Summer is in full swing without delay and flying by far too quickly. Let’s benefit from the season’s bounty!
Eating seasonally is a superb approach to guarantee freshness while maximizing nutrition and affordability! Summer is probably the greatest seasons for seasonal eating since a lot fresh produce is obtainable at your local farmer’s market. I’ve compiled my favorite fresh summer produce and included a listing of my favorite sweet and savory vegan summer recipes to get you inspired and motivated to get cooking!
Summer produce guide: What vegetables are in season in summer?
Avocado
I like avocado. On toast – unimaginable to beat, however it’s also a incredible addition to vegan tacos or any Mexican meal or fresh salads and sandwiches. Most avocados you’ll find in your grocery stores all 12 months long are probably imported from Mexico, but California avocados are in season now! Get them!
Avocado Recipes:
Avocado Pasta with Smoky Pecans
Ginger Coriander Sprouted Lentils Toast
Quinoa Salad with Arugula and Avocado
Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Corn
Sweet corn may be grilled, roasted or eaten raw. Raw corn marinated in sour lime juice is very delicious, as is barely charred corn that has been grilled within the husk. To avoid genetically modified corn, buy organic.
Corn recipes:
Mexican Street Corn Salad
Chipotle & Roasted Corn Avocado Toast
Black Bean Corn Salad
Corn Palak
Jamaican Jerk Chickpea Tacos with Corn Salsa
Cucumber
Crisp cucumber makes not only a stunning addition to raw salads but can be wealthy in vitamins, and its high water content and hydrating qualities make it a superb ingredient for smoothies and all recipes that you would like to bulk up without piling on the calories. Peeled and sliced into high quality ribbons, cucumber makes an incredibly refreshing addition to your favorite cocktails. Cucumber and mint infused water is such a treat on a hot day—just soak cucumber, just a few twigs of mint and lemon slices in a pitcher of water.
Cucumber Recipes:
Cucumber Hummus Appetizer Bites
Kachumber Salad
Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas & Tzatziki
Cucumber Tomato Mint Sandwiches
Potatoes
Who doesn’t love potatoes? Probably the most underestimated of all veggies! Latest potatoes and other small potatoes are in season without delay so bring on the potato salad and hash browns! Experiment with varieties outside of the gold old Russet. Especially the more colourful varieties offer more dietary value. Buy organic potatoes at any time when you possibly can.
Potato recipes:
Vegan Smashed Potatoes
Scalloped Potatoes
Spiced Chickpeas and Potatoes
Gujarati Potatoes
Summer Squash (Zucchini, Yellow Squash)
Apart from winter squash, summer squash varieties like zucchini and yellow squash have thin skin that doesn’t require peeling making it one of the vital hand-off ingredients to your healthy summer kitchen.
Summer Squash Recipes:
Zucchini Lasagna
Vegan Zucchini Bread
Carrot Zucchini Chickpea Fritters
Walnut Pesto Pasta with Zucchini
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are at peak season without delay. Ripe tomatoes which can be picked fresh off the vine don’t really want much help in terms of preparation—a sprinkle of sea salt and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and a few extra virgin olive oil and you might be good to go. Nevertheless, listed below are some amazing recipes it is advisable to do that summer.
Tomato recipes:
Fast Pot Tomato Soup
Lentil Fritter Tomato Bowl
Tofu in Smoky Spicy Tomato Sauce
Okra Onion Tomato Curry
Bell Pepper
Peppers! Bell peppers are starting to point out up all over the place now. Did you already know that green, yellow, orange, and red bell peppers are all the identical number of pepper, just picked at different stages of ripeness? Huh, right? Green peppers are the youngest and have the smallest amount of sugar. The redder the pepper, the more time it needed to mature before picking—that’s why red peppers are usually not only sweeter but additionally dearer!
Bell Pepper Recipes:
Bell Pepper Nachos with Cauliflower Taco Meat
Gluten-free Pizza with Red Bell Pepper & Broccoli
Broccoli Zunka with Red Bell Pepper
Chickpea Curry with Red Bell Pepper
Green Beans
Green beans are easily missed but they’re such a flexible vegetable and go great with almonds, fresh basil, parsley or oregano, Vegan Parmesan, olive oil, onions, parsley, potatoes, shallots, tomatoes, and vinegar. Low in carbs and full of vitamins.
Green Beans Recipes:
Red Curry Green Beans
Green Beans with Fennel Seeds, Lentil and Cilantro
Summer produce: What fruits are in season in summer?
Mango
Mango – all of us love. That much is obviously! They’ll seem slightly tricky to work with at first as they’ve that big stone to chop around but here’s a trick. Just slice off one-third of either side, longways, from the highest down, then dice the mango-like you’ll an avocado.
Mango Recipes
Mango Overnight Oats
Vegan Mango Ice Cream
Berries (Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, etc.)
Plump, juicy, sweet berries are an ideal healthy snack in themselves – packed stuffed with antioxidants. They’re also lovely in baked goods like muffins and occasional cakes. As berries are likely to absorb plenty of pesticides, as a general rule, buy organic berries.
Berry Recipes
Vegan Blueberry Streusel Muffins
Cranberry Blueberry Crumb Bars
Vegan Blueberry Cobbler
Blueberry Muffin Energy Balls
Stone Fruit (Peaches, Nectarines, etc.)
Fresh, local stone fruit like nectarines, plums, cherries apricots, and peaches are the epitome of summer. Did you already know that you would be able to grill pitted and halved peaches? They make an ideal addition to salads or desserts. Otherwise chopped peaches or nectarines are an ideal addition to salads, breakfast parfaits, fruit salads, and all fruity, juicy desserts.
Stone Fruit recipes:
Vegan Cherry Crisp
Tempeh Sandwich with Grilled Peaches
