Italian Summer Recipe Ideas

Italian summers are full of the year's best produce — fresh zucchini, melon, herbs, and more. Shop the market to enjoy an Italian summer at your dinner table. Bright, easy meals for hot nights. Simple desserts with seasonal fruits. Zucchini recipes and more!
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Rice Pudding Tartlet Recipe
Classic Italian rice pudding tartlets make for a delicious breakfast treat with morning coffee or even as an afternoon pick-me-up snack to get you through the end of the day. Subscribe to our newsletter for the recipe! #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #baking #homebaking #breakfastpastry #ricepudding
Easy Italian Jam Puff Recipe
These Italian jam puffs are incredibly easy to make and will bring a bit of sweetness to your morning routine — like a grown up homemade poptart. Even better, they will keep fresh and fragrant for a few days, so you can make them on the weekend and enjoy them as a quick breakfast during the week! Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more. #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #homebaking #jam #breakfast #pastry #poptart
Homemade Peach Jam Recipe
This is your essential peach jam recipe — just three simple ingredients are needed: peaches, lemon and sugar. The jam can be kept in the pantry for more than a year, so your future self will be very happy for the taste of summer any time of year. Get the recipe here! #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #peaches #jamrecipe #vegetarian
Zucchini Carbonara Pasta Recipe
A lighter version of traditional Roman carbonara, this version features zucchini and mint leaves for a fresh and easy meal to prepare while the pasta water boils! Make this pasta recipe all summer long. #summercooking #carbonara #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #zucchini
Summery Chickpea Salad Recipe
Our summer chickpea salad recipe features the flavors of the season — slow roasted tomatoes and eggplant. The great thing about this recipe is it's easily customizable. Use our recipe as a base and feel free to add the freshest summer vegetables that you can find at the market! #summercooking #chickpeas #seasonalingredients #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #salad
Cherry Tomato and Anchovy Pasta Recipe
Anchovies are a small, humble fish yet they are brimming with delightful umami flavor. This cherry tomato and anchovy pasta is one of those clever recipes made with pantry ingredients that can feed a crowd in no time—cheap, flavorful, and satisfying. Subscribe to our newsletter for the recipe! #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #anchovy #pasta #tomatorecipe #rigatoni
Summery Artichoke & Saffron Pasta Recipe
Saffron and artichokes are a marriage of love and flavor highlighted by fresh, homemade tagliatelle. This vegetarian summer pasta recipe will become a new favorite! Subscribe to our newsletter for the recipe! #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #saffron #homemadepasta #vegetarian
Vibrant Arugula Salad for Summertime
Arugula is a totally underrated vegetable that deserves a comeback and this recipe will prove why! The peppery arugula in this salad recipe is balanced with tart apple and balsamic vinegar, while walnuts add a satisfying crunch. Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more about this lovely summer vegetable! #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #arugula #salad #vegetables #vegetarian #glutenfree
Sicilian Almond Milk Pudding Recipe
This pudding recipe, known as 'biancomangiare' or 'white food' is a classic recipe from Sicily, perhaps one of the most famous 'white foods' from the region. It is an elegant gluten-free and vegan almond milk pudding flavored with orange blossom water, lemon peel, or rosewater. Give it a try today! Subscribe to our newsletter for the recipe. #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #dessert #sicily #pudding #glutenfree #vegan
Zucchini and Ricotta Savory Tart Recipe
In Italian we call this a 'torta salata' which is something in between a quiche and savory tart. My recipe calls for zucchini and ricotta, but you can customize this recipe as you wish with the freshest vegtables available in your part of the world. Subscribe to our newsletter for the recipe! #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #quiche #savorytart #torta #recipe #vegetarian
Summery Yogurt Panna Cotta Recipe
I'll let you in on a little secret: panna cotta is best when made with yogurt. The yogurt provides a much lighter, more tart, and refreshing panna cotta that pairs well with any fresh fruit, like summer strawberries. Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more! #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #dessert #pannacotta #vanilla #pudding #custard #glutenfree
Easy Summer Side Dish Recipe: Stuffed Eggplants
An absolutely essential recipe for any homecook's repertoire: stuffed eggplants. So simple, a great way to use up excess summer produce, and can be prepared in advanced and baked while tending to other tasks. Trust me, give this side dish recipe a try and you'll fall in love with easy stuffed eggplants. #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #eggplants #stuffedvegetables #summersides #sidedish
Grilled Eggplant Rolls with Ricotta
A quintessential Mediterranean dish featuring some of my favorite summer ingredients: fresh ricotta, tomatoes, egglaplant, basil and more! Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more about ricotta and its many uses in Italian cuisine. #summercooking #eggplant #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #freshingredients #ricotta
Chilled Peaches in Wine
Peaches chilled in wine are my go-to dessert in the summer when you are looking for something light and delicous to finish a meal... almost too delicious! Subscribe to our newsletter for this refreshing peach dessert recipe and more. #summercooking #peaches #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #dessert
Summery Sicilian Swordfish Recipe
This swordfish recipe is simple, but it packs a delightful punch of pure Mediterranean flavors thanks to the tomatoes and olives. This bright and saucy recipe is perfect for a summer evening to bring the spirit of Sicily to your kitchen. Subscribe to our newsletter for the recipe! #summercooking #italiancooking #homecooking #tuscany #swordfish #sicily #tomatosauce #grilledfish