12 Easy French Recipes For Summer

This grated carrot salad with lemon dijon vinaigrette is standard fare in French bistros. It’s perfect for a picnic.

Made with heavy cream and Gruyère, this rich spinach quiche is classic French. Thanks to frozen spinach and a store-bought crust, it’s easy too.

Ratatouille is a bright and chunky summer vegetable stew, rich with olive oil and fragrant with garlic and herbs.

This slow-roasted salmon with an elegant fresh herb salsa is wonderful at room temperature, making it perfect for summer eating.

With smoky bacon, nutty Gruyère, and shallots, classic quiche Lorraine is ideal for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Serve it with a green salad, warm bread, and a crisp white wine.

This classic chocolate mousse is light yet intensely chocolate. Don’t be fooled by the French name — it’s quick and easy to make!

This ham and cheese oven-puffed pancake falls deliciously halfway between a crepe and a soufflé: crisp on the outside and comfortingly tender inside.

Serve this creamy potato leek soup cold and you’ve got Vichysoisse, a French classic.

Piled high with fresh raspberries and boozy whipped cream, these raspberry parfaits make a light and elegant dessert.

This spinach salad with warm bacon dressing is topped with thick-cut bacon, mushrooms, and soft-boiled eggs in a warm bacon vinaigrette. It’s dinner-worthy.

Whether for a light dinner or wholesome packed lunch, this hearty lentil and vegetable salad is the ticket.

Traditional French crepes are easier to make than you think. Serve them sweet or savory fillings any time of day.