Light and refreshing dishes ideal for summer

The summer it is a season abounding in seasonal fruit and vegetables. Which provides a wide range of possibilities when preparing simple, healthy and refreshing dishes, both for everyday life and for lunches, dinners or special gatherings with family and friends.

From Astrid Tapería Orgánica we want to share some with you ideal foods for these hotter months.

GAZPACHOS

Yes, you read that right, gazpachos in the plural. Even though this dish is popular in Andalusian cuisine and is characterised by having tomato, green pepper, cucumber, bread, olive oil, vinegar and salt fruit gazpachos are becoming increasingly fashionable and even vegetable ones such as, for example, avocado, cucumber, beetroot, watermelon or strawberries. The best bit? That they are all equally simple to make, you just need to blend the ingredients and serve well chilled. Plus, they are delicious.

Salads

When we talk about salads, probably the first image that comes to our head is the typical mixed salad of lettuce, tomato, tuna, egg and onion. However, this very summery and refreshing dish offers multiple possibilities from salads of fruit, even salads pasta passing through salads of rice, potato and even of pulses (beans, chickpeas, lentils, etc.) in vinaigrette. To prepare them you simply need to cook the pasta, rice, potatoes or pulses and chop the fruit, vegetables or other ingredients and, lastly, prepare a seasoning to taste.

Tartar

Again, a recipe with wide possibilities and which can be prepared with very diverse foods from vegetables, meat, fish, seafood and fruit. As well as being refreshing and ideal for summer, they are very filling and rich in healthy fats. Personally, we recommend the courgette, salmon and prawns or the most typical of avocado and salmon. But we also invite you to innovate and create your own combination, for example, with exotic and tropical fruits. Hint: mango goes brilliantly with prawns and avocado.

Skewers

The skewers grilled, oven-baked or barbecued they are a healthy and light option. You can make it with vegetables and meat low in fat like chicken or turkey or simply vegetable or meat. The combinations are endless. Another very interesting possibility for the summer is to do skewers of fruit for dessert or afternoon tea.

These are some of the most typical summer dishes that can be prepared in endless ways so as not to fall into monotony, all while looking after our diet and making sure we stay hydrated and don't put on those dreaded extra few pounds.

We invite you to try them all, to make all the variations and combinations you can think of, and to tell us how they turned out and whether you liked them.

Also, if you happen to be in Málaga, don't forget to visit our organic restaurant. All our dishes are handmade, using organic and seasonal produce. You can also ask our menu where you are sure to find many other meal ideas and recipes for the summer.