30+ Recipes Using Fresh Spring Produce
Enjoy all the abundance of spring’s fresh fruits and vegetables with 30+ Recipes Using Fresh Spring Produce! These recipes featuring broccoli, peas, strawberries, cabbage, asparagus, artichoke, carrots, spinach, and arugula are a great way to savor spring!
30+ Recipes Using Fresh Spring Produce
Along with the gorgeous blooming of flowers and buds appearing on trees, spring is cherished for the beginning of warmer weather and the abundance of fresh, seasonal produce.
While we love hearty stews and filling casseroles when it’s cold, many people start to crave lighter fare come spring.
It’s a great time to create healthful meals incorporating the wonderful assortment of in-season fruits and vegetables.
The spring produce we’ll be focusing on with these recipes includes:
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Peas
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Asparagus
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Strawberries
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Spinach
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Artichoke
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Carrots
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Broccoli
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Cabbage
- Arugula
Depending on where you live, you can get some of these items all year long, but there’s nothing quite like in-season fruits and veggies!
I love going to my local farmers market, where I get farm fresh goodies soon after they’re picked!
This list contains a wide variety of spring produce recipes, including:
- Light spring pastas
- Vegetable side dishes
- Fresh salads
- Soups
- Slow cooker recipes
- Breakfast recipes
- Vegetarian options
- Desserts
Now let’s dig in!
1. Spinach Feta Breakfast Casserole
Made with fresh spinach, feta cheese, eggs, and frozen potatoes, this light breakfast casserole is a great way to add spinach to the most important meal of the day!
2. Curry Spiced Roasted Carrots
Fresh carrots roasted with warm, aromatic spices is a wonderful veggie side dish to serve with your favorite protein!
3. Slow Cooker Asparagus Leek Soup
Fresh asparagus combined with leeks, celery, onion, and garlic pureed until smooth makes this light, healthy soup a perfect choice for spring!
4. Italian Pasta with Broccoli
This Italian Pasta with Broccoli makes a wonderful vegetarian main course or a simple and light dinner for busy nights!
5. Slow Cooker Smoked Sausage & Cabbage
This one-pot meal featuring fresh green cabbage, leeks, and smoked sausage is a fabulous, easy dinner that’s perfect for the slow cooker!
6. Strawberry Cucumber Salad
This gorgeous salad is made with fresh strawberries, cucumbers, and blueberries that are tossed in light homemade vinaigrette! Super easy!
7. Asparagus Omelette
Fresh asparagus, what a great spring veggie to include in a light breakfast dish! Great for breakfast, lunch, and brunch!
8. Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken & Broccoli
Broccoli florets and chicken comes together for a super easy meal in this slow cooker teriyaki chicken & broccoli! Serve over rice or your favorite starch.
9. Ground Turkey Cabbage Soup
Loaded with fresh veggies, this turkey cabbage soup is light, yet hearty and filling. Great way to get in lots of vegetables!
10. Italian Stuffed Artichokes
Stuffed with parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, garlic, and olive oil, these gorgeous artichokes make a wonderful addition to your meal.
11. No Bake Strawberry Pie with Jello
Red, ripe strawberries are the star of the slow in this gorgeous, easy to make, no-bake dessert!
12. Steakhouse Creamed Spinach
This creamy, cheesy spinach recipe is a great side dish that feels fancy but is actually ready in only 20 minutes!
13. Pickled Mexican Hot Carrots
Spicy, tangy, and crisp, these pickled carrots are the perfect addition to your Mexican meal! Great served with chips and salsa!
14. Mint & Pea Soup
The bright green color of this soup just screams spring! Made with just a handful of ingredients, this pea soup is a great option for vegans as the creaminess comes from coconut milk.
15. Baked Asparagus Fries
Baked and not fried, these asparagus fries are a healthy vegetable the kids can get excited about. A side dish the whole family will love!
16. Mediterranean Arugula Quinoa Salad
Exploding with fresh, bright flavors, this Mediterranean salad features peppery arugula, chickpeas, quinoa, and veggies that all get tossed in a homemade sun-dried tomato vinaigrette.
17. Purple Cabbage Coleslaw
You can whip up this beautiful purple cabbage coleslaw for BBQ’s, picnics, and potlucks. Ready in only 20 minutes!
18. Slow Cooker Cheesy Broccoli Potato Soup
Fresh, not frozen broccoli, carrots, and potatoes are the highlights of this creamy slow cooker soup. Perfect for those early spring days that are still chilly!
19. Carrot, Chickpea and Raisin Salad
A great way to highlight fresh carrots, this salad made with chickpeas, raisins, cilantro, and almonds makes a nice & light, vibrant side dish!
20. Asparagus Pasta
This creamy asparagus pasta made with lemon and mint is a quick vegetarian-friendly meal. Serve with a nice crusty loaf of bread!
21. Strawberry Crumble
This homemade strawberry crumble is the perfect dessert to make with those sweet, in-season strawberries!
22. Spinach Apple Salad
This fresh spinach salad with apple, red onion, feta, walnuts, and dried cranberries is a wonderful green salad that packs a lot of great textures and flavors!
23. Braised Cabbage & Onions
This braised cabbage & onions recipe is the perfect accompaniment to St. Patrick’s Day feasts and anytime you want a great low-carb side dish.
24. Brown Sugar Roasted Carrots
These brown sugar carrots are a great way to celebrate the inherent sweetness of carrots. Great family-friendly side dish!
25. The Best Creamy Broccoli Salad
This recipe for classic broccoli salad is a nostalgic recipe that’s great for BBQ’s, potlucks, and picnics!
26. Spinach and Cheese Phyllo Pie
This baked spinach and cheese phyllo pie makes a great, hearty appetizer or vegetarian main course!
27. Torched Twinkie Strawberry Shortcake
Torched Twinkie Strawberry Shortcake is a fun way to recreate this classic fresh strawberry dessert!
28. Vegan Cream of Asparagus Soup
This wonderful spring recipe is a fantastic way to use up fresh asparagus. Made with potatoes, celery, and garlic, it’s so flavorful and comforting!
29. Air Fryer Cabbage Steaks
A great way to transform fresh green cabbage, these air fryer cabbage steaks are a fun, hearty, and low-carb veggie side dish.
30. Slow Cooker Maple Vanilla Carrots
These maple vanilla carrots are an easy, flavorful side dish that are made in the slow cooker!
31. Mediterranean Style Steamed Artichokes
Freshly steamed artichokes make both a fun appetizer and a great vegetable side dish. Dip leaves in butter, mayo, or hollandaise sauce!
32. Grilled Asparagus Salad
Whether served as a side dish or hearty main dish salad, this asparagus dish made with white beans, onions, and tomatoes tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette is a great spring recipe!
33. Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
Made with only four ingredients, strawberries, rhubarb, lemon, and sugar, this strawberry rhubarb jam is a great way to preserve the flavors of spring!
34. Fresh Pea Gazpacho
These adorable fresh pea gazpacho soup shooters are such a great way to use fresh peas! A great no-cook recipe for warm spring days!
I hope you enjoyed this list of 30+ Recipes Using Fresh Spring Produce and were able to find some new recipes to try!
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What a delicious-looking round-up! And perfect for the spring and summer season ahead. Thank you for including my broccoli salad recipe. I appreciate it! Pinned.
So many great recipes! Perfect for spring and I can’t wait to try all of these!