Summer meal ideas

[Chimneyissues]

I am terrible at meal planning in the summer. I’m great in the winter but the change always fools me.
i don’t like small dinners, I never eat much during the day so dinner is important to me but the things I eat in the winter don’t suit - soup, stews, mash etc.
Hit me with your non- salad ideas….

Tray bakes - pile of Mediterranean veg with chicken thighs or salmon and some kind of seasoning (I use harissa a lot)

Quiche or frittata
Paella
Feta baked orzo
Falafel wraps
Burgers
Tacos
Kebabs
Pilaf

We love this piri piri chicken traybake. It's super easy.

Or I'll roast a tray of Mediterranean veg and have with a naan/pitta and harissa Chicken.

Pork Chops, bbq'd corn on the cob, salad and new potatoes.

Summer chilli with butterbeans, new potatoes and green beans and pork mince rather than beef and kidney beans.

Grilled chicken breast cous cous/bulgar wheat (cous cous is easier) and a Greek salad.

thank you all - I’ve not had a pilaf for years, or thought of one.

Hefty salads, generally not leaf based. For example I like:
Chickpeas, crunchy veg, avocado and feta
Waldorf salad with added cooked chicken Asian slaw with nuts, add stir fry prawns or chicken
Cowboy caviar
Tabbouleh with some chicken or salmon

Greek pork or chicken - cube and marinate the meat, cook in pan or under grill. Eat with pitta or wraps, tzatziki and a tomato/cucumber/red onion salad.

Sausages, potato salad and coleslaw

Steak or duck breast, fry slice up and put on a salad. Extras in the salad could be cold new potatoes (or saute), avocado, apple or pear, radishes, spring onion, nuts

Never tried a pilaf, anyone got a good recipe??

@minipie This is my favourite, and it also works well with cooked chicken in place of prawns https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/spiced-prawn-and-pea-pilaf/

big salads
Quiche/fritatta
Tarts/flans
Flatbread with hallumi/meats/pulses/salad