Recipes for August

Aguachile sauce is hot and fresh, wonderful with cooked as well as raw fish. You can use finely chopped scallops – tossed in lime juice before serving – instead of crab.

Aubergines are perfect for stuffing, because their flavour blends so well with other flavours

'I always make a beeline for unusual courgettes when I encounter them,' says Annie Bell. ‘Round, yellow and baby ones have something of Provençal charm about them’

A perfectly sweet treat to go with almond biscuits, from the August edition of House & Garden

Savoury and moreish, these palmiers are perfect with a cocktail or as a picnic snack.

Absolutely scrumptious chicken lettuce cups: these are the perfect light lunch.

Step aside, hummus, there's a new dip on the menu.

Peanut butter and chocolate. It's a classic for a reason.

This is another dish that you might not associate with the BBQ but it’s so easy to cook and makes a lovely light summer lunch.

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co share a recipe for a summer dessert from their new cookbook

Our food editor Blanche Vaughan presents a delicious summer starter inspired by the River Café

This recipe is not only a testament to its easy and quick preparation, but also a clever way to revitalise leftover couscous.

This is the perfect salad to have in the summer when tomatoes and herbs are at their best.

An easy recipe for creamy Spaghetti al limone from Skye McAlpine's cookbook 'A Table For Friends'.

A sweet, sour and heady way to finish a meal

A classic Provençal dish, revolving around a garlicky aïoli

A recipe for plum, blackberry and bay friand bake from Yotam Ottolenghi's new cookbook, Ottolenghi Simple. Friands are the light, moist almond cakes popular in Australia, New Zealand and France.

The classic Levant salad is packed with fresh flavours.

There's no better way to cook fish than via Romy Gill's recipe for machi marinated tandoori masala

A pretty tart for al fresco lunches from Anna Jones' cookbook 'One: Pot, Pan, Planet'