What to eat in this heat

[Jellybott]

Just wondering what everyone makes for quick, easy weeknight meals when it's this hot? We're having cold roast chicken with Greek salad and pitta tonight, but I could do with some inspiration for the rest of the week and don't want to be stood at the hob when it's this sweltering!

We're having hummus, pitta etc tonight.

Basically though, I'm tempted to just eat shedloads of watermelon, with Magnums for pudding.

Hotdogs and corn on the cob is a warm weather favourite here.

Similar to you but I’ve put some pork in the oven to have with salad, bread and hummus

Anything that can be cooked on the BBQ and doesn’t involve producing any heat inside!

Tandoori chicken - marinate overnight then grill or bbq - serve with rice, pitta bread and salad

Salmon and new potatoes with broad beans

Pizza and salad

Fajitas / tacos

Taboule and some haloumi.

We're just having nibbles, like pitta and carrot sticks with hummus, olives and some fruit. It's too hot to turn the oven on!

Cold roast chicken,new potatoes and salad

Greek mezze

Fajitas

Pizza and salad

Lots of bbq

Pasta salads

Lots and lots of salads. Cobb salad. Caesar salad with grilled salmon or torn up roast chicken. Watermelon and feta and sumac. Tricolore with avocado and focaccia and sliced fennel salami on the side. Cold noodles with peanut sauce, tofu, cucumber, spring onions and coriander.

Another favourite summer dinner is to buy a whole rotisserie chicken from the supermarket, and eat with a baguette, aioli, cherry tomatoes and cucumber. Big bowl of strawberries to finish.

Some great ideas here, it's making me hungry! Halloumi and taboule is a good shout, and anything with a side of salami goes down well!

Salade Niçoise

Chicken Caesar salad

Gazpacho & garlic bread

Greek chilled egg & lemon soup

Parma ham, melon or figs, with parmesan slivers.

Prawn cocktail or dressed crab used to stuff large tomatoes.

I'm not going anywhere near the cooker or a barbecue in this heat, we're having salmon, coucous and salad. The salmon is going in the microwave in a minute - I usually pan fry it so we will see...

Watermelon and feta salad is lovely. Might have that tomorrow.

If you are my 80yr old batshit mother a full roast chicken!

Having an omelette tonight. I put in all the scrappy bits from the fridge so olives, cheese, mushrooms and a few bits of salami.
Was delicious and very quick

I made the mistake of just eating watermelon for dinner one night, won't be repeating that again after not being able to keep off the toilet

Stupidly got lasanga on the menu for tonight and there is nothing I want less.

I'm just living off salad
So far
Chicken Caesar with crispy bacon and Parmesan and anchovies (so good)
Tuna mayo salad
Feta and crispy bacon with balsamic

Tonight I've had mackerel fillets with Waldorf salad (eating apple, celery, walnuts and black grapes, you could add some coleslaw to make it go further) and crispy lettuce, with some horseradish mayonnaise.

Well I've just had chicken Super Noodles, a white Magnum and a big slice of watermelon. Perfectly balanced diet IMO

A lot of hummus, salads and pasta are being consumed in my house. Oh and watermelon and ice lollies .

I quite fancy paella so I might make one later.

Salads.
Picnic style dinner (sandwiches, fruit, yogurts etc) to pick on
BBQ
Quiche

I had quick fried aubergine with honey and goats cheese.

I’ve just put orzo, stock cherry tomatoes and salmon steaks in the oven all in one dish. We’ll have it later at room temperature I think!

Just opted for a curry to be delivered, because I was too hot to even contemplate slicing a cucumber.

Rose