From an effortless tomato and ricotta herbed tart to Sri Lankan fish curries and chewy pork-and-pineapple skewers, these no-fuss recipes lend to relaxing on a humid summer’s night.

Grilled mulloway curry

Sri Lankan fish curry

Seared soy-beef with soba and cucumber

Burgers with pickled beetroot

Sumac lamb cutlets with beetroot hummus

Crumbed whiting and ravigote sauce

Merguez sausages with harissa and couscous

Barbecued Greek lamb chops with minty soft feta

Summer tomato soup

Smoked trout, carrot and beetroot salad

Chana masala with yoghurt and flatbread

Lamb with lemon mint and shanklish

Soy-glazed pork-and-pineapple skewers

Spiced chicken with carrot, chickpea and green chilli salad

Barbecued T-bones with rough rocket salsa verde and crushed potato salad

Matcha rice with smoked trout, cucumber and pickled ginger

Jerk snapper with pineapple and lime

Barbecued chicken with blackened okra

Mussels with beer and bacon

Tomato and ricotta tart

Peach, basil, jamón and pumpernickel salad

Char-grilled sirloin with green papaya and jaew

Buttermilk-chilli chicken and coleslaw sandwiches
