Summer vegetables
Pepper, tomato, aubergine, courgette, fennel: can you smell the irresistible aroma of Provençal ratatouille? Add to your summer menu artichoke, carrots, broccoli, Swiss chard, celery, porcini mushrooms, lettuce and green beans. In July and August, make room for corn, white onions and garlic, which, come September, will be replaced by cauliflower, leek, spinach, watercress, potatoes and button mushrooms.
Our summer vegetable recipe ideas on the Kokko—perfect to serve with your summer grills:
Summer fruits
During the summer, fruit delights us all day long. While cherries, blackcurrants and mango are still available in July, you can enjoy blueberries, raspberries, figs, plums, grapes and melon all summer. In July and August, apricots, watermelon, redcurrants, as well as peaches, nectarines and flat peaches take centre stage. In August, make room in your basket for mirabelle plums, and in September, for blackberries.
Discover our summer fruit barbecue recipes to enjoy as dessert…
…And our sweet and savoury recipes with summer fruits:
Fish to enjoy in summer
Seafood lovers, rejoice: it’s peak season for many favourites, starting with mussels, prawns, crayfish, langoustines, king prawns, lobster, spiny lobster, and spider crab, as well as squid, calamari, and cuttlefish. If you enjoy shellfish, go for clams.
Our summer seafood recipes on your Kokko:
If you love grilled fish, you’ll be delighted. This is the perfect time to enjoy mackerel, skate, hake, sardines, pollock, albacore tuna, anchovies, turbot, black bream, lemon sole, conger eel, John Dory and turbot.
Discover our fish dishes on your Kokko:
Summer cheeses
Summer cheeses—what a treat! The animals graze freely, feeding on grasses and flowers that give their milk a powerful aroma. Soft cheeses are especially flavourful this season. Enjoy Brie, Munster, Livarot, Camembert, Maroilles, Époisses, Chaource, Langres, Pont-L’Évêque or Coulommiers. In addition to cow’s milk cheeses, goat’s milk cheeses are also highly recommended in summer, such as Pélardon, Crottin de Chavignol, Cabécou, Chabichou du Poitou, Saint-Maure, Selles-sur-Cher, Rocamadour, or sheep’s milk cheeses like feta.
Uncooked pressed cheeses also belong on your platter, as they finish maturing in summer. It’s the perfect time to enjoy Morbier, Saint-Nectaire, tommes, Cantal, Saint-Paulin, Raclette, Cheddar, Salers and Reblochon.
Indulge in our cheese-based recipes on your Kokko:
They’re available and delicious all year round: learn how to cook eggs on the barbecue!
