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Fresh Summer Recipes

Who doesn’t love summer and its abundance of local, seasonal ingredients? Here you’ll find many Fresh Summer Recipes that I love to make throughout the warm season when the garden is overflowing with abundance.

Some of my fave’s include: Blistered Shishitos with Tahini Sauce, Burrata Bruschetta, Sicilian Pesto, Basil Walnut Pesto and Eggplant Bruschetta.

My Newest Fresh Summer Recipes

Salads

Strawberry Burrata Salad

Dessert

How to Macerate Strawberries (Recipe with 3 Flavor Options)

Preservation

Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe (with Balsamic and Black Pepper)

Salads

Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad Recipe (in a Lime Dressing)

My Most Popular Summer Recipes

Preservation

Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce

Preservation

Homemade Fermented Cucumbers (Dill Pickles)

Preservation

Easy, Quick and Delicious Roasted Tomato Sauce

Appetizers

Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

Summer Salads

Grilling

Fiesta Salad

Appetizers

Burrata Caprese

Levantine Recipes

Tahini Salad (Levantine Salata with Cucumber and Tomato)

Levantine Recipes

Authentic Lebanese Fattoush Salad (With a Twist)

Fresh Dips and Appetizers

Levantine Recipes

Mutabal (Authentic Middle Eastern Roasted Eggplant Dip)

Appetizers

Mast-o Khiar (Persian Cucumber Yogurt Dip Recipe)

Appetizers

Burrata Bruschetta

Summer

Hogao (Colombian Tomato and Green Onion Creole Sauce)

Appetizers

Simple Eggplant Bruschetta with Tomatoes and Herbs

Appetizers

Levantine Fried Tomatoes (Galayet Bandora Recipe)

Appetizers

Bread Dipping Oil

Levantine Recipes

Caramelized Eggplant Hummus

Summer Pestos and Sauces

Condiments

Easy and Delicious Sicilian Pesto Recipe (Pesto alla Trapanese)

Condiments

Quick and Easy Basil Walnut Pesto Recipe

Preservation

Easy, Quick and Delicious Roasted Tomato Sauce

Preservation

Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce

Preserve Summer’s Harvest (Pickles and Ferments)

Preservation

10-Minute Quick Pickled Jalapenos

Fermentation

How to Make Fermented Celery (easy and delicious)

Fermentation

Fermented Tomatoes (How to Ferment Cherry Tomatoes)

Preservation

Escabeche (Homemade Spicy Mexican Pickled Vegetables)

Fermentation

Fermented Jalapeños Recipe (Lacto-Fermented Peppers)

Preservation

Homemade Giardiniera Pickles (Italian Pickled Vegetables)

Levantine Recipes

Levantine Pickled Cauliflower (Refrigerator Pickle)

Preservation

Homemade Fermented Cucumbers (Dill Pickles)

All Summer

Salads

Strawberry Burrata Salad

Dessert

How to Macerate Strawberries (Recipe with 3 Flavor Options)

Preservation

Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe (with Balsamic and Black Pepper)

Salads

Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad Recipe (in a Lime Dressing)

Salads

Mediterranean Pasta Salad Recipe

Salads

Elote Pasta Salad (Inspired by Mexican Street Corn)

Salads

Kale Chickpea Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing

Main Dishes

Middle Eastern Beef Shish Kebabs (with Sides)

Salads

Cucumber Radish Feta Salad

Salads

Cucumber Chickpea Feta Salad

Appetizers

Greek Butter Bean Salad

Appetizers

Greek Chicken Salad (with Butter Beans, Feta and Fresh herbs)

Appetizers

Bean Antipasto Salad (with Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Salami)

Condiments

Chermoula (North African Cilantro Parsley Sauce)

Preservation

Pickled Serrano Peppers

Condiments

Turkish Ezme Recipe (Chopped Kebab Condiment and Salad)

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