Early Summer Recipes
Early summer calls for crisp flavors and cooling bites, and this recipes is all about celebrating that sunshine. Try Strawberry & Cucumber Salad for a refreshing salad or the Zucchini Noodles with Tomato Sauce for a light fresh dinner.
🏆 TOP RATED EARLY SUMMER RECIPES
These recipes capture the best of early summer—fresh, vibrant, and loved by all for a reason!

Antioxidant Blueberry Lemon Iced Tea
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This antioxidant blueberry lemon green tea summer drink is guaranteed to cool you down, fight inflammation and satisfy your craving.

Grandma's Swiss Chard Stem Relish
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What a wonderful way to use up the bounty of the garden and not waste anything by utilizing the stems of the Swiss chard.

Grilled Vegetable Orzo Salad
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Summer is grillin’ time, and vegetarians shouldn’t be left out of the fun. This grilled vegetable orzo salad, complete with that appealing taste of char.

Tasty Fennel Bulb
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Fennel is a sweet vegetable that can be eaten raw in salads, cooked into soups, sauces, and pastas, or enjoyed as a roasted vegetable side dish.

Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce
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Creamy, tangy, and delectable, garlic lemon butter sauce is versatile and easy to make. Enjoy with fish, pasta, vegetables, eggs, and much more.

Simple Swiss Chard
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This simple Swiss chard recipe—made with healthy fats, cumin, spices, and lime—will have you actually enjoying your greens.
LATEST EARLY SUMMER RECIPES
EARLY SUMMER SALAD
Crisp, colorful, and garden-fresh—these salads are perfect for keeping it light and flavorful.
- Strawberry & Cucumber Salad, A Cooling Antidote For The Heat
- Grilled Vegetable Orzo Salad
- Vegan Broccoli Salad with Seed Dressing
- Hearty Persian-Style Cucumber Salad
- Summer Squash & Arugula Salad
REFRESHING DRINKS
Cool down with these hydrating refreshing drinks made to beat the early summer heat.
- Avocado Smoothie with Banana
- Summer Juice Ice Cubes
- This Cooling Summer Drink is Loaded with Antioxidants
- Watermelon Granita With Pomegranate And Lime
- Watermelon Drink Ideas: Ayurveda’s View on Watermelon
EARLY SUMMER RECIPE VIDEOS
Cook along with easy, vibrant recipes that bring early summer flavors to life.
FARMER'S MARKET RECIPES
Turn your farmers market haul into simple, delicious meals full of early summer goodness.
- Asparagus Farro Risotto
- How to Cook Tasty Fennel Bulb
- Summer Squash & Arugula Salad
- Indian Bean Sprout Salad with Green Mango
ALL EARLY SUMMER RECIPES
A full collection of flavorful dishes to savor the freshest flavors of early summer.
- 10 Moong Sprouts Recipe Ideas (Sprouted Beans)
- Fresh Tomato Sauce with Fennel & Tarragon
- Easy Zucchini Fritters
- Simple Peach Galette
- Spiced Apricot Chutney with Mint
- Simple Swiss Chard
- Vegan Banh Mi Sandwich w/ Marinated Tofu & Pickled Vegetables
- Summer Lentil Soup with Quinoa
- Summer Juice Ice Cubes
- 8 Refreshing Summer Drinks with Electrolytes
- Mung Bean Broccoli Soup & Protein for Supper
- Great Grandma Ida Ell’s Swiss Chard Stem Relish (Canning)
- Cold Peanut Sesame Noodles
- Summer Squash & Arugula Salad
- How to Sprout Mung Beans at Home (Easy Bean Sprouts)
- Avocado Smoothie with Banana
- Vegan Broccoli Salad with Seed Dressing
- Indian Lentil Curry with Green Mango Recipe (Vegan)
- Homemade Banana Ice Cream (Dairy-free)
- How to Cook Tasty Fennel Bulb
- Asparagus Farro Risotto
- Hearty Persian-Style Cucumber Salad
- Grilled Vegetable Orzo Salad
- Easy Eggless Lemon Bars Recipe (with Vegan Option)
- Easy Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe - Simple and Delicious
- Alice Waters’ Basil Pesto (alla Genovese)
- Healthy Basil Lime Hummus (10 Minutes)
- Strawberry & Cucumber Salad, A Cooling Antidote For The Heat
- Asian Vegetable Stir-Fry with Ponzu Citrus Sauce
- This Cooling Summer Drink is Loaded with Antioxidants
- Watermelon Granita With Pomegranate And Lime
- Lemon Arugula Pasta with Baby Turnips
- Blanched Arugula Pesto
- Rustic Swiss Chard Pie with Spelt Crust
- Simple Balanced Green Salad

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