Summer recipes (375)

Great ideas for salads, summer desserts and drinks and no-cook meals.

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A very intense fruit smoothie

Recipe by: Diane

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Gorgeous colour and absolutely refreshing. Use your favorite canned fruit - I prefer peaches or pears.

Abeille crème de pomme (French custard)

Recipe by: meowi1

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A lighter, sweeter custard. One of my new recipes, this dessert compliments French cooking. Unlike custard, it is best that 'French Custard' be served mildly warm and in small amounts. Perfect for a summer night dessert, or even a light sweet at brunch. Abeille crème de pomme: Bee's cream of apple!

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Adzuki bean ice cream

Recipe by: INSPIRON41

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These beans have a sweet nutty flavour and make a fantastic ice cream.

Almond Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Recipe by: neris

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Make this sweet almondy cake when fresh rhubarb is in season. This recipe makes two cakes.

Angel Hair Pasta with Salmon and Avocado

Recipe by: aimslh268

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Avocados are such a treasure trove of nutrients that the some say they are the most nutritious fruit in the world!

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Anna's Pavlova

Recipe by: HSIAO

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A crunchy meringue base ready to be topped with whipped cream and your favourite fresh fruit - named after the famous ballerina!

Artichoke and red capsicum pasta salad

Recipe by: Kerenza

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A quick and easy penne pasta salad with broccoli, red capsicum and marinated artichoke hearts. Sometimes I use feta cheese instead of Parmesan.

Artichoke Salsa

Recipe by: Julie Dumford

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A wonderful, light salsa recipe given to me by a friend who claims she can't cook! Serve with tortilla crisps, or as an accompaniment to chargrilled chicken.

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Asian bean sprout salad

Recipe by: Lynn Lewis

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Mung bean sprouts and peanuts add crunch to this salad. Mung beans have a hint of sweetness. In Chinese medicine, they are considered a yin or cooling food.

Asian Pasta Salad

Recipe by: Lynn Lewis

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A Thai-style seasoning of basil, mint and coriander adds vitamin C and carotenoids to a dish already packed with vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytochemicals.

Asian Steamed Fish

Recipe by: Lynn Lewis

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Low-fat fish and vitamin-packed vegetables are cooked by one of the most healthy of all cooking techniques – steaming.

Asian-Inspired Chicken Salad

Recipe by: Jill Lopez

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This is a crunchy, wonderfully satisfying salad that is fab with chicken leftover from yesterday's barbecue. The dressing is sweet and sour, mingling brown sugar with soy sauce and rice vinegar. Fried rice noodles add the crunch.

Asian-style Chicken and Pasta Salad

Recipe by: Ariana Klepac

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Pasta bows taste deliciously different when combined with an exotic dressing of fish sauce, fresh red chilli and rice vinegar in a moist chicken salad. Fresh crunchy vegetables complete this well-balanced main-course dish.

Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Farfalle

Recipe by: Myra

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This is a light summery pasta salad that I love because the flavours go so well together. Lemon juice and a drizzle of good olive oil finish everything off nicely. It does taste best when chilled for 1 or 2 hours.

Asparagus, Pancetta and Rocket Linguine

Recipe by: Asiangirl

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Sautéed asparagus, pancetta and rocket tossed in pasta with rocket and lemon juice make a simple flavourful dinner with minimal cooking. I often use spaghetti for this and you can substitute any pasta. Serve with grated parmesan if liked.

Australian Summer

Recipe by: dannye

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What to do with a bottle of gin you've received for Christmas when you find you've outgrown the traditional martini. Make sure you keep your gin in the freezer (it won't actually freeze) as this is a great Summertime cocktail.

Australian Summer Sunset (variation on Australian Summer)

Recipe by: dannye

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This sweet version of my Australian Summer cocktail contains a dash of Grenadine.

Avocado and coriander soup

Recipe by: Caliente-Mami

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The richness of this tasty chilled soup is balanced by the sharp injection of lime and chilli sauce.

Avocado and mango salsa

Recipe by: Six Pack to Go

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Sweet and hot salsa with mangoes, chilli and avocado. Use red capsicums instead of chillies if you want a mild version. Make this close to serving time.

Avocado, Prawn And Tomato Salad

Recipe by: Pat Alburey

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Avocado and prawns are famously good together. Here they are joined by tomatoes and a creamy dressing of lime, yoghurt and coriander gives the combination an elegant new style and exciting taste.