Summer is finally here! And with it, come the fruits and vegetables of the season. Between peppers, cucumbers, watermelon and raspberries, we clearly don't know where to turn. To take full advantage of them, Kidlee has prepared a few summer recipe ideas to make with the kids!
Strawberries in chocolate
An easy to make dessert with guaranteed success. For this recipe, you will need hulled strawberries and dark or white chocolate, the choice is yours! For more extravagance, you can even use both chocolates.
All you have to do is heat the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. And once it's liquid, you have to trick the strawberries one by one and place them on a sheet of baking paper. Now we wait for it to cool! For more speed, you can put them in the fridge. Also, you can decorate them with dashes of chocolate.
This recipe can also be used for other fruits like bananas or raspberries, don't hesitate to try.
Watermelons that are in great shape
Here you will need a cookie cutter, a knife and a watermelon. Yes, just that!
First, you'll have to cut watermelon slices wide enough. Then, you cut them with a cookie cutter, star or heart, the choice is yours! You can eat them like this or make skewers with other fruits, especially blueberries.
While the watermelon scraps will take a turn in the blender to get some good juice.
A summery dish ready in 30 minutes!
Here's a quick and easy recipe to get vegetables to eat. For this one, you will need some tomatoes, eggplant and mozzarella.
First, cut the vegetables and the mozzarella into slices. Then, take a dish and arrange the ingredients in the following order: a slice of tomato, a slice of eggplant and a slice of mozzarella, until it goes all the way around the pan. Finally, a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper and herbs and head for the oven for 30 minutes at 180 degrees.
A summer recipe from Central Europe: Chopska salad
It is a salad composed of a variety of vegetables and cheeses. So, you will need tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, feta cheese and black olives. But also olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper for the seasoning. Find all the steps here.
No but what about giving ideas for summer recipes without mentioning the barbecue!
No, we didn't forget it, we just left the best for last. However, you have to be as careful as possible. The older your child gets, the more he'll want to help you grill. Instead of saying no, this is an opportunity to teach him how to handle fire safely. Here's some things to pay attention to before saying oui on the barbecue.
Let's get back to the point, but what are we going to put in this barbecue? The answer is anything and everything. Ground meat, steaks and even corn on the cob. By the way, Kidlee recommends that you opt for barbecued vegetables, which may reconcile your child with certain vegetables.
Multicolored fruit sorbets
To close this top of the summer recipes, we propose you a recipe which will delight young and old. Moreover, in summer time, you can't say no to an ice cream. All the colors of the rainbow are there thanks to the pretty fruits used. To have the recipe in detail, it is by here.
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