August seasonal recipes
It’s August, therefore it’s time to turn up the heat with sensational seasonal produce: enjoy heat-loving aubergines, courgettes and tomatoes, luxurious lobster and scallops and brilliant summer berries including raspberries, redcurrants and blackberries. Have a scroll and never look back…
And if you need help with menu planning, see our four menu ideas for August.
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Aubergine recipes
Houmous with caramelised aubergine, pomegranate and chilli crisp
Silky homemade houmous forms the base of this vegan dinner, topped with caramelised aubergine, a tahini-lime dressing and crispy chillies.
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Mozzarella recipes
Caponata with buffalo mozzarella
Top the beloved sweet-and-sour vegetable dish caponata with creamy buffalo mozzarella in this delicious recipe from Amber Guinness.
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Italian vegetarian recipes
Tuscan panzanella
Learn how to make the classic Tuscan bread salad, panzanella. It's a great way to use old bread and make the most of late summer produce.
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Ricotta cheese recipes
Baked ricotta with cherry tomatoes, chilli and sesame
Looking for an effortless summer supper recipe? Try this golden cloud of baked ricotta topped with a sweet-sharp chilli tomato dressing.
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Filling salad recipes
Green beans, bulgur, feta and pomegranate with sunflower seed dressing
Tender green beans, filling bulgur wheat, pomegranate and feta join forces in this filling summer salad from food writer Claire Thomson.
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Summer fruit recipes
Fruit chaat
Fruit chaat is a Mumbai summer special and the perfect way to lift the flavours of your favourite fruit. Maunika Gowardhan shares her recipe.
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Recipes using chickpeas
Bangladeshi shingara chaat
This colourful chaat is inspired by shingara (Bangladeshi samosas). Potatoes, chickpeas and papri chaat are topped with yogurt and chutney.
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Summer cocktail recipes
Classic daiquiri
The classic daiquiri is a combination of rum, lime and sugar. It’s the original sour cocktail – learn how to make it.
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Tomato recipes
Tomato, mango and burrata chaat
India meets Italy in Gurdeep Loyal's tomato, mango and burrata chaat. This recipe is a remix of caprese salad with a chaat street-food twist.
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Beetroot recipes
Beetroot houmous
This beautiful pink dip offers up everything we love about houmous but with a sweet earthiness from beetroot. And it takes minutes to make!
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Sweetcorn recipes
Elotes (Mexican-style street corn)
Corn on the cob is the sweet taste of summer. Elotes – Mexican grilled corn – takes things to a different level with a zingy cheesy topping.
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Best of the best recipes
Best-of-the-best ratatouille
Want to make perfect ratatouille? Follow our recipe for the ultimate French summer stew, packed with aubergine, tomato and courgettes.
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Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
Paul Ainsworth’s strawberry trifle
Top chef Paul Ainsworth shares a recipe from his debut cookbook, upgrading his dad's classic trifle with fresh peak-season strawberries.
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Teatime traybake recipes
Blackberry, brown butter and almond squares
Looking for a simple traybake? These almond and blackberry squares are so easy to make, but the brown butter adds an extra level of fancy.
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Courgette recipes
Tamarind chickpea stuffed courgettes
Roasting these stuffed courgettes enhances their sweetness. Tamarind and lime add brightness to the creamy chickpeas in this easy dish.
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Courgette recipes
Courgette ribbons with pesto alla trapanese
This fresh and crunchy salad is ideal for a speedy lunch or barbecue side. Coat courgette ribbons in pesto for an incredible flavour pairing.
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