The flowers are blooming! Asparagus is sprouting! Spring is in the air! To celebrate the season, I’m sharing a few of my favorite vegetarian spring recipes featuring that vibrant seasonal spring produce.
Spring Vegetables
Before we jump into the recipes, here are a few vegetables that are in season during the spring to inspire your cooking! Grab our full guide to spring vegetables here.
- Asparagus: Steamed, grilled, roasted, or even microwaved. Make sure you take advantage of asparagus season this spring!
- Artichoke: While you can find canned artichoke hearts year round, fresh artichoke is at its peak from March to May.
- Broccoli: Look for a head that’s heavy with closely compact, small buds.
- Carrots: Carrots are in season both in the spring and in the fall. Try out a new variety from your local farmer’s market – they come in many shapes and colors!
- Delicate Herbs: Tender herbs like chives, parsley, and basil start popping up in the spring.
- Peas: While frozen peas will get you through winter, pick up fresh seasonal peas in April.
- Radishes: Add some popping pink to your salads, tacos, or sandwiches all spring long.
- Rhubarb: Technically a vegetable, we like to stock (err…stalk) up on rhubarb in the spring, storing it in the freezer for future pies!
- Watercress: Give this unique leafy green a try while it’s in season this spring.
Vegetarian Spring Recipes
17 of our favorite vegetarian spring recipes featuring seasonal produce and an array of dishes, from hearty salads to herby mains!
Asparagus Noodles with Pesto
Zucchini noodles are cool and all, but have you tried asparagus noodles? Like bright green fettuccine, this asparagus pasta makes a delicious low carb dinner!
Vegetable Vietnamese Spring Rolls
This veggie-packed Vietnamese Spring Rolls recipe is a fresh and delicious Asian-inspired dinner that is served with the best almond coconut dipping sauce!
15 Minute Buddha Bowls
This 15 Minute Buddha Bowls recipe, with healthy grains, chickpeas, fruit, and avocado, is a balanced, healthy meal that comes together in no time!
Roasted Beet and Radish Salad
Here’s a way to make your beets NOT taste like dirt! This Roasted Beet and Radish Salad is loaded with fresh pesto, feta cheese, and a hint of lemon, which help to counter that typical beet taste that so many of us can’t get over.
Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip
This healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip uses Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise or sour cream, making for a healthier, stovetop version of this classic dip!
Parmesan & Almond Baked Asparagus Fries
These Parmesan and Almond Baked Asparagus Fries are low carb, delicious way to spruce up your side dish tonight. Ready in under 30 minutes, including a creamy chive yogurt dip. What’s not to love?
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
This Mediterranean Quinoa Salad recipe is loaded with the best of everything… soft boiled eggs, avocado, feta cheese, and quinoa!
Spring Radish Salad
This Spring Radish Salad is super quick to throw together and is a light and flavor packed dish to brighten up your spring (oh, and it has less than 50 calories per serving)!
Vegan Rainbow Spring Rolls
Craving something fresh and delicious (with a little “wow factor” thrown in)? These Vegan Rainbow Spring Rolls are as tasty as they are colorful!
Strawberry Chia Oatmeal Cookies
These Strawberry Chia Oatmeal Cookies are a simple and delicious way to fill up with healthy whole grains and fruit to fuel you for hours!
Hidden Spinach Healthy Guacamole
This Hidden Spinach Healthy Guacamole tastes like the homemade guacamole you know and love, but with the addition of vitamin-packed, vibrantly green spinach!
Chocolate Covered Cherry Yogurt Popsicles
These Chocolate Covered Cherry Yogurt Popsicles are an easy-to-make, healthy, and tasty treat to make this summer. If you need a reason to finally break out that old popsicle mold, this is it.
Kefir Ranch Dressing
You can make your own ranch dressing at home with just a quick mix of herbs you probably already have in your spice cabinet. And if that’s not tasty enough, we’re stepping it up a healthy notch and making Kefir Ranch Dressing, full of probiotics and tangy deliciousness!
Chickpea Corn Salad with Yogurt Dressing
In need of a quick summer side dish recipe that’s filling and delicious? (I mean, how can you say no to that?) Today we’re whipping up a Chickpea Corn Salad that’s bursting with veggies and herbs, and tied together with a spiced Greek yogurt dressing.
Overnight Quinoa Breakfast Porridge
This Overnight Quinoa Breakfast Porridge is a delicious excuse to break out your slow cooker. It tastes like strawberries and cream (while being a healthy, protein-packed way to start your day!)
Easy Tabbouleh Salad
Tabbouleh is an Eastern Mediterranean salad made with cucumber, tomatoes, parsley, and bulgur. Vegan-friendly, this dish is made complete with a lemon juice and olive oil dressing.
Leafy Greens Pesto (3 Ways)
Got extra greens? Make some Leafy Greens Pesto! Here are 3 recipes for carrot top, spinach, and watercress pesto (all in under 5 minutes!)
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