Fresh Summer Food Menus

Want the best flavours this summer? Cook with what’s in season. Here are some of our best seasonal recipes

Originally published May, 2009

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Fresh Summer Food Menus

JUNE

Asparagus
• Asparagus Egg Confetti

Cherries
• Wild Huckleberry Streusel Sunday Coffee Cake

Green Beans
• ABC Minestrone Soup

Rhubarb
• Country Baked Ham with Rhubarb Glaze
• Petite Rhubarb Tartlets

Spinach
• Cheesy Ham and Spinach Muffins

Strawberries
• Seriously Strawberry Freezer Pops
• Strawberry Coffee Cake
• Summery Strawberry Tiramisu

JULY

Apricots
• Awesome Oatmeal Bars

Cabbage
• Creamy Coleslaw
• Indonesian Sweet Potato & Cabbage Soup

Carrots
• Carrot Cake with Drizzly Icing & Toasted Coconut

Peppers
• Lemon Dill Fish with Peppers

AUGUST

Apples
• Apple Cauliflower Soup with Lacy Parmesan Tuiles
• Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Apple Chutney
• Apple Oatmeal Pancakes
• Apple Pumpkin Butter
• Apple Granola Muffins

Beets
• Neon Beat Soup

Blueberries
• Chocolate-Blueberry Squares
• Grab-and-Go Mixed Fruit Burrito
• Wild Huckleberry Streusel Sunday Coffee Cake

Cauliflower
• Apple Cauliflower Soup with Lacy Parmesan Tuiles
• Quick Cauli Supper

Egglant
• Grilled Eggplant Pesto Sandwiches

Garlic
• Speedy Garlic Dills
Love garlic? Check out our handy guide to summer garlic festivals

Grapes
• Chicken Waldorf Sandwich Kebob with Yogurt Dip

Leeks
• Simple Leek and Ricotta Tarts

Peaches
• Grilled Peaches with Almond Mint Pesto

Potatoes/Sweet Potatoes
• Double Cheese Potato Bake
• Games Night Potato-Skin Pizzas
• Seafood Pie with Two-Potato Garlic Topping
• Sweet Potato Wedges with Ginger Dipping Sauce

Squash
• Brown Sugar Butternut Squash
• Roasted Squash Wedges

Tomatoes
• Roasted Tomatoes with Goat’s Cheese Croutons