Whether you get fresh produce from your garden, the farmers market, or at the grocery store, the last thing you want is for it to spoil before you can use it. We’ve gathered eight easy and delicious recipes you can make whenever you have extra fruits and veggies at home.
Have berries? Make a Double Berry Galette.Galette are a traditional free-form tart, which is usually packed with fruits. It’s the ideal pastry to make when you’ve got more raspberries or blueberries. Fill the crust with blueberries, bake, then decorate with sugar powder.
- Do you have cucumbers? Make Cucumber, Lime & Mint Spa Quicksicles.
Summer days are ideal for refreshing frozen treats, and there’s nothing better than the mix of cucumber, mint and lime. Imagine yourself at your favourite spa, while enjoying this refreshing, cool snack.
- Do you have greens or lettuce? Make Jerk Chicken Salad.
Fresh, sweet, savory and crunchy, it’s everything you could want in salad. The combination of pineapple, chicken grilled and bell pepper, black beans onions, bacon and gives a distinct flavor to the dish served on a salad of crisp romaine lettuce.
- Have you got strawberries? Make a Strawberry Crunch Cake.
Do you ever want to make an unintentional cake? This recipe, stuffed by fresh strawberry, would be ideal for any occasion. The cake is made with the homemade Strawberry Ice Cream and sweet wafer cookies to recreate the taste from strawberry shortcake.
- Are you a fan of sweet peppers? Make Rush Hour Chicken Fajitas.
Whether you’ve got bell peppers that are green or red or even a combination from both of them, the bell peppers will be place in this Tex-Mex popular dish. It can be cooked in just a little over fifteen minutes using the microwave!
- Have tomatoes? Make a Grilled Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Flatbread.
Make this classic recipe into a tasty flatbread. It’s perfect for summer, as tomatoes will be at best. Create an 5-minute dough and then grill it until you get the perfect flavor. Add the toppings to make a quick and simple food.
- Are you a fan of watermelon? Make Grilled Watermelon Lettuce Wraps.
Grilling fruits such as watermelon will caramelize their natural sugars, making their flavor stronger and somewhat smokey. The enhanced flavor of watermelon is a great match with fresh cucumbers and mint. It’s an excellent appetizer to serve at summer celebrations!
- Have green beans? Make a Barbecue Chicken Chopped Salad.
Get your blanching and shocking techniques with this delicious salad. The nutrient-rich dish calls for corn, green beans tomatoes, zucchini, and much more. The salad can be customized by adding other vegetables you’ve got in your fridge