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 prefect when it’s too hot to cook and require little (if any) cooking at all! 

Our Newest Summer Recipes

A bowl of salmorejo soup is garnished with some diced hard boiled egg and some serrano ham

Salmorejo

15-Minute recipe | Vegan Option

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

Spicy Canarian Mojo Sauce

(Red, Green, and Picón)

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

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

Papas Arrugadas

with mojo verde and a spicy mojo picón

A large platter of Mediterranean Tomato Salad sits drizzled with homemade pesto dressing and some flakes of Machego cheese

Mediterranean Tomato Salad

with Manchego and homemade pesto 

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 large plate of colorful bacalao ceviche with pink grapefruit sits waiting to be served

Bacalao Ceviche recipe

    With Pickled Cucumber and Grapefruit

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

Pipirrana Summer Salad

Vegan | 10-Minute Recipe

A serving of ensalada rusa garnished with strips of red epper and some sliced green olives

Ensalada Rusa

Ensaladilla Rusa | Easy Summer Potato Salad

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

Shrimp Avocado Salad

with Zingy Grapefruit and Lime Dressing

A large platter of Mediterranean Tomato Salad sits drizzled with homemade pesto dressing and some flakes of Machego cheese

Mediterranean Tomato Salad

with Manchego and homemade pesto 

Summer Soups and Sides

A small ornamental bowl is filled with a bright pink watermelon gazpacho and garnished with some sprigs of fresh mint

Watermelon Gazpacho

with a yogurt and beetroot drizzle

A small earthenware dish sits filled with Mediterranean Hummus and garnished with some paprika and olive oil

Mediterranean Hummus

The Healthy Hummus Recipe | Vegan

oven baked beetroot falafels are laid out on a bed of salad greens in a wrap

Easy Baked Beetroot Falafel Recipe

Vegan | Gluten-Free | Made in 40 minutes

Summer Tapas Ideas

A serving of ensalada rusa garnished with strips of red epper and some sliced green olives

Ensalada Rusa

Ensaladilla Rusa | Easy Summer Potato Salad

close up shot of sizzling garlic shrimp in a earthenweare dish topped with some fresh chopped parsley

Gambas al ajillo

Sizzling Spanish garlic shrimp

boquerones Spanish anchovies cured in vinegar and olive oil served on a plate with some crushed garlic cilantro and lots of golden extra virgin olive oil

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 bowl of patatas bravas sits garnished with some fresh parsley

Spicy Patatas Bravas

Easy Spanish tapas recipe | Vegan

a small stack of tuna tartare sits on a white plate beside some green salad and flower garnishing

Tuna Tartare

With a lime, honey-soy, and ginger marinade

Summer Main Meals

A large pan of fideua de marisco is topped with some golden shrimp

Fideua De Marisco

Valencian Noodle Dish Made with Seafood

A alrge paella pan is filled with fideua negra and topped with bright red baby squid and some cilantro

Fideua Squid ink Pasta

Fideua Negra with allioli

Seafood paella

Seafood Paella

Paella de Marisco

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The Mediterranean Diet

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