 min oven◆ Easy
Murcia salad with beans and trout
Combining nutritious beans with healthy fresh-cooked trout and perfectly ripe tomatoes, this delicious Murcia salad is…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 15 min hands-on · 15 min oven◆ Easy
Tuna salad with potatoes, chickpeas and tomato dressing
Rosie Mackean’s hearty salad of confit tuna with chickpeas, potatoes and a delicious tomato dressing is…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 25 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Easy
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