Summer gardens and farmers’ markets are bursting with ripe tomatoes, courgettes, and sweet berries right now. Whether you grow your own or just love snapping up seasonal bargains, there’s no better time to enjoy nature’s bounty.

With a Thermomix, you can make the most of fresh produce – creating meals, preserves, and frozen dishes that let you enjoy summer flavours well into autumn.

Preserving the Produce

Got more fruit and veg than you can handle? Don’t let it go to waste – your Thermomix makes it easy to preserve, transform, and store fresh ingredients:

✅ Batch Cook & Freeze – Soups like gazpacho or ratatouille can be made in big batches and frozen in portions, ready for quick meals.

✅ Homemade Jams & Chutneys – Use the Thermomix to make strawberry jam, tomato chutney, or onion chutney. Perfect for gifts, or simply to keep the taste for yourself for months to come.

✅ Freeze Herbs & Greens – Blitz soft herbs (like basil or parsley) with olive oil and freeze in ice cube trays – ready to drop into sauces and stews later.

✅ Fruit Sorbets & Purées – Turn berries into ice cream or coulis and freeze for quick desserts or smoothie bases.

✅ Fruit Muffins or Cakes – Bake and freeze fruity cakes for easy lunchbox treats.

Fresh from the Garden

With so much fresh produce available, I wanted to highlight some gorgeous fresh recipes to try. Why not use it as an excuse to entertain!

🍽️ Starter
The Courgette & Avocado Beignets with Feta Cream, Pesto & Salad is a lovely, fresh starter, or you can use the salad element to accompany another dish.

🍽️ Main Course
Chicken Provençale uses plenty of summer vegetables and is guaranteed to please. There are plenty of meat-free dishes to choose from too, and I like the Tomato & Vegetable Quiche; it’s a hearty and flavourful dish.

🍽️ Side Dish
You can add a veggie boost to any meal with a gorgeous side of
. Aubergine, Courgette & Red Lentil Gratin.

I’d love to hear your summer meal suggestions – head over to the Facebook Community and share your ideas.