Salad
Spring Spinach Salad
This simple spring salad is made of two primary ingredients: spinach and radish. It’s topped with a home French-style dressing, hard-boiled eggs, and bacon, so what could be any better while eating healthy?
Popular spring salads
Salad
Spring Cobb Salad
Perfect for springtime, this spring Cobb salad with a succulent mix of greens topped with green beans, bacon, and hardboiled eggs. It harkens to the fresh flavors of the season!
Salad
Spring Orzo Salad with Snap Peas
A springtime centerpiece, this salad creates a meal packed with fresh flavors. A vinaigrette made with shallot, lemon, Dijon mustard, and honey pairs with butter lettuce to form a bright base. Snap peas and toasted Marcona almonds provide powerful texture. Fluffy orzo soaks up the dressing, adding robustness to the dish. Simple and quick to create, this layered dish is prime for an Easter meal.
Salad
Asparagus Salad with Radish and Sugar Peas
This asparagus, radish and sugar pea salad is full of fresh spring-time flavors. A homemade vinaigrette completes the vibrant flavors in this salad.
Spring desserts
Bars
Lemon Cheesecake Bars
A modern twist on a classic lemon bar, this three-layer delight provides melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness. A crumbly crust fuses with a creamy cheesecake layer. Tart flavors of lemon custard top the bar. This dessert is the perfect springtime treat with bright flavors and a soft texture.
Crisp
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
With a combination of strawberries and rhubarb underneath a streusel crumble topping, this spring or summer dessert is super delicious! The rhubarb adds a bit of tartness, while the strawberries balance everything out. Plus, it’s easy to assemble with only one bowl required. Stir everything together, pour it into a baking dish, and you’ll have yourself a new favorite dessert!
Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie
Why is it that a lemon meringue pie is such an iconic springtime pie? Likely, it’s because of the bright, fresh flavors of the lemon curd filling paired with the fluffy topping! Such a simple pairing is also pretty easy to make, especially with an already-baked pie crust!
Breakfast
Rhubarb Coffee Cake
While not a traditional coffee cake with the addition of rhubarb, this recipe does not disappoint! The perfect balance of moisture and flavor combine for a tart yet sweet treat!
Spring main dishes
Lunch
Asparagus Tart
This asparagus tart combines a puff pastry base with Dijon, Boursin, prosciutto, and tender asparagus. It’s elegant enough for entertaining, but quick enough for weeknights.
Weeknight Meal
Butter Roasted Salmon & Radishes
Radishes aren’t everyone’s favorite vegetable, but when ready in the garden, they’re perfect for any meal. To make them even better, roasting them alongside salmon results in a delicious weeknight meal. This recipe combines radish, salmon, and rice with a homemade buttermilk ranch that uses some of the best in-season herbs. You’re going to love this one!
Weeknight Meal
Sheet Pan Gnocchi
When it comes to weeknight meals, they need to be easy to prepare with little time commitment. And this sheet…
Dinner
Orecchiette with Pea Pesto Sauce
This orecchiette pasta needs a sauce to act as the perfect pairing. Nothing could be better than a pea pesto that’s topped with lemon zest and asparagus for a bright, spring flavor!
Favorite rhubarb recipes
Preserving
How to Can Rhubarb Jam
Made with a few fresh ingredients, including citrus and fruit, this rhubarb jam is the essence of spring! To make it last longer, a quick water bath on the stove is super simple!
Spring
Rhubarb Blueberry Pie
This super unique combination of fruit is perfect in this rhubarb blueberry Pie! When served during the spring or early summer months, along with the perfect crust, it’s an excellent dessert to bake!
Cake
Rhubarb & Orange Pound Cake
While not a traditional pairing, rhubarb fits so well in a pound cake. This version also adds in orange for a nice, bright flavor that works well with the rhubarb. Topped with a white glaze and candied oranges, what could be better when it’s spring?
Dessert
Strawberry Rhubarb Fool
While the name suggests differently, there is nothing foolish about this recipe! This strawberry rhubarb fool is a gelatinous sweet dessert that’s both light and full of flavor. With fruit notes, it’s almost a pudding, but even better!
All Spring
Side Dishes
Spring Primavera Pasta Salad
A springtime primavera pasta salad combines pasta with crisp asparagus, radishes, red onion, and spinach in a creamy sauce, finished with basil and Parmesan. Vibrant and refreshing for any spring meal!
Preserving
Quick Pickled Asparagus
This quick pickled asparagus recipe is crisp, tangy, and ready in just 24 hours. No canning required. Just simple ingredients and bold, fresh flavor.
Lunch
Asparagus Tart
This asparagus tart combines a puff pastry base with Dijon, Boursin, prosciutto, and tender asparagus. It's elegant enough for entertaining, but quick enough for weeknights.
Bars
Lemon Cheesecake Bars
A modern twist on a classic lemon bar, this three-layer delight provides melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness. A crumbly crust fuses with a creamy cheesecake layer. Tart flavors of lemon custard top the bar. This dessert is the perfect springtime treat with bright flavors and a soft texture.
Salad
Spring Orzo Salad with Snap Peas
A springtime centerpiece, this salad creates a meal packed with fresh flavors. A vinaigrette made with shallot, lemon, Dijon mustard, and honey pairs with butter lettuce to form a bright base. Snap peas and toasted Marcona almonds provide powerful texture. Fluffy orzo soaks up the dressing, adding robustness to the dish. Simple and quick to create, this layered dish is prime for an Easter meal.
Weeknight Meal
Butter Roasted Salmon & Radishes
Radishes aren’t everyone’s favorite vegetable, but when ready in the garden, they’re perfect for any meal. To make them even better, roasting them alongside salmon results in a delicious weeknight meal. This recipe combines radish, salmon, and rice with a homemade buttermilk ranch that uses some of the best in-season herbs. You’re going to love this one!
Crisp
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
With a combination of strawberries and rhubarb underneath a streusel crumble topping, this spring or summer dessert is super delicious! The rhubarb adds a bit of tartness, while the strawberries balance everything out. Plus, it’s easy to assemble with only one bowl required. Stir everything together, pour it into a baking dish, and you’ll have yourself a new favorite dessert!
Weeknight Meal
Sheet Pan Gnocchi
When it comes to weeknight meals, they need to be easy to prepare with little time commitment. And this sheet…
Drinks
Rosemary Basil Gin and Soda
This gin fizz is flavored with basil and rosemary to create a fresh, summertime cocktail! Complete with bubbles, it's such a refreshing drink!
Gluten-Free
Asparagus Spring Salad
Made with the freshest flavors of the season, this asparagus salad is the perfect recipe to welcome spring! With a base of buttercrunch lettuce and a creamy simple dressing, the asparagus and peas on top are a winning combination. Plus, some red onion and goat cheese round out all the flavors for something light yet elevated!
Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie
Why is it that a lemon meringue pie is such an iconic springtime pie? Likely, it's because of the bright, fresh flavors of the lemon curd filling paired with the fluffy topping! Such a simple pairing is also pretty easy to make, especially with an already-baked pie crust!
Salad
Spring Spinach Salad
This simple spring salad is made of two primary ingredients: spinach and radish. It's topped with a home French-style dressing, hard-boiled eggs, and bacon, so what could be any better while eating healthy?
Breakfast
Rhubarb Coffee Cake
While not a traditional coffee cake with the addition of rhubarb, this recipe does not disappoint! The perfect balance of moisture and flavor combine for a tart yet sweet treat!
Preserving
How to Can Rhubarb Jam
Made with a few fresh ingredients, including citrus and fruit, this rhubarb jam is the essence of spring! To make it last longer, a quick water bath on the stove is super simple!
Dinner
Orecchiette with Pea Pesto Sauce
This orecchiette pasta needs a sauce to act as the perfect pairing. Nothing could be better than a pea pesto that's topped with lemon zest and asparagus for a bright, spring flavor!
Salad
Spring Cobb Salad
Perfect for springtime, this spring Cobb salad with a succulent mix of greens topped with green beans, bacon, and hardboiled eggs. It harkens to the fresh flavors of the season!
Breakfast
Buttermilk Pancakes
The secret to these buttermilk pancakes is the cardamom spice whisked into the batter. When paired with a fresh strawberry rhubarb sauce, there couldn't be a better way to use up the fruit of the season!
Dessert
Strawberry & Rhubarb Shortcakes
I’ve come to realize not everyone grew up with rhubarb at (almost) every meal. From early May through June, that’s…
