Seasonal Summer Recipes and Ingredients
Here are some recipes that highlight foods traditionally gathered in the summer, including berries and other seasonal plants. These ingredients reflect the abundance of the land and offer an opportunity to explore how summer foods support nourishment, growth, and gathering during a time of plenty.
Strawberry Juice
Ingredients
- 3 quarts of strawberries
- 1 gallon of water
- 1 cup maple syrup
Directions
- Smash strawberries and combine with water.
- Mix in 1 cup of maple syrup, stir, and drink.
Strawberry Leaf Tea
Ingredients
- Strawberry leaves
- Water
- Honey or maple syrup
Directions
- Pick the plant leaves from the strawberries.
- Wash and rinse the strawberry leaves in the house.
- Put into water and boil for 10 minutes
- Let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve and drink hot with honey or maple syrup.
Sunflower Maple Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups sunflower seed flour
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Avocado oil for pan
Directions
- Use coffee grinder, food processor, mortar and pestle, or a Ziploc bag and a hammer or rolling pin to grind raw sunflower seeds without their shell into flour.
- Mix ingredients thoroughly and form cookie patties
- Heat avocado oil in pan on stovetop on medium heat and toast each cookie until golden brown on both sides.
- Eat by themselves or serve with mashed fresh berries.
