Ideas for meals in this heat

Spinach & Gruyère Quiche ..

Roast chicken with Dijon Sauce ..

Seared Scallops with Tarragon Butter Sauce ..

Braised Chicken Provençal with tomato and black olives ..

Paella with Shellfish ..

Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon ..

Lobster ? How absolutely fantastic. It costs hundreds here, now. It nearly all gets exported.

Tonight lobster, Jersey Royals, salad of lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, grapefruit segments and avocado with a hard boiled egg.

Tin of mackerel, sweet pickled beetroot, green salad and either some tinned butter beans, or bread & butter, or new pots. My go to, and ready in minutes.

the only veg i eat is lettuce, tomato and cucumber, but i add pickled red cabbage and/or diced beetroot, i could eat that every night with bread and butter, i do make baked potatoes, on a hot day i will make scrambled egg or toast and cheese, they are filling with a yogurt or ice cream for afters,

Another one here who detests avocado.
We've had family staying for the half term week and have cooked normal meals really. Small grandchildren somewhat averse to salad. (Or anything green for that matter 🤮)

Oreo

Am I the only one who dislikes avocados?😁

No, I hate them with a vengeance.

I live on my own and sometimes buy a small gammon joint from Lidl or Aldi …. I boil it initially and have it hot with new potatoes and veg. The next day I have it with salad and the day after that I have it with egg and chips and there’s still enough for a sandwich.

Sorry it’s an advert but we’ve been eating meals from Wiltshire farm foods. Take out of the freezer, pop in the microwave for 5-10 mins depending what your having and dinners ready. No standing around cooking in this heat. Hardly any washing up either.

We don’t really eat avocado or radish either

I’m just doing chicken wings with a ready made pizza express pizza with salad 🙈 we still have an adult child at home though. Otherwise I might have eaten dust

I’m not mad for avocado either Oreo, I do eat them sometimes as DH likes them, but to me they don’t taste of much and have an odd texture. Love a radish though!

Kathmaggie

A very quick, tasty and nutritious meal for me is scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and avocado. Lush

we had this for brunch (with smoked trout actually)

I will cook two smaller chickens together then freeze one
so we have had chicken with a variety of grain and salad
for days, plus Mackie’s ice cream with soft fruit, cold soup,
iced coffee, couscous with bag of Waitrose Mediterranean vegetables mixed, with chicken of course.
I made a large flan with ready pastry, grated cheddar, frozen chopped onions, 4 eggs, at 5 in the morning when I couldn’t sleep, plus a large bowl of coleslaw, cabbage from the market
with small potatoes, salad and figs.
This isn’t how we normally eat but we have enjoyed the food
with minimum preparation or using the cooker/oven, crinkle cut chips in the air fryer, early morning toast in the toaster,
although, really, I wouldn’t want to be living like this over an extended period, Grans can rise to a challenge.

There are good ideas here, creative, are you pleased, Sallywally1

Fabulous ideas ladies, thank you!

Or radishes?

Am I the only one who dislikes avocados?😁

It isn’t just about what to eat in hot weather it’s about minimum prep time too.
Various cold meats with either oven chips and a bit of salad, or ready bought quiche with ready bought potato salad and a bit of your own salad.
Omelette with Greek salad.

A very quick, tasty and nutritious meal for me is scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and avocado. Lush

I have anything.
In hot countries, they eat hot foods - think India or Nigeria…

How old are you !!!

25Avalon

Cheesy egg and spinach pie which can be eaten hot or cold. It has no pastry crust so quite easy to do. I found the recipe or it found me on UTube.

Sounds like a frittata, I think this is a great dish for a hot day. Or a tortilla if you want something with potato in it so it is a bit more filling. Obviously you can cook it in a frying pan, though I'd usually do it in the oven, Personally I wouldn't want to put the oven on to cook it so might cheat and buy something, the hot weather won't last enough to bankrupt me!
I like simple cold sliced meat with a reheated frozen jacket potato or a bag of microwave rice, I'm cooking a chicken outside today so that we can have it cold for a couple of meals. Gammon is a good one too, as I have a pressure cooker so it's quick and doesn't warm my kitchen up too much.

Rice salad, potato salad, Tabboulea, quinoa salad, beans salad, toasted lentil cauliflower salad, crispy tofu avocado herb salad.

Cold veg soups.

call me old fashioned, but I simply love an egg salad - hardboil a couple of eggs and then cover them with mayo, or mash them a bit and add some tomatoes - delicious in my book!
I've made lots of gazpacho in the very hot weather - v. easy to make again, and healthy - also made vicchysoisse. Both keep well in the fridge for a few days and lovely to have cool soup on a hot day.

Apart from the shell fish (I'm allergic) these ideas are nice. I particularly like salads feta watermelon and fresh garden mint salad a favourite.

Astitchintime

Risotto perhaps?……..I know it has to be cooked but it is only one pan, potential to use up left overs and is tasty and nutritious.

I’m going to make an asparagus risotto tonight. 🙂

We've just eaten a salad with fresh broad beans from the garden cooked and mixed with a minted dressing on a bed of labneh topped with cooked baby beetroot and walnuts. I added roasted cauliflower and the usual lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber. I also do a similar salad using hummus instead of the labneh.

Tabbouleh also goes down well on hot days. Mix cooked bulgar wheat with chopped cucumber, radish, red onion, sweet peppers, baby tomatoes and add a really punchy dressing with loads of herbs like mint and parsley etc. It goes well with any protein eg eggs, cheese fish, meat and you can put pretty much anything in the mix. I often add beetroot and feta and nuts (whatever I have to hand).