Summer Recipes

Summer recipes are the fresh, colorful dishes I enjoy with seasonal produce, seafood, salads, and lighter meals. Pick a recipe and enjoy a warm-weather meal.

Caramelized plum halves with syrup on a dark surface.

Madeira Caramelized Plums

Slice of moist Portuguese orange cake with syrup held above whole cake.

Portuguese Orange Cake – Bolo de Laranja

Two whole baked rainbow trout on foil-lined tray with fork.

Baked Whole Rainbow Trout – Truta Salmonada

Mediterranean tuna tartare with chopped herbs and pita chips on a plate.

Mediterranean 10-Minute Tuna Tartare

Smoked salmon topped omelette garnished with herbs and purple flowers.

Salmon Omelette

Spicy tomato sauce with cilantro in a ceramic bowl.

Spicy Tomato Sauce with Cilantro

Helena is holding a black fork with crispy duck breast with soft boiled egg and fennel orange salad.

Crispy Duck Breast Salad with Fennel and Orange

Crispy golden fried octopus pieces on a plate.

Portuguese Fried Octopus

Helena is holding a big spoon with black eyed peas over the bowl with juicy salad.

Portuguese Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Helena is holding a fork with Portuguese Mixed Salad Salada Mista over the big white plate.

Portuguese Mixed Salad (Salada Mista)

Helena is holding a tray of ready baked Mediterranean Scorpionfish with onions and lemon.

Mediterranean Baked Scorpionfish

A closeup of Watercress Tomato Salad on a plate with wine

Watercress Burrata Tomato Salad

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