10 Summery Dishes You Can Make Without Turning on the Oven

It’s hot outside, and the last thing you want to do when it comes to preparing dinner in this summer heat is to turn on the oven, right? Summer food should be more simple and involve less time spent in the oven or on the stove. Here are 10 dishes you can make without turning on the oven:

1. Summer Berry Vanilla Cream Tarts

These beautiful tarts are full of fruity flavor from the berries and bananas. They’re perfect for brunch or a light, summer dessert.

2. Raw Blackberry Breakfast Chocolate Cake

This breakfast cake tastes so fresh and indulgent that you might forget which meal of the day is it. This recipe is perfect for brunch, also, especially if entertaining guests.

3. Raw Avocado and Cacao Smoothie Shake

This superfood shake is thick and delicious, more like a shake than a smoothie. It contains delicious superfood ingredients like maca, cacao, lucuma and chia seeds.

4. Raw Vegan Pizza with Spinach, Pesto, and Marinated Vegetables

This raw pizza is packed full of flavor from the mushrooms, pesto, tomatoes and peppers. It’s a perfect summer lunch idea.

5. Raw Vegan Curry With Marinated Mushrooms and Onions

For this recipe, blend cashew milk with some onions and curry powder. For best results and the best tasting curry, purchase organic curry powder.

6. Raw Zucchini Noodles With Tomato Basil Sauce and Portobello Meatless Balls

This raw zucchini noodle dish is packed with delicious and nutritious produce like walnuts, mushrooms, onion, dates, tomatoes, zucchini, basil leaves, garlic, salt and pepper. Just because you aren’t using the oven doesn’t mean you will loose flavor.

7. Raw Carrot Sushi

Vegans should be eating sea vegetables to get the fatty acids that are only found in the ocean. Get in your dose by using seaweed to make some amazing raw carrot sushi.

8. Raw Zucchini Pasta With Creamy Avocado-Cucumber Sauce

In this dish, pasta is replaced by zucchini noodles, making it a lighter, more refreshing dish that’s better for summer. The avocado-cucumber sauce is both cooling and filling.

9. Raw Vegan Pineapple and Goji Berry Tart

Eat these fruit tarts in the afternoon when you need a break to soak up some sun and have a cold glass of water or iced tea.

10. Raw Chocolate Raspberry Cups

These chocolate raspberry cups are a tasty after-dinner treat. They’re not too heavy, so they’re perfect for summer, when you want lighter fare.

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