It is, then, a busy old time in the kitchen too, sending seasonal cooks into frenzy of making the most of the outgoing season while also embracing the coming cosier stretch of weeks. These are the recipes to make now to nourish body and soul alike with bounty from the soil. When the nights are balmy, eke out the last al fresco supper opportunities with these beauties. And when a nip steals into the air? Cosy kitchen suppers call…
Last Of The Summer Recipes
Tzatziki
Olive Magazine
Got more cucumbers on your hands than you can possibly slice into salads and layer into sandwiches? Try whipping up a cooling tzatziki for those still-hot late summer days – perfect for taking the taste buds back to Greek island idylls of a few weeks ago (for the lucky amongst us at least). Sigh. Get the recipe.
Grilled Marinated Tomatoes
Food 52
Is there any more delectable summer joy than a perfectly ripe tomato? We are long time advocates of keeping things as simple as can be when it comes to in-season jewels such as these, and Food 52’s marinated and grilled take is spot on, their sweetness balanced with shallots, chilli and fish sauce, and lent texture with the addition of sesame seeds. Get the recipe.
Grilled Courgettes With Warm Yoghurt & Saffron Butter
Ottolenghi
Courgettes, as keen gardeners well know, are one of those veg that seems to crop like mad in these late summer month. As ever, we can rely on Yotam Ottolenghi to know just what to do with them – in this instance, serving them up with silky Greek yoghurt, fresh mint and beguiling strands of saffron. As he says, ‘There’s a bit of an art to cooking yoghurt without having it curdle; stabilisers such as cornflour and egg yolk tend to do the trick, as does cooking the yoghurt on a moderate heat, stirring continuously and gently warming through without boiling. The result: a silky-smooth and tangy sauce, great for these courgettes but also with other grilled veggies, fatty meats or even as a sauce to pasta.’ Get the recipe.
Green Bean Mac & Cheese
BBC Good Food
How’s this for a recipe that sits astride summer and autumn? Featuring the surfeit of green beans thronging the garden, it also offers all the comfort we need on nights as they draw in and feel decidedly nippier. Consider your early season comfort food suppers sorted. Get the recipe.
First Of The Autumn Recipes
Apple & Cranberry Roasted Chicken
Delish
Ah, the blissful months of roasts beckon – and this recipe not only embraces that delicious fact, but also incorporates in-season apples into the mix too. Every box ticked. Get the recipe.
Beetroot Tarte Tatin
Olive Magazine
Olive Magazine bills this as a Christmas recipe – and it would work beautifully as such. But why wait until then, when these rich, jewel-like earthy veg are already in season? This dish not only looks ravishing, but is also perfectly balanced too, using the beetroot tops to create a zingy salsa verde to drizzle atop the dish. Get the recipe.
Raspberry Jam
River Cottage
We love an autumn-fruiting raspberry, which affords a sense of summer in resurrection for a beautiful fleeting moment. The best thing you can do – other than to pluck them straight from the vine and eat them on the spot – is to rustle up pots and pots of jam. The perfect way to bottle the taste of summer for weeks to come. Get the recipe.
Damson Cobbler
BBC/ Rick Stein
We declare that the season of crumbles and cobblers is upon us – and we could not be more ready for it. Make the most of the season’s bounty of plums and damsons with this cosiest of recipes – simply sprinkle the fruit with sugar, whizz together the cobbler ingredients and pop the lot in the oven. Is it too early to light the fire yet? Get the recipe.
