A guide to the best summer dishes
Simple tapas and refreshing summer drinks, tomato and melon salad, zucchini fritters, octopus, fresh fish with Mediterranean sides, and panna cotta with summer fruits.
Summer is full of the most delicious ingredients, and we love to celebrate them. In keeping with tradition, we do so with our limited edition summer olive oil, which we have carefully selected to make your summer tasty and wonderful.
Taste is a given, and the elegant bottle looks great on the table, in a summer house, or in the kitchen.
Find the summer olive oil here (limited quantity)
Here you'll find our tips and inspiration for simple summer recipes for guests and cozy moments.
We wish you the most beautiful summer ๐ผ
Welcome drinks: cocktails and mocktails
Welcome your dear guests with delicious cocktails and mocktails. We bring you simple recipes with our favorite summer gourmet vinegars flavored with hibiscus and bergamot, mint and lime, and elderflower and lemon.
Find cocktail and mocktail recipes here
Tapas as a starter
When your guests arrive and you're making the final preparations in the kitchen or at the grill, offer them some good snacks. A few delicious tapenades, crispy Italian crackers or good bread with olive oil for dipping, and great table olives โ so simple and so good.
Zucchini fritters with mint and feta
These crispy zucchini fritters are flavored with mint and feta and are perfect for dipping in a Greek yogurt dip with za'atar.
Great as a snack or appetizer, ideal for shared meals with family or at a buffet.
You can prepare them in advance and reheat them 10 minutes before serving.
Find the zucchini fritters recipe here
Strawberry-tomato salad with mozzarella, Taggiasca olives and hibiscus dressing
The ideal salad when Czech strawberries are in season. Sun-ripened strawberries and tomatoes are complemented by buffalo mozzarella and Taggiasca olives โ and the sophisticated dressing is a vinaigrette, mixed with summer oil and a very aromatic hibiscus and bergamot vinegar.
If you want to make the salad even more luxurious, replace the buffalo mozzarella with burrata!
Find the strawberry-tomato salad recipe here
Beautiful melon salad with feta and basil
For our summer guests, we serve a delicious melon and feta salad, either as an excellent appetizer or as a side dish to amazing summer grilled foods. The idea for this salad is simple, but the result is great: the tasty dressing of basil oil and fruity vinegar with elderflower and lemon plays a crucial role.
Find the melon salad with feta recipe here
Chipirones, small grilled calamari
Chipirones are a popular dish in Spanish cuisine. Simple, tasty, and they create the perfect Mediterranean atmosphere on the plate.
These small grilled calamari are marinated in summer oil and black garlic soy sauce and drizzled with hibiscus and bergamot vinegar. You can grill the calamari on a plancha, on a grill, or in a regular pan.
Find the chipirones recipe here
Baked sea bream Mediterranean style
Fresh fish is an absolute must in summer, and we love to prepare it with classic Mediterranean sides: sun-ripened tomatoes, delicious olives, lemons, capers, and amazing herbs.
The notes of summer olive oil perfectly complement this, giving this beautiful fish the perfect taste of southern lands.
Find the baked sea bream with olives and capers recipe here
Strawberry soup
This summer version of the popular strawberry soup is fantastic when Czech summer berries are in season.
A creamy fresh soup with a coulis of fresh strawberries and raspberries is seasoned with balsamic vinegar, which perfectly enhances both the sweetness and acidity of the berries. Finally, it's flavored with raspberry vinegar and a few fresh berries.
Remember that you need to start preparing the recipe the day before โ but the wait is worth it!
A perfect, wonderfully sweet end to a pleasant dinner in good company.
Find the summer soup recipe here
We wish you a wonderful summer from all of us at Oliviers&Co โ Dlouhรก โ Prague 1 ๐ธ ย