8 easy and delicious summer meals to serve right away. Quick, no-fuss recipes for warm weather !
Are you on vacation and not sure what to make for lunch or dinner? A pasta dish might be the perfect solution: fresh, colorful recipes you can whip up on the spot or prepare in advance so everything’s ready to go. Try dishes featuring seasonal vegetables, fresh fish, homemade pesto, or delicious rice salads that everyone will love.
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Here are 8 ideas for summer pasta dishes to keep on hand for when you’re short on ideas. Let us know in the comments which summer recipe you liked best, and don’t forget to share this recipe collection with your friends!
Creamy pasta salad, ready in less than 10 minutes!
Prep time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Very easy
Pasta salad is one of the most popular cold dishes Italians make during the summer. There are many variations you can make using different seasonal ingredients. The one we’re sharing with you today is a fresh and creamy version because we’ve added cream cheese. Try it right away, you can even make it ahead of time so it’s ready when you get back from the beach!
The season for picnics and outdoor meals is now open and what could be better than a delicious pasta salad to delight the whole family? Apart from the pasta, no ingredient requires cooking, so you will spend very little time behind the stove to make...
Linguine with lemon
Prep time: 8 minutes
Difficulty: easy
A super-affordable pasta dish that’s perfect for a summer dinner with friends. If you’ve never tried it, now’s the time to give it a go; it takes almost no time to make (basically just as long as it takes to cook the pasta), and you’ll really impress your guests.
Let's travel to south of Italy, to the region of Campania, with this lemon pasta recipe !
Rice salad with shrimp, zucchini, and ginger
Prep time: 25 minutes
Difficulty: easy
Fresh and colorful; have you ever tried rice salad with fish? In this recipe, we used seasonal zucchini, shrimp marinated in ginger, and a sprinkle of fresh ginger to give this cold dish a special flavor.
Try our rice salad with prawns and zucchini, you'll love it !
Paccheri with tuna, pistachios, and lemon
Prep time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: very easy
We’ve prepared a fresh pistachio cream with lemon juice (but if you prefer, you can also use real pistachio pesto ), to which we’ll add tuna to finish it off: the result is a creamy sauce that blends perfectly with the pasta. For this summer pasta dish, you can also use fresh tuna by following the same procedure. Find out how to make this easy summer recipe: it’s ready in 15 minutes
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Couscous salad
Prep time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: easy
A healthy, balanced, and truly delicious recipe. We used a variety of summer vegetables to season this couscous. Just take a look at the detailed recipe to find out what you’ll need to make it at home.
We're done with carbonara and bolognese sauce huh... We often want to change the sauce but we never know which ingredients to go for. Today we offer you a new association that you should like: tuna + pistachio + lemon. With maxi pasta where the...
Trofie with salmon and zucchini
Prep time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: very easy
Salmon and zucchini: a perfect pairing! For this summery meal, we used trofie, but we recommend trying it with garganelli, fusilli, or penne rigate as well. It’s quick and easy to make... you’ll love enjoying this recipe in the height of summer!
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Mediterranean rice salad
Prep time: 25 minutes
Difficulty: easy
Aside from the rice, no other ingredients in this recipe require cooking. It’s a well-balanced combination of tuna, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and lemon zest that you’re sure to love. Some also call it Sicilian-style rice salad because it perfectly embodies the Mediterranean flavors that characterize the island’s cuisine.
Let's make a rice salad : add some tuna, sun-dried tomatoes and olives to add a Mediterranean touch to it !
Cold pasta with zucchini pesto, buffalo mozzarella, and sun-dried tomatoes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: easy
Zucchini pesto is a summer staple, and we’ve used it to dress this delicious cold pasta dish. We’ve also added chunks of buffalo mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes for a perfectly balanced dish. You can serve it right away or prepare it ahead of time to enjoy later. Serve it when you have guests over for dinner, they’ll be pleasantly surprised!
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Pasta with shrimp and cherry tomatoes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: very easy
Cherry tomato season has begun: we can use them to make delicious, light sauces for pasta. In this case, we’ve paired them with fresh shrimp; a perfect meal for a summer lunch or dinner. It’s a classic recipe that never goes out of style: find out what you need to make it at home!
Let's make the easiest pasta sauce with cherry tomatoes and shrimps, you'll love this meal and like us, you'll make it again and again !
Daniele Mainieri
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