Summer recipes call for barbecued dishes, salads, Vietnamese rice paper rolls and winning seafood dishes. So, it's no wonder that these make up the bulk of our most popular summer recipes.
Of course, summer Christmas recipes were in high demand – Eton mess, boiled Christmas pudding and AP Bakery's mango and macadamia merveilleux were highly sought after, as was our recipe for a whole glazed ham and how to make porchetta. And of course, classic Christmas side dishes such as mac and cheese and golden, crisp roast potatoes.
And will the allure of baking ever abate? It seems not, especially when lemon tarts, Persian love cakes and Black Star Pastry's ulta-famous strawberry and watermelon cake are involved.
So, be it Christmas cooking or fresh and punchy recipes for hot summer days, these are the recipes to turn to.
Here are our most popular summer recipes to make this season.
![**[Eton mess](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/eton-mess-8790|target="_blank")**](jpg/web_etonmess5358.jpg)
![**[Vietnamese rice paper rolls](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/vietnamese-rice-paper-rolls-13418|target="_blank")**](jpg/1701217311727_rice-paper-rolls5358.jpg)
![**[How to master your Christmas ham glaze](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/glazed-ham-11819|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_hamglaze5358.jpg)
![**[How to make a boiled Christmas pudding](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/boiled-christmas-pudding-14078|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_chrisrtmaspudding5358.jpg)
![**[Eggplant parmigiana](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/eggplant-parmigiana-11486|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_eggplantparm5358.jpg)
![**[How to make porchetta](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/porchetta-14185|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/1701217430779_porchetta5358.jpg)
![**[Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat's cheese](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/quinoa-salad-with-pomegranate-pumpkin-and-ashed-goats-cheese-13471|target="_blank")**](jpg/web_quinoasalad5358.jpg)
![**[Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/roasted-cauliflower-salad-with-yoghurt-dressing-and-almonds-12690|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_cauliflower5358.jpg)
![**[How to make semifreddo](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/explainers/how-to-make-semifreddo-20572|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_masterclass-semifredo-hero-c-0102-15358.jpg)
![**[Mixed tomato salad with burrata](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/mixed-tomato-salad-with-burrata-12155|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_0215gt-fast-salads-tomato5358.jpg)
![**[Black Star Pastry's strawberry and watermelon cake](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/strawberry-and-watermelon-cake-8958|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_strawberrywatermeloncake5358.jpg)
![**[Bar Alto's mussels with chilli, garlic and white wine](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/mussels-with-chilli-garlic-and-white-wine-9229|target="_blank")**](jpg/web_museels5358.jpg)
![**[Classic egg and potato salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/classic-egg-and-potato-salad-13558|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_potatosalad5358.jpg)
![**[Pumpkin ravioli with sage brown butter](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pumpkin-ravioli-with-sage-12321|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_pumpkinravioli5358.jpg)
![**[Gerard Yaxley's Persian love cake](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/persian-love-cake-8867|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_persian5358.jpg)
![[Beef cheeks](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/explainers/what-are-beef-cheeks-2051|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")](jpg/web_gt0611_fx_beef5358.jpg)
![**[How to make a lemon tart](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/lemon-tart-14224|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_landscape_c147b922-gt0615mc-lemontart-rscalfjj565358.jpg)
![**[Grilled scallops in the shell](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/grilled-scallops-in-the-shell-10365|target="_blank")**](jpg/web_grilledscallops5358.jpg)
![**[Dan Hong's crisp eggplant with fish-fragrant sauce](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/crisp-eggplant-with-fish-fragrant-sauce-8163|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_crispeggplabt5358.jpg)
![**[How to make shortcrust pastry](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/shortcrust-pastry-14079|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_shortcrust5358.jpg)
![**[Tony Tan's guide to making roti canai](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/roti-canai-14197|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_roticanai5358.jpg)
![**[Beef and potato Massaman curry](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/beef-and-potato-massaman-curry-12281|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_massaman5358.jpg)
![**[The perfect recipe for duck-fat roast potatoes](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/perfect-duck-fat-roast-potatoes-10470|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_duckfatpotatoes5358.jpg)
![**[Mango macadamia merveilleux with Dulcey cream](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/mango-macadamia-merveilleux-with-dulcey-cream-20571|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/web_mango--macadamia-and-dulcey-chocolate-merveilleux015358.jpg)
![**[The ultimate mac and cheese](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/ultimate-mac-and-cheese-12844|target="_blank"|rel="nofollow")**](jpg/1701216873437_mac-and-cheesejpg5358.jpg)
