Quick answer
What should I make on a hot day?
Go for cooling and light — fresh salads, a chilled cucumber or tomato soup, fruit, cold desserts. And homemade lemonade to go with it.
Refreshing
When it's hot out, you want something light and cooling. Find fresh salads, cold soups, fruit desserts, and homemade lemonades — dishes that cool you down without weighing you down. Quick, fresh, and full of summer.
Best recipes
Matcha with coconut water and silky foam
Homemade plum sorbet with cardamom and brandy
Jasmine cold brew with pear and thyme
Cold-steeped watermelon syrup
Blueberry matcha latte
Refreshing hibiscus iced tea with lime
Homemade rose mocktail with ginger and rose petals
Asian carrot and coriander smoothie
Blueberry popsicles
Homemade lemonade syrup and other fruit syrups
Gooseberry and grape yogurt drink
Delicious tzatziki with valmez yogurt
Mediterranean chickpea salad with goat cheese and vegetables
Mexican horchata
Strawberry gazpacho: a refreshing, unconventional summer soup
Charlotte with curd cheese and forest berries
Piña colada smoothie
Elderflower cordial ("bezináda")
Nutty strawberry delight!
Colada smoothie
Asian mango and shrimp salad
Iced frothy caffè latte
Watermelon gazpacho
Hugo
Frequently asked questions
Which cold soups are worth trying?
Spanish gazpacho is the classic, along with cucumber-yogurt soup with dill or Bulgarian tarator. In summer, a sweet fruit soup — strawberry, say — is a treat too.
Do you have refreshing desserts?
Sure. Fruit cups, sorbet, chilled panna cotta with fruit, or frozen yogurt bites — sweet but fresh.
How do I make homemade lemonade?
The base is water, lemon or lime, a little sweetener, and fresh herbs (mint, basil) or fruit. Roughly one lemon per half liter of water, then tweak to taste.
How do I add freshness to a dish?
With acidity and fresh ingredients — lemon or lime, yogurt, fresh herbs, cucumber, or melon. Add them at the end so the flavor stays bright.