The 5 freshest and most delicious summer dinner recipes

T he nights are getting warmer and dining lightly is a must, but you might need some good suggestions and we are here to help.

Many people don't like the idea of eating pasta at night, but you can prepare a pasta salad with chopped tomatoes, tuna and dices of ham and not only will you have a light, healthy and tasty dinner, it also won't take you more than 15 minutes to get it ready. Another popular dining recipe which is ideal for the summer is Greek salad. It won't take you long at all to get it ready and it will also cost you very little since all you need are tomatoes, cucumber, olives, red onion and some feta cheese. If you like fish, a good idea would be to cook yourself a good piece of salmon, cover it with your favorite spices and adding a salad made of lettuce leaves covered in some lemon drops to your meal. Most people think of lasagna as a very heavy dish which is definitely not appropriate for a summer dinner, but it all changes if you decide to cook yourself a delicious eggplant lasagna which tastes heavenly and isn't very heavy. And last, but not least, a perfectly easy to make summer dinner recipe is rice with shrimp. Make sure you don't use a lot of oil to avoid making it a heavy meal and you will love it. [Photo: taste.com.au]