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!
This classic pasta salad gets an extra-creamy, delicious touch from the addition of cream cheese: it’s one of Italians’ favorite summer cold dishes. The ingredients used in this recipe don’t need to be cooked (apart from the pasta, of course), so...
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.
Today, we're heading to southern Italy, more precisely to Campania, to enjoy a sunny dish full of flavor: lemon pasta (or pasta al limone, with an Italian accent)! :-) This pasta dish will be ready in just a few minutes and requires only 5 ingredients....
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.
Rice salad with prawns, zucchini and ginger is a light and nutritious dish, ideal for summer: carbohydrates, protein and vegetables all in one fresh, flavorful recipe. You can eat it as soon as it is ready if you are at home, or keep it in the...
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
Canned tuna, shelled pistachios, extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice are all you need to make this creamy first course at home. It’s quick and easy: while the pasta cooks, you can prepare the pistachio cream , and in just 15 minutes you’ll have...
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.
Canned tuna, shelled pistachios, extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice are all you need to make this creamy first course at home. It’s quick and easy: while the pasta cooks, you can prepare the pistachio cream , and in just 15 minutes you’ll have...
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!
A very simple recipe for preparing a flavour-packed pasta dish in very little time. Salmon and zucchini pasta is the perfect idea when we don’t know what to eat for lunch or dinner . As you probably know, there are many variations on this great...
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.
Fresh and fragrant , with Mediterranean flavors. Many people also call it Sicilian rice salad , because of the ingredients used to make it: tuna, sun-dried tomatoes, lemon, black olives and extra-virgin olive oil (some people also add almonds )....
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!
An interesting combination that makes for a delicious cold dish. Our creamy pasta salad with zucchini pesto, buffalo mozzarella (though regular cow’s-milk mozzarella works too) and sun-dried tomatoes is a balanced summer main course that’s easy to...
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!
A very simple, quick pasta dish to prepare , perfect when you’re in the mood for something tasty but short on time . For this recipe, we’ve used peeled shrimp (the kind sold in packages at the supermarket), but you can also make it with fresh...
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