Your Ultimate Guide For Spring Produces

Spring is in full swing! Warmer temperatures, first picnics and backyard get-togethers, overflowing stalls at the farmers’ market… To celebrate all the fresh spring vegetable and fruits, we’ve compiled this spring produce guide with easy recipes for all the fruits and vegetables on the list.

Peas

Fresh shelled green peas (also knowns as English peas) have an unique fresh flavor that will enhance your salads, soups, toast and even quiches and tarts!

Try these recipes:

• Ham and Cheese Quiche with Spring Vegetables
• Chickpeas, Green Peas & Tomato Greek Salad
• Mashed Peas on Breakfast Toast
• Green Pea Soup Shots

Asparagus

Asparagus is easy to prepare and relatively quick to cook. If most of the time you’ll go for steamed or boiled asparagus, I encourage you to try them roasted or grilled, it’s simply wonderful.

Try these recipes

• Spiced Asparagus Salad with Avocado, Lemon & Mint Dressing
• Roasted Asparagus Dipped in a Soft Boiled Egg
• Chicken Breasts & Asparagus Foil Packets

rhubarb

Typical spring produce, rhubarb looks a bit like red celery but has nothing in common despite its red-green stalks and tart taste. You can either use it for its tartness, or cook it with sugar or other sweet fruits: pies, preserves, crumbles, and compotes, often paired with strawberries.

Try these recipes:

• Quick Fridge Rhubarb Pickles
• Spicy Rhubarb Sparkler
• How-To Freeze Rhubarb

Radishes

Radishes are mostly used in salads but you can also roast or steam them. They’re also delicious with a knob of butter, served on toasted bread.

Try these recipes:

• Radishes with Chive Butter
• Sweet & Sour Pickled Radishes

Artichokes

Spring is also the peak season of artichokes. These large edible flowers can be cooked in many ways: steamed (the most common technique), grilled, or roasted.

Try this recipe

• Artichoke Cheese Bread with Chorizo

Strawberry

Queen of Spring, strawberry appears in almost any type of culinary preparation: tarts, cakes, jams, sauces, ice creams and sorbets, but also in salads, spicy salsa, toasts… Without forgetting drinks!

Try these recipes:

• Skinny Fresh Strawberry Salsa
• Strawberry Salad with Lamb Lettuce and Feta
• Strawberry Iced Tea Cooler
• Chunky Strawberry Guacamole

Spinach

Spinach is certainly among the most easy vegetables to cook. It has a lovely taste and you can enjoy it slow cooked, braised in a pan, or just tossed as a green salad.

Try these recipes:

• Baked Egg Baguette & Spinach Breakfast
• Chickpeas Spinach Curry
• Salmon Pie with Potatoes & Spinach
• One-Pot Spinach Chorizo Pasta Soup

Fava Beans

Fava beans, also known as broad beans bring a rich texture and flavor to dips, salads, and soups.

Try these recipes:

• Carrots & Fava Beans Salad
• Curried Broccoli & Coconut Soup