9 Delicious Summer Recipes to Try: From Caprese Salad to Cherry Tiramisu

1. Caprese Salad Recipe

A fresh, simple, and delicious Caprese Salad is perfect for summer. Full of protein, vitamins, and hydrating ingredients, this dish is an essential addition to your summer recipe list.

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes
• Mozzarella cheese
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Olive oil
• Balsamic glaze
• Fresh basil

Instructions:

1. Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
2. Arrange the tomatoes and mozzarella alternately on a platter.
3. Sprinkle salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic glaze.
4. Top with chopped fresh basil.

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2. Summer Caesar Salad

This Summer Caesar Salad is a twist on a classic, featuring a healthy combination of chicken, roasted chickpeas, and pine nuts.

Ingredients:

• Romaine lettuce, chopped
• Cubed bread (for croutons)
• Chicken breast
• Cucumber
• Olive oil
• Roasted chickpeas
• Mozzarella or Parmesan cheese
• Toasted pine nuts
• Lemon juice

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Prepare croutons by tossing bread cubes with melted butter and salt, then baking for 10 minutes.
3. Cook the chicken breast in a pan.
4. In a large bowl, combine romaine lettuce, chicken, and cucumber.
5. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
6. Top with mozzarella or parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and roasted chickpeas.

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3. Easy Summer Risotto

This Summer Risotto is light and perfect for a hot day, packed with the fresh flavor of red bell peppers.

Ingredients:

• Risotto rice
• Olive oil
• Garlic clove, minced
• Salt and pepper
• Hot water
• Red bell pepper (diced)
• Butter
• Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

1. Heat water in a pot.
2. Sauté rice and garlic in olive oil for 2-3 minutes.
3. Gradually add salted hot water, stirring until absorbed.
4. Add red bell peppers.
5. Stir in butter and parmesan cheese when the rice is cooked.

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4. Pasta with Green Beans and Pesto

This simple yet tasty Pasta with Green Beans and Pesto is a great way to enjoy fresh green beans.

Ingredients:

• Green beans
• Salt
• Pasta (your choice)
• Pesto
• Olive oil

Instructions:

1. Boil water in a pot and add salt.
2. Cook green beans for 5 minutes, then drain and cool.
3. Cook pasta in the same pot.
4. Toss pasta with pesto and green beans.
5. Drizzle with olive oil.

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5. Summer Lasagna Recipe

This Summer Lasagna features layers of vegetables, tomato sauce, and cheesy goodness.

Ingredients (For Tomato Sauce):

• 1 jar of tomato passata
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• Olive oil
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 5 garlic cloves (finely chopped)

Ingredients (For Lasagna):

• No-boil lasagna sheets
• 3 zucchinis (sliced)
• 3 carrots (sliced)
• Salt and pepper
• Dried basil
• Mozzarella or parmesan cheese

Instructions:

1. Prepare the tomato sauce: Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil, then add tomato puree, passata, and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C.
3. Cook vegetables in olive oil until soft.
4. Layer lasagna in a baking tray: sauce, lasagna sheets, vegetables, and cheese. Repeat until all ingredients are used.
5. Bake for 40 minutes until the top is golden.

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6. Plum Cake Recipe

This delicious Plum Cake is an easy dessert to prepare with seasonal plums.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 12 Italian plums
• 200g flour (rice flour preferred)
• 100g unsalted butter
• 100g milk or Greek yogurt
• 180g sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Slice plums and set aside.
3. Mix butter and sugar, then add eggs and beat until smooth.
4. Add flour, milk or yogurt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Stir.
5. Pour batter into a cake pan, topping with plum slices.
6. Bake until golden.

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7. Burberry Cupcake Recipe

Burberry Cupcakes are a sweet treat filled with fresh blueberries.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 200g flour
• 100g unsalted butter
• 100g milk or Greek yogurt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Vanilla extract
• 120g blueberries

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and mix.
3. Add flour, milk, yogurt, baking powder, and vanilla. Mix.
4. Fold in blueberries gently.
5. Pour into cupcake liners and bake for 20 minutes.

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8. Easy Peach Crumble

This Peach Crumble recipe is the perfect dessert for summer.

Ingredients (Peach Mixture):

• 3 peaches (sliced)
• 60g sugar
• 50g plain flour
• Lemon zest and juice
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Ingredients (Crumble):

• 200g flour
• 100g unsalted butter
• 100g sugar

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Mix peaches, sugar, flour, lemon zest and juice, and cinnamon. Pour into a cake pan.
3. For the crumble, rub butter, sugar, and flour to form breadcrumbs.
4. Sprinkle over peach mixture and bake until golden.

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9. Cherry Tiramisu Recipe

This Cherry Tiramisu adds a sweet twist to the classic dessert.

Ingredients:

• 10 ladyfingers
• 1 cup coffee
• Cocoa powder for dusting

Cherry Compote:

• 3 cups pitted cherries
• Lemon juice
• 60g sugar
• 2 tbsp starch

Mascarpone Whip:

• 250g mascarpone
• 250g cream
• 4 tbsp sugar

Instructions:

1. Cook cherries, sugar, and lemon juice to make compote.
2. Whip mascarpone and cream together with sugar.
3. Dunk ladyfingers in coffee and layer them in a cake pan.
4. Add cherry compote, mascarpone whip, and repeat.
5. Dust with cocoa powder.

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy fresh, hydrating foods. These recipes, from Caprese Salad to Cherry Tiramisu, are simple, delicious, and packed with seasonal ingredients. Try them out and enjoy a healthy, refreshing summer!

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