A week’s worth of summer recipes (even if the weather is dire)

Apparently the weather didn’t get the memo that it is, in fact, summer but that doesn’t mean you can’t manifest it from your kitchen. Hannah Twiggs wills away the rain in this week’s meal plan

This refreshing and nutritious twist on a classic watermelon and feta salad is the perfect summer dish (Getty/iStock)

I intended this week’s meal plan to be as summery as the weather outside… only the weather had other plans. I should have known August couldn’t be trusted.

Nevertheless, let’s manifest away the excessive precipitation currently battering our windows with five super simple, super summery dinner recipes you should cook this week anyway.

The sweet juiciness of watermelon meets tangy feta cheese and protein-packed quinoa in the first refreshing summer salad below. The second is a grilled chicken and peach salad, which is the perfect mix of sweet and savoury, and one to keep on the back burner for when it’s safe to BBQ again.