Summer Recipes

A collection of easy French recipes for summer. Each healthy recipe typically uses fresh seasonal produce from the French market such as cherries, blueberries or figs and includes lighter dishes – many ideal for picnics – plus ice creams and sorbets to adapt to the summer heat.

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Kir Royal cocktail in front of a French chateau
Picnics •
Kir Royal (Apéritif)
pasta noodles tossed in green nettle sauce and topped with fried nettles
Light Lunches •
Nettle Pesto (Pesto d'Orties)
strawberry rhubarb oat crumble with white chocolate mousse in glass dish
Desserts •
Mini Strawberry & Rhubarb Crunchy Oat Crumbles
terre mer salad
Light Lunches •
Corsican Charcuterie Plate (Salade Terre et Mer)
roasted figs marsala
Desserts •
Roasted Figs in Port with Honey
blueberry clafoutis dessert with lemon and yellow edible pansies
Breakfast •
Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis
black forest chocolate cherry cream with macarons
Desserts •
German Black Forest Chocolate Cream Desserts
glass dish with scoop of black sesame ice cream topped with redcurrants and tuile
Teatime •
Black Sesame Ice Cream
Vacherin Ice Cream Cake Recipe
Desserts •
French Ice Cream Cake (Vacherin Glacé)
Roasted tomato mozzarella bites
Drinks-Nibbles-Apero •
Roasted Tomato Mozzarella Bites
cherry chocolate cream macaron trifles
Desserts •
Cracked Macaron Black Forest Creams
honey parfaits on shortbread with raspberries and a macaron
Desserts •
Cranachan Parfait - An Iced Scottish Dessert on Shortbread
summer berry creamy gratin
Desserts •
French Berry Gratin with Elderflower
macaron berry trifle with red blue fruits
Teatime •
Macaron Berry Sherry Trifle
clafoutis with raspberries and lemon verbena and a macaron
Breakfast
Raspberry Clafoutis with Lemon Verbena
cherry toffee tomatoes on skewers
Picnics •
Salted Toffee Cherry Tomatoes
layers of lasagne with tomato, spinach and cheese
Light Lunches •
Corsican Cheese Lasagne (Cannelloni au Brocciu)
brandy snaps with lime macarons and mint
Teatime •
Mojito Snaps - A Twist to Brandy Snaps
mini macaron raspberry trifles
Desserts •
Mini Macaron Trifles - Parisian Ispahan Style
fig almond dessert pink macaron shells
Picnics •
Fig & Almond Pudding