Summer Recipes

with love from Spain

Summer is here! We’ve got some exciting summer recipes straight from Spain that’ll help you beat the heat. From tasty poolside snacks, fresh and flavorsome tapas, and essential summer salads, explore our quick and easy Spanish summer recipes, all with easy to follow, step-by-step recipe guides!

Many of these recipes are perfect when it’s too hot to cook and require little (if any) cooking at all! 

Our Newest Summer Recipes

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Gazpacho Andaluz

Delicious Cold Soup | Vegan

a crispy spanish baked chicken thigh

Mediterranean Rainbow Salad

10-Minute Recipe | Vegan

A plate of Spanish-style cucumber salad

Cucumber Salad

5-Minute Recipe | Vegan

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Seafood Pipirrana Salad

10-Minute Recipe | Summer 

mediterranean roasted eggplants sit beside a tangy yogurt dipping sauce

Butter Bean Salad

with Capers and Feta Cheese

A plate of Spanish tomato and sardine salad

Tomato and Sardine Salad

Easy 10 minute recipe

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Gambas al Pil Pil

Garlic Prawns with Chili

a crispy spanish baked chicken thigh

Bean Salad with Sardines

Easy 5-Minute Recipe

A bowl of Mediterranean white bean salad

White Bean Salad

with a tangy salad dressing

A dish of chickpea and caper salad

Chickpea and Caper Salad

with Roasted red pepper

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Tomato Burrata Salad

with basil and garlic dressing

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

with tangy peach salad

Mediterranean chickpea salad in a large bowl.

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Ready in 10 minutes | Healthy | Vegetarian

A plate of Spanish-style tuna tomato salad.

Tuna Tomato salad

Effortless 3-Minute Recipe

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Chorizo in Red Wine

Ready in Under 30 Minutes | Easy Tapas

a small bowl of sweet potato stew sits with chickpeas and spinach and garnished with parsley.

Mediterranean Tomato Salad

with Manchego and homemade pesto 

A small bowl of pan fried squid with green sauce

Pan-Fried Shrimp

with garlic and parsley sauce

A platter of no-mayo potato salad is garnished with red onion and green beans.

No-mayo Spanish Potato Salad

Healthy Vegan-Friendly Recipe

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Spanish Cod Fritters

Tortillitas de Bacalao Andaluzas

a crispy spanish baked chicken thigh

Spanish-Style Spicy Salmon

with Cayenne, Paprika, and Orange

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

5 Minute Tomato Salad

Healthy Vegan-Friendly Recipe

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Burrata with Serrano Ham

Quick & Tasty No-Cook Recipe

30-second Lemon Vinaigrette sits beside some fresh lemons

Lemon Vinaigrette

30-Second Recipe | Put it on Everything!

a small bowl of sweet potato stew sits with chickpeas and spinach and garnished with parsley.

Baked Sweet Potatoes with Lemon and Thyme

and a tangy Natural Yogurt dressing

A pork loin bocadillo sits on a chopping board beside some ripe tomatoes

Pork Tenderloin Sandwich

Bocadillo de lomo | 10 min recipe

A large platter of jamon iberico sald sits topped with mozarella, salad greens, chickpeas, and seasoned with salt and pepper

Jamon Iberico Salad

with Orange, Chickpeas, and Almonds

A spoonful of green mojo sauce sits above a jar of green mojo sauce

Spicy Canarian Mojo Sauce

(Red, Green, and Picón)

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Salmorejo

15-Minute recipe | Vegan Option

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Vegan Salmorejo

10 minute recipe | No cook

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Tortilla 2.0

Quick & Easy | 20~ minute recipe

Small earthenware dishes filled with papas arrugadas, green mojo, and red mojo sauces.

Papas Arrugadas

with mojo verde and a spicy mojo picón

A white bowl sits on a couter with cold cucumber soup and garnished with fresh sprigs of basil

Cold Cucumber Soup

5-Minute recipe | Vegan Option

Summer Salads and Ceviche

A round plate sit on a wooden counter full of color shrimp avocado salad

Shrimp Avocado Salad

with Zingy Grapefruit and Lime Dressing

Mediterranean chickpea salad in a large bowl.

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Ready in 10 minutes | Healthy | Vegetarian

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Seafood Pipirrana Salad

10-Minute Recipe | Summer 

mediterranean roasted eggplants sit beside a tangy yogurt dipping sauce

Butter Bean Salad

with Capers and Feta Cheese

A plate of Spanish-style tuna tomato salad.

Tuna Tomato salad

Effortless 3-Minute Recipe

A bowl of Mediterranean white bean salad

White Bean Salad

with a tangy salad dressing

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Bacalao Ceviche recipe

    With Pickled Cucumber and Grapefruit

A dish of chickpea and caper salad

Chickpea and Caper Salad

with Roasted red pepper

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Tomato Burrata Salad

with basil and garlic dressing

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

with tangy peach salad

Some Pipirrana Spanish salad sits in a colorful bowl on a grey slate counter.

Pipirrana Summer Salad

Vegan | 10-Minute Recipe

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

5 Minute Tomato Salad

Healthy Vegan-Friendly Recipe

A stack of tuna tartare is built on top of some avocado and garnished with some green salad leaves and edible flowers

Tuna Tartare

with a lime, honey-soy, and ginger marinade

a small bowl of sweet potato stew sits with chickpeas and spinach and garnished with parsley.

Mediterranean Tomato Salad

with Manchego and homemade pesto 

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Ensalada Rusa

Ensaladilla Rusa | Easy Summer Potato Salad

Summer Soups and Sides

mediterranean roasted eggplants sit beside a tangy yogurt dipping sauce

Spanish Garlic Zucchini

Easy vegetarian tapas or side

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Marinated Olives

Tapas | Vegan | 5-min prep

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Mediterranean Hummus

The Healthy Hummus Recipe | Vegan

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Vegan Salmorejo

10 minute recipe | No cook

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Spanish Gazpacho recipe

Vegan | made in 15 mins!

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Mushroom and Shrimp Tapas

Party food | Easy recipe

Summer Tapas Ideas

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Gambas al Pil Pil

Garlic Prawns with Chili

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Seafood Pipirrana Salad

10-Minute Recipe | Summer 

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Spanish Cod Fritters

Tortillitas de Bacalao Andaluzas

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Gambas al ajillo

Sizzling Spanish garlic shrimp

mediterranean roasted eggplants sit beside a tangy yogurt dipping sauce

Pan-Fried Squid

with garlic and parsley sauce

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Chorizo in Red Wine

Ready in Under 30 Minutes | Easy Tapas

Roasted asparagus spears wrapped in Serrano ham sit on a slate plate.

Roasted asparagus wrapped in Serrano ham

Easy recipe | Tapas in 20 mins

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Ensalada Rusa

Ensaladilla Rusa | Easy Summer Potato Salad

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Vegan Salmorejo

10 minute recipe | No cook

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Boquerones

Spanish Anchovies in Oil, Garlic, and Vinegar

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Salted Cod Salad Esqueixada de bacallà

Gluten free - 15-minute meal! 

A plate of tomato burrata salad drizzled with a green basil and garlic dressing.

Spicy Patatas Bravas

Easy Spanish tapas recipe | Vegan

A plate of salted cod salad sits on a marble countertop

Tuna Tartare

With a lime, honey-soy, and ginger marinade

Summer Main Meals

Seafood paella

Spanish fideua with seafood

Fideuà de Marisco Recipe

plated squid ink pasta with baby octopus

30-minute Squid Ink pasta

Spaghetti-based black ink pasta recipe

A large Seafood paella sits in a pan topped with clams, mussels, rings of squid, and large red shrimp

Seafood Paella

Paella de Marisco

a crispy spanish baked chicken thigh

Roast chicken thighs w/ wine, tomato, and herbs

One-pot | Made in under 30 mins

a large pan of vegan arroz al horno is topped with roasted red pepper and a whole head of garlic

Smoky Chorizo Stew with Spinach and Chickpeas

Easy recipe | Made in under 1 hr

a crispy spanish baked chicken thigh

Oven-Baked Codfish

with capers, asparagus, and cherry tomatoes

Seafood paella

Mediterranean Chicken Thighs

Easy-to-make | Budget-Friendly

a small bowl of sweet potato stew sits with chickpeas and spinach and garnished with parsley.

Vegan Arroz al Horno

Oven-Baked Rice | Vegan

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