These Spring Recipes will defy the thought of this as a season of planting rather than harvesting. Spring is a season of transition between bleak and freezing winter and hot and sunny summer, and your meals are in transition too. We have a hearty shepherd’s pie to keep you warm during lambing season in March, and tangy rhubarb cocktails to celebrate the coming of summer in May. With a little creativity, you can create delicious, fresh meals with seasonal spring produce.
Shepherd’s Pie is a hearty meal made with some of spring’s first produce–peas and carrots.
One of the first things I learned as a novice vegetable gardener is the old wives tale ‘plant peas on St. Patrick’s Day’. It is said to give good luck, but even without luck, peas are surprisingly hearty to cold weather. This is good news for anyone who enjoys fresh produce and eating with the seasons, as springtime can often lean more toward chilly than balmy.
Root vegetables like carrots, potatoes, onions, and leeks
Chives
Morels (similar to truffles and mushrooms)
Pineapple
Rhubarb
Spinach
These 19 spring recipes will prove to anyone, seasonal eating in the cold months doesn’t have to be boring! Check out our Seasonal Eating Guide for Winter for more ideas.
A simple and delicious grilled romaine Caesar salad elevated with some smoky crispy pancetta (or bacon), grilled lemon, and grilled baguette slices to sub for croutons, and instructions on how to grill romaine lettuce.
On a chilly spring day, nothing beats a dish of healthy lentil soup.
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Lentil Soup with Smoked Sausage
Best Lentil Soup Recipe made with Smoked Sausage, Bacon, and Vegetables. This is a hearty and flavorful soup that is perfect for a cold winter night or a rainy fall night.
Recipe for Smoked Chicken Salsa Verde Soup. A quick, easy, soul-soothing, cold-calming, smoky delicious soup for when you’re not feeling well. And three variations for this easy soup during cold season.
Vegetarian and vegan, dairy free, sugar free, Lentil Soup with Smoked Mushrooms. Incredibly nourishing and wholesome! Not to mention ridiculously delicious!!!
These stick-to-your-ribs recipes will keep you warm and full throughout all the yard and farm work spring brings.
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Shepherd’s Pie on the Grill
A Classic Shepherd's Pie recipe cooked on any grill or smoker for great smoky flavor. This recipe is easy, healthy, delicious and perfect for your St. Patrick's Day celebrations!
Make the most of winter produce with these veggie forward side dishes. Grilling vegetables adds an extra layer of smoky flavor.
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Grilled Asparagus Recipe with BBQ Hollandaise
An easy grilled asparagus recipe finished with a buttery BBQ inspired hollandaise sauce. Grill the asparagus over direct heat and serve with the BBQ hollandaise sauce.
Grilled Carrots with a Honey Brown Sugar Glaze are a fantastic side dish to any holiday or casual meal. Perfect side dish for Easter or Christmas dinner or summer grilling season.
An over the top Grilled Cauliflower recipe, with cauliflower cooked over direct heat and finished with an herbal and citrusy Cilantro Pistou (or French pesto).
We'll email this to you AND teach you how to smoke the perfect turkey.
Spring Cocktail Recipes
Whether it’s celebrating Mother’s Day with a mimosa bar or simply enjoying the warmer weather on the back porch, these seasonal cocktails are sure to be a hit.
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Mimosa Bar Recipe Ideas
Recipe for a classic mimosa part plus variations on the fruits and decor ideas.
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I'm Mary, a wine/food/travel writer, Certified Sommelier, mom of twins, former vegetarian turned BBQ fanatic, runner, founder of Vindulge, and author of Fire + Wine cookbook. Thanks for stopping by!
