50 no-sweat ways with summer produce

We’re putting the season's bounty on our holiday menus with lazy day recipes to see us through. Lots of great taste without the hard work

Courgettes

Apples, courgettes and green beans with toasted almonds and aioli

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More courgette recipes

• Courgette and feta frittata
• Greek zucchini salad
• Courgette and chickpea fritters
• Spring pasta with parmesan cheese

Sweetcorn

Sweetcorn and goat's cheese dip

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• Mexican corn salad
• Roast chicken legs, peppers, corn and basil
• Corn, coconut and coriander fritters with peach salsa
• Cashew, corn and quinoa
• Barbecue corn with chilli herb butter

Cucumber

Fried fish with chilli jam and coconut

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More cucumber recipes

• Tzatziki-style cucumber, yoghurt and dill dip
• Taiwanese cucumber salad
• Classic poke bowl
• Coconut salsa
• Mango cucumber salsa
• Balinese chicken with cucumber mint salad

Avocado

Prawns with avocado and sumac on sourdough

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More avocado recipes

• Peach, haloumi and avocado salad with basil vinaigrette
• Avocado and basil smoothie
• Avocado hummus
• Avocado, ricotta, broad bean and almond salad
• Chargrilled chicken tenderloins with avocado coriander dipping sauce

Lettuce

Butterflied leg of lamb with mushrooms, grilled cos lettuce and feta cream

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More lettuce recipes

• Grilled lettuce
• Prawn and vermicelli lettuce rolls
• Lettuce wraps with lemon chilli raw fish
• Beef lettuce cups
• Grilled cos caesar

Tomatoes

Baked tomatoes stuffed with chorizo and rice with green beans

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More tomato recipes

• Tomato, basil and mozzarella quiche
• Summer tomato soup with basil and ricotta
• Roasted tomato, haloumi and white bean salad
• Israeli couscous, tomatoes and basil

Green beans

Shredded chicken with green beans and dill walnut dressing

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More green bean recipes

• Pappardelle with smoked fish and green beans
• Sesame chicken and hot green salad
• Romesco sauce with summer beans
• Green beans, onion and capsicums

Capsicums

Slow-cooked sweet peppers with pan-fried fish steaks

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More capsicum recipes

• Capsicum and red wine slow braised shoulder of lamb
• Bruschetta with red pepper and chilli
• Tunisian eggs with tomatoes, harissa and red peppers
• Smoky avocado, corn, roast red pepper and potato salad

Stonefruit

Stonefruit and goat's cheese salad

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