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    Cucina by Elena » Recipes » Fish and Seafood » 29 BEST Italian Inspired Summer Recipes

    29 BEST Italian Inspired Summer Recipes

    Published: Jun 15, 2021 · Modified: May 17, 2022 by Elena · 1 Comment

    These 29 BEST Italian Inspired Summer Recipes are perfect for hot summer nights! Each recipe is quick, delicious, and filled with fresh ingredients.

    It is officially summer this week! The temperatures are blazing and I'm ready for light and quick meals. What about you?

    29 Italian Inspired Summer Recipes You will Love

    It's the season to spend more time outside and less time warming up the house with the oven!

    Make your summer better with recipes for breezy side dishes, desserts, grilled mains, and simple weeknight dinners.

    There are more NEW summer recipes coming for you this week, so OPEN your emails!

    Save this post and come back to it when you are thinking, WHAT DO I MAKE FOR DINNER ON A HOT SUMMER NIGHT?? Here are some to get you started...

    1 Dads Famous Dry Rub Beef Ribs, CucinaByElena

    Italian Inspired Summer Recipes- On The Grill

    Summer is the best time for grilling and spending time outside with family and friends. Turn on the grill and make these mouthwatering recipes.

    Dad’s Famous Dry Rub Beef Ribs (EASY)

    THE BEST DRY RUB RECIPE FOR BEEF RIBS ON THE BBQ! You need this recipe to make the tastiest ribs. It is a secret family recipe and my dad let me release it to all of you.

    Tastiest Sage Garlic Honey Lemon Grilled Chicken

    The perfect flavors for the best grilled chicken!

    Grilled Beef Tri-Tip Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

    Best Tips for Cooking Tri-Tip Steak Beef! Tri–tip is a relatively cheap and lean steak cut from the sirloin. It cooks up tasty and tender…

    Dad’s Secret Meat and Fish Marinade

    Best Go-to Marinade Recipe! A typical marinade is made up of three essential components: an acid (such as vinegar, wine,…

    Italian Inspired Summer Recipes- Salads

    These easy salads are beautiful and delicious. Perfect for hot summer days where you need something fresh with seasonal ingredients.

    Peach and Mozzarella Salad with Orange, Basil, and Poppy Seed Dressing

    Fresh local peaches and nectarines everywhere!! This recipe makes enough to feed a crowd and is loved by all.

    SIMPLE Creamy Tarragon and Chive Potato Salad

    Simple Potato Salad Recipe! No barbecue is complete without a bowl of delicious potato (or pasta) salad on the picnic…

    Italian Style Pasta Salad Recipe (with Arugula)

    Let’s Make a New kind of Pasta Salad! This one is packed with Italian flavors. The greens used are fresh…

    Pesto Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Tomatoes (video)

    Golden brown and crispy, these spuds will change the way you think about small potatoes. They are soft on the inside with crispy edges- an all around potato perfect combo! The roasted tomatoes and fresh pop from the arugula pesto make this a sensational side dish for any meal. 

    Pesto Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Tomatoes

    Easy Lemony Asparagus and Potato Salad Recipe

    Easy, healthy, and yummy potato salad recipe for your next summer BBQ or party! Let’s sneak some greens into our…

    Berry and Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Citrus Dressing

    Best Berry and Goat Cheese Salad!  Fresh and delicious berry salad! This salad is sublime. It hits all the taste…

    Goat Cheese Salad Recipe with Lemon Olive Oil Dressing

    The BEST Salads are Simple! I love my salads simple. A few fresh ingredients can bring a salad to life…

    Arugula, Apple, and Pistachio Salad in Parmigiano Cups

    Fresh and delicious salad recipe  These easy and fancy little salad cups add a little extra fabulous to any occasion!…

    Farro Salad Recipe Red Pepper Mushroom

    Delicious and Filling Vegetarian Meal This meal is packed with flavor and nutrition! Farro Salad with red peppers and porcini…

    Greek Style Pasta Salad

    Bring this 2O minute masterpiece to your 4th of July celebration and be the STAR spangled celebrity of the party!…

    Easy Italian Tortellini Pasta Salad

    Easy and Delicious Tortellini Pasta Salad Recipe. This Italian pasta salad comes together quickly and can easily be made ahead of time. Great as leftover too!

    final dish prepared in a pan

    Italian Inspired Summer Recipes- In Season Produce

    Summer calls for fresh and delicious produce. Maybe you have some growing in your garden and you are wondering what to do with it all? Here are some ideas for you.

    Ratatouille Tartine (toast)

    A beautiful and traditional way to use all your summer veggies in one dish! 

    Sautéed Zucchini and Onion (Italian Recipe)

    Delicious Italian Style Zucchini and Onion Side Dish A truly delectable medley of zucchini, onion, and herbs. A light and…

    Italian Stuffed Zucchini (Twice Baked Zucchini)

    Vegetarian stuffed zucchini (zucchine ripiene) are one of the most classic Italian ways to eat zucchini. Essentially, they are twice…

    Baked Zucchini and Tomatoes Bruschetta

    Baked Zucchini Tomato Bruschetta!  Let’s make a light and delicious summer recipe to use all the gorgeous bounty of zucchini…

    Roasted Peppers in oil with Garlic with Pasta

    Delicious Homemade Roasted Peppers and Garlic with Olive Oil! These perfectly roasted peppers and garlic marinated in olive oil make…

    Best Italian Stuffed Peppers

    These Stuffed Peppers are a one stop meal with veggies,…

    Pesto Genovese (classic basil pesto)

    Homemade pesto is a gloriously simple, fresh, and full of flavor sauce. As soon as all the ingredients come together…

    Frozen Lemon dessert on a plate with yellow flowers

    Italian Inspired Summer Recipes- Desserts

    Summer calls for easy and often no bake deserts. Here is a list that will have everyone running for a sweet treat!

    Frozen Lemon Dessert (Creamy Lemony Treat)

    No bake. Frozen Lemon Dessert! A sweet summer treat that will cool your taste buds and make you pucker with excitement.

    Vanilla Cake Roll with Cream and Berries

    Delicious and Pretty Dessert! This light, airy cake recipe is perfect for summer! This vanilla roll cake – a light…

    Heavenly Angel Food Cake (Strawberries and Cream)

    The Best Angel Food Cake- For Real!   Angel Food Cake is truly heaven sent. The light, fluffy, white, and…

    Traditional Italian Tiramisù Recipe

    No bake. Tiramisu- A Classic Italian Dessert  Tiramisù means- “pick me up” in Italian. It is traditionally made with espresso and most…

    The Best Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

    The BEST Strawberry Biscuit Shortcakes. The Perfect Biscuits to Complement Sweet Strawberries and Freshly Whipped Cream. Fluffy, flaky, creamy, and…

    Italian Pastry Cream (Crema Pasticcera) Recipe

    Crema pasticcera, Italian pastry cream, is one of the standard and most common ingredients used in Italian pastries and cakes….

    Rustic Blueberry Galette- Best Recipe Flaky Crust

    A Blueberry galette is a fruit dessert with juicy, fresh blueberries and lemon zest baked into a buttery, flaky crust. This…

    More galette variations: rhubarb, apricot, strawberry and more!

    LEMON YOGURT LOAF CAKE (blueberries)

    Easy, Moist, Fresh, and Delicious LEMON YOGURT LOAF A soft, light, and sweet cake made with yogurt and lemon zest. It whips up in no time…

    Enjoy all these delicious Italian Inspired Summer Recipes all season!

    From My Cucina to YOUR Table! Made with Amore, Elena

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    1. Tiffany Sato says

      February 01, 2022 at 4:56 am

      This was so delicious! We make it a lot during the summer. I could eat it all night long!

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