seafood

While cucumbers are usually served raw, they're delicious cooked with plump shrimp in this high-protein, low-cal stir-fry.

Skip the finicky rice and tedious rolling: To make this Japanese-inspired app, layer toppings on rice crackers.

Two Asian staples - hot chili-garlic sauce and sesame oil - and a few everyday ingredients make for a standout grilled-fish supper.

Curry works in summer too - especially when it coats healthy fish and is nicely tempered with a cool cucumber-yogourt sauce. Try this addictive fast-fix rub on chicken and lamb as well.

Follow our step-by-step guide for one of the easiest entrees you'll ever make. It's perfect for a summertime dinner party.