10 easy, quick and tasty summer recipes!

Quick and easy summer recipes? We'll think about it! Here are the best dishes for a delicious summer dinner full of taste and simplicity.

In summer we certainly don't go hungry, and even if we prefer to say no to dishes that are too heavy or caloric, we like to try summer recipes for cold (but also hot) dishes that are light, easy to prepare and full of flavor and color !

In fact, the heat sometimes takes away the desire to cook and cook, but this only happens if we prepare dishes that are too complex: in fact, there are a series of delicious recipes that can be created with just a few seasonal ingredients, in a very short time, but for a sensational result !

What do you think, let's take a look at these 10 wonderful recipes? Compose your ideal summer menu by choosing the dishes you like best. There is really everything, from appetizers to first courses through to desserts. Let's start!

• Tomatoes stuffed with Russian salad
• Eggplant rolls
• Pasta with zucchini and Philadelphia
• Rice salad
• Pasta salad
• Pizza
• Gratin mussels
• Chicken With Peppers
• Coffee cream
• Cubotti watermelon and chocolate

Tomatoes stuffed with Russian salad

If you love fresh and quick recipes, this is the dish for you . Keep in mind that to prepare this delicious delicacy, good to eat but also beautiful to present, you can also use the ready-made Russian salad, in this way it will really take you 10 minutes!

Try the Russian salad stuffed tomatoes recipe.

Ingredients for stuffed tomatoes

• 8 tomatoes
• 100 g of carrots
• 150 g of potatoes
• 100 g of peas
• 150 g of mayonnaise
• Salt to taste
• basil or chives to taste

Eggplant rolls

Among the light summer recipes, eggplant rolls are one of the best. This vegetable is one of the most popular of the period, and lends itself to many preparations.

To make a delicious roll you can grill the aubergines and then choose what to stuff them with: cheese, tomato, ham… just use your imagination.

Here is a delicious and fresh recipe: eggplant rolls !

Ingredients for the recipe

• 3 medium sized eggplants
• 150 g of sliced ​​cooked ham
• 150 g of soft cheese (provola, mozzarella, scamorza etc.)
• 250 g of tomato puree
• 1 clove of garlic
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• grated bread to taste
• Salt to taste

Pasta with zucchini and Philadelphia

Even courgettes are one of the best vegetables ever to be enjoyed in the summer. And why not try them with pasta? The idea is very simple and you can also add other ingredients to modify the dish a little, from Philadelphia to raw ham, passing through other vegetables such as aubergines, cherry tomatoes, etc.

What do you say, have we convinced you? Here is the recipe for pasta with courgettes and Philadelphia !

Zucchini pasta ingredients

• 320 g of pasta
• 140 g of philadelphia
• 3 zucchini
• olive oil to taste
• Salt to taste
• basil to taste
• 1 clove of garlic

Rice salad

Could we perhaps not put it among the summer first courses par excellence? If you have a little sensitivity, taste and harmony, simply by opening the fridge you can create a delicious salad ! Beans, tuna, cherry tomatoes, onion, but also ginger, basil, lemon peel and other small touches of class… and how do you prepare it?

We do it like this! Here is our rice salad recipe and the best tips for preparing it to perfection!

Ingredients for the recipe

• 350 g of rice
• 3 boiled eggs
• 3 cans of tuna
• peas to taste
• 350 g of canned corn
• 3 frankfurters
• 2 carrots
• black olives to taste
• basil to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt and Pepper To Taste

Pasta salad

And of course, after the rice salad here is its cousin, the cold pasta! In this case the same advice as before applies, i.e. use fresh, colourful, seasonal ingredients and create a balance between flavors and textures.

One piece of advice: remember to keep the pasta al dente, otherwise it will become soft and unpleasant to eat … and the risk is that it becomes a glue!

How do you make pasta salad? This is how we prepare it: here is our recipe!

Ingredients for the cold pasta

• 380 g of pasta
• 3 cans of tuna
• feta to taste
• black or green olives to taste
• green beans to taste
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• lemon juice to taste
• rocket to taste

Homemade Pizza

Pizza has no season, age, time! It's always time for pizza , and in the summer it can be a lot of fun to prepare some for friends, open a few beers and organize an outdoor buffet . What do you think, is an idea that appeals to you?

Try our foolproof recipe for homemade pizza !

Ingredients

• 400 g of flour
• 200ml of water
• 1/2 stick of brewer's yeast
• 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pinch of sugar
• 350 g of tomato puree
• 180 g of mozzarella (normal or buffalo)
• cherry tomatoes to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt and Pepper To Taste
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• fresh basil to taste

Gratin mussels

Finally a dish with mussels! Here we have decided to offer them au gratin, because in addition to being delicious, they are very simple to prepare. The secret is to buy quality molluscs, while gratin is prepared with breadcrumbs, garlic, oil, parsley and lemon. How tasty!

Here is our recipe for mussels au gratin in the oven !

Baked mussels ingredients

• 1 kg of mussels
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 50 g of breadcrumbs
• 4 sprigs of parsley
• 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon
• pepper as needed

Chicken With Peppers

We talked about aubergines and courgettes, so we couldn't forget about them, the peppers ! The combination we propose is with chicken, because it is a light, cheap and quick to cook meat. This is a second course that you will love very much, and that you can also propose as the only course for a family dinner.

Prepare chicken with peppers with us!

Ingredients of chicken alla romana with peppers

• 1.5 kg of chicken breast and wings
• 3 yellow and red peppers
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 glass of cooking white wine
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed
• parsley to taste

Coffee cream

Ready in 10 minutes, fresh , delicious… but how can you not have tried the coffee cream yet? This dessert is wonderful, it can be enjoyed both as a snack and at the end of a lunch or dinner with friends . The ingredients are very simple, the preparation very fast. In short, can you find a reason not to try it?

Here is the recipe for our coffee cream!

Ingredients for the coffee cream

• 50ml of espresso coffee
• 200 ml of cream
• 40 g of icing sugar
• bitter cocoa powder to taste

Watermelon and chocolate cubes

We conclude with another dessert that is perfect for the summer. The chocolate watermelon cubes are made in just a few minutes, they are fresh, beautiful to bring to the table and above all they are really simple and can be prepared on the spot.

This little sweet finger food will make a great impression on all your guests. Try it and you will see, the result will be exceptional!

Try the chocolate cubes recipe!

Ingredients for the chocolate watermelon cubes

• watermelon to taste
• 150 g of dark chocolate
• coconut flour to taste
• colored sprinkles to taste