Top 12 Refreshing Summer Recipes

Who says “summer recipes”, obviously says “gazpacho”. This cold soup from Andalusia, in southern Spain, is undoubtedly one of the easiest summer dishes to prepare. All you have to do is take a little walk to the market and select the summer vegetables you prefer and, presto, voila!

To prepare the Andalusian gazpacho recipe : immerse 6 tomatoes for 30 seconds in boiling water then peel and seed them. Put in the bowl of a blender with 1 red pepper seeded and cut into pieces, 1 clove of garlic, peeled and cut into pieces, 1 tbsp. to s. olive oil, 1 tbsp. to s. of sherry vinegar, a few drops of Tabasco, a little salt and pepper. Blend until you get a smooth consistency and serve chilled. You can also add a little Italian touch to this recipe by choosing a balsamic vinegar rather than a sherry vinegar and replacing the feta with mozzarella di Buffala. Or opt for one of our 9 recipes for gazpachos and cold soupsgathered here.

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Vegetables can also cause food poisoning

As with gazpacho, you will also find food for most of the fresh recipes presented in this slide show at your early bird store. But be careful to clean your vegetables (and fruits, of course) to avoid food poisoning. Because if we often think of raw meat and fish as sources of contamination, in summer, vegetables are the cause of nearly half of cases of food poisoning. A little reminder of the right actions:

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before handling fruits and vegetables, and always run them under running water before eating them.
In the fridge, keep fruits and vegetables separate from raw (uncooked) meat. Do the same when you carry them in your basket when you return from the market.
If you picnic outside, fruits and vegetables should be stored at a temperature of 4 ° C maximum, so in a cooler placed in the shade.

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