9 Recipes You Need to Try This Summer

Spinach & Cheese Empanadas

Looking to make your very own empanadas? This traditional Latin American dish is a great snack when expecting guests, making for a wonderful addition to an appetizer spread or to take to barbeque or picnic. The trick to pulling off these Spinach and Cheese Empanadas lies in the filling.

The béchamel sauce is designed to complement the spinach filling to perfection, while the garlic and onions infuse flavours of their own. Once the filling is done, it should be refrigerated overnight, if possible. The filling options can be endless and can easily be adapted to include your favourite summer ingredients.

This delicious dish may take time to pull off but can be easily frozen to be eaten at a later date. Once unfrozen, these empanadas only take about 30 minutes to bake.

Recipe courtesy of Beba.

Pulled Pork Tacos

This Pulled Pork Tacos recipe is yet another great dish to prepare when expecting guests and is extremely easy to share. Featuring Pico de Gallo and a cabbage-cilantro slaw, this recipe provides you with all the necessary toppings for fresh and flavourful tacos.

The 3.5 L Braiser creates the ideal environment for the pork to be tenderized, locking in heat and moisture with its domed lid and shallow base. The Pico de Gallo, also known as salsa fresca, complements the pulled pork to perfection, providing some much-needed freshness, while the cabbage-cilantro slaw adds a tangy crunch to the tops of your tacos.

This recipe is a great meal when hosting friends and family, serving up to ten people with the minimum of fuss and takes less than one hour to prepare.

Giant Couscous and Dukkah Avo Green Bowl

Our Giant Couscous and Dukkah Avo Green Bowl is the perfect meal before a busy day in the sun. The easy green pesto dressing complements the dukkah spice wonderfully, ensuring a flavourful bowl.

Begin by blending the baby spinach, basil, toasted pine nuts, olive oil and salt in a food processor and fold the couscous or pasta through the pesto until it is well coated. Preparing the Dukkah Spice is the next step, combining toasted almonds, pistachios, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, and coriander seeds. The Dukkah spice will ensure your bowl is not lacking in flavour.

This recipe offers the flexibility to mix in toppings of your choice, ranging from carrots, avocados, beetroot, kale, and other fresh vegetables. Taking just under 30 minutes to prepare, our couscous and dukkah avo green bowl serves between two and four people.

Snow Crab Pasta with Garlic Bread Topping

Our Snow Crab Pasta with Garlic Bread Topping offers a fresh twist on this traditional recipe, and will quickly become a staple in your household come summertime. Easy to put together and delicious, this recipe is a great option for weekend dinner al fresco.

This recipe features an ideal blend of vegetables, seafood, and pasta, delivering a wonderfully balanced final dish. The artichokes and the asparagus make for a great addition, elevating this traditional pasta dish. The final step is to prepare the garlic bread topping in an Iron Handle Skillet, complementing the snow crab pasta perfectly.

The whole dish, from the pasta, to the seafood and vegetables can all be prepared in a Round Dutch Oven, all in under two hours. This dish accommodates between six and eight servings, which is great for hosting or for weekday leftovers.

Guacamole

Our Guacamole recipe is the perfect addition to your summertime spread and is extremely easy to put together. Featuring the freshest ingredients, including avocados, onions, garlic, lime juice, cumin, and cilantro, this recipe can quickly become a go-to on a hot summer day.

Begin by halving and pitting the avocados and scooping the flesh into the mortar. Once the avocados are mashed into a smooth paste, simply add the remaining ingredients, and mix well.

This recipe takes just under 30 minutes to prepare and goes great with fresh tortilla chips, serving up to four people. Simply adjust the portions accordingly if you are expecting more guests.

Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Salad

Our Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Salad is a great way to mix up your brunch menu with a healthy, yet filling snack. This combination of asparagus, radishes, and a delightfully balanced vinaigrette offers a great twist on a traditional salad, pairing excellently with the cold smoked salmon.

Simply combine the vinegar with lemon juice, sugar, and salt before tossing the asparagus ribbons to prepare the vinaigrette. A 4.2 L Dutch Oven can be used to boil the eggs to their ideal doneness, simmering them for approximately six minutes. Once the eggs are ready, add the remaining asparagus and cook until they are crisp-tender. The final step is combining all these delicious ingredients into one neat salad.

Our Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Salad can serve up to four people and takes less than an hour to prepare. Serve directly out of a minimalist serving platter and let this dish take center stage.

Kale and Carrot Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

Our Kale and Carrot Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette recipe offers home cooks a healthy option, especially if you are pressed for time. Taking less than 30 minutes to prepare, this salad serves up to eight people and is a great option for a quick lunch before heading out.

Simply blend finely chopped shallots, orange juice, oil, mustard, salt, and pepper in a mini food processor to create the vinaigrette. Once the ingredients are completely blended, toss them in the kale, spinach, carrots and radishes and lunch is served! This recipe embodies what summer meal preparation is all about, with the focus on simplicity and seasonal ingredients.

Lobster Rolls

Inspired by the famous New England sandwich, our Lobster Roll recipe is ideal for a summer get-together. Take full advantage of lobster season this year as it typically falls between the beginning of May until the end of June.

Our Stockpot is the perfect piece of cookware to boil the lobsters, offering superior heat retention and even heat distribution. The next step is combining the mayonnaise, crème fraîche, mustard, lemon zest and juice and 1 tbsp each of chives and chervil before spreading it on the hot-dog bun.

Our Lobster Roll recipe is a great menu option for a summer pool party and can even be a fun meal for your whole family to share. This dish takes less than an hour to prepare, accommodating between two and four people.