A British summer is a variable beast; rain one day a heatwave the next; but British food in summer is exciting, light and bright. Summer recipes make the best of seasonal produce and can be enjoyed outdoors when the weather allows. If it should turn chilly, then there's always a great British pudding.
Summer Soup Recipes
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Summer soups are quick and easy especially this Pea and Mint or Asparagus Soup recipe.
Fresh summer peas and garden mint are a match made in heaven; their combination in any recipe is delicious. Pea and Mint soup is simple, quick and easy to make and if fresh peas aren't available the pea and mint soup recipes works just as well with frozen peas.
What better way to use up misshapen bundles of Asparagus than in a soup recipe, especially a Cream of Asparagus Soup. Misshapen bundles cost less than picture perfect ones, so you can save money too.
Fresh summer peas and garden mint are a match made in heaven; their combination in any recipe is delicious. Pea and Mint soup is simple, quick and easy to make and if fresh peas aren't available the pea and mint soup recipes works just as well with frozen peas.
What better way to use up misshapen bundles of Asparagus than in a soup recipe, especially a Cream of Asparagus Soup. Misshapen bundles cost less than picture perfect ones, so you can save money too.
Summer Tarts
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Tarts make a wonderful summer food as not only are they good for a supper or lunch dish, they also will pack well for an impromptu picnic or party.
This Summer Tomato Tart is the perfect tart when you have lots of fresh, fragrant tomatoes in the garden. The tomato tart recipe is one of my most requested dishes.
The tomato tart is made using my Best Ever Tomato Sauce Recipe together with eggs and Parmesan cheese.
Caramelised Red Onion Tart is my favorite stand-by recipe. It is the one I call on when I want to cook something quick, tasty and with a wow factor. The Caramelised Onion Tart is incredibly versatile, serve it as an individual tart, or make one large one.
This Summer Tomato Tart is the perfect tart when you have lots of fresh, fragrant tomatoes in the garden. The tomato tart recipe is one of my most requested dishes.
The tomato tart is made using my Best Ever Tomato Sauce Recipe together with eggs and Parmesan cheese.
Caramelised Red Onion Tart is my favorite stand-by recipe. It is the one I call on when I want to cook something quick, tasty and with a wow factor. The Caramelised Onion Tart is incredibly versatile, serve it as an individual tart, or make one large one.
Summer Main Course Recipes - Fish
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The tarts above make great main course dishes but there are many other wonderful foods for summer main courses and one of the best is to cook fish.
Asparagus, Haddock and Smokey Bacon Fishcakes are a delicious way to use fresh asparagus during the asparagus season. Combined with haddock and smokey bacon and a herb mayonnaise, this fishcake recipe makes a quick, easy supper dish. For a variation try the smoked mackerel fishcakes packed with all the goodness of an oily fish which is also cheap to buy.
Cod also makes a lovely light food for the summer months. Always make sure you buy it from a sustainable source though.
Asparagus, Haddock and Smokey Bacon Fishcakes are a delicious way to use fresh asparagus during the asparagus season. Combined with haddock and smokey bacon and a herb mayonnaise, this fishcake recipe makes a quick, easy supper dish. For a variation try the smoked mackerel fishcakes packed with all the goodness of an oily fish which is also cheap to buy.
Cod also makes a lovely light food for the summer months. Always make sure you buy it from a sustainable source though.
And Something Sweet
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Make the most of delicious summer berries with a super, simple and delicious Berry Sorbet. The Berry Sorbet Recipe uses liquid glucose, available from supermarkets or a pharmacy, the liquid glucose helps prevent the sorbet from freezing into a hard, solid mass.Use any berry -blackberry, strawberry, raspberry or summer currants, blackcurrants are intense in flavor and make a particularly good sorbet. The choice is yours.
Two of Britain's most famous summer desserts are a berry filled, Summer Pudding, so easy to make and Eton Mess. Eton Mess is an all-time classic British dessert and an Eton Mess recipe must be included in any list of strawberry recipes. Berry Sorbet Recipe Summer Pudding Recipe Eton Mess
Two of Britain's most famous summer desserts are a berry filled, Summer Pudding, so easy to make and Eton Mess. Eton Mess is an all-time classic British dessert and an Eton Mess recipe must be included in any list of strawberry recipes.
