Eat in Season: Simple Spring Recipes to Try Now

Spring is in the air from the flowers making their appearance to the birds saying hello, not exactly an invitation to spend long hours in the kitchen. Here are a few simple, spring recipes to help you eat in season. But first, coffee.

If you must spend time inside doing some spring cleaning, at least you can enjoy a delicious (and healthy) iced coffee.

I like iced coffee 365 days a year, and a blended protein cold brew is the perfect way to kick off the Spring season. Caffeine + Protein = Energy!

• Prepare coffee shots. Purity organic coffee is where it’s at.
• Blend coconut milk, Manuka honey, ice, and 2 scoops of protein powder. Elite Fuel’s vanilla Goat Whey powder is everything – easy to digest and only 3 ingredients – Grass-fed goat whey, vanilla or chocolate flavor, and stevia.
• Mix with prepared coffee shots and enjoy!

Seasonal eating

Eating produce in season means you’re typically getting:

• more nutrients
• better flavor
• lower cost
• more microbiome variety
• less environmental impact

To find out what produce is in season in your area, check out seasonalfoodguide.org.

Speaking of vegetables, asparagus shines brightly during the spring season.

1. Roasted Asparagus and asparagus soup

Asparagus is an elevated side for a wide range of meats.

Roasted Asparagus

Ingredients

1 bunch asparagus, woody ends trimmed
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Lemon wedges, for squeezing

Get the full recipe along with other delicious recipes at loveandlemons.com.

Asparagus Soup

If spring is still soup season in your neck of the woods, then you’ll want to whip up this light and creamy soup (without the cream). 

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large yellow onion, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
3 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 pounds asparagus, woody ends trimmed and stalks chopped
4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh herbs (parsley, basil, dill, chives, etc)
¼ small avocado, diced

Get the full recipe along with other delicious recipes at downshiftology.com.

2. Vegetable spring rolls

With all that spring cleaning, you might work up a quite an appetite. Spring calls for fresh and easy meals and I think vegetable spring rolls fits the bill. Plus, can you go wrong with peanut sauce? 

Pretty much anything with a peanut sauce is guaranteed to be good, but the crunchy texture of the vegetables just makes these rolls all the more satisfying. Who doesn’t want a delicious way to get more vegetables into their diet?

My niece who is 12 also loves vegetable spring rolls, so they can make a great lunch for adults and kids alike!

Find the full recipe at TheMostlyVegan.com.

3. easy rhubarb bars

Many dessert recipes pair rhubarb with strawberries, as if rhubarb can’t stand on its own two feet. Codependence aside, rhubarb and strawberries don’t share the same growing season, and if we want to eat in-season, then give rhubarb a chance to shine on it’s own.

If you prefer naturally sweetened desserts, you can substitute maple sugar for the brown sugar listed in the recipe below.

Ingredients

For the rhubarb

4 rhubarb stalks, with leaves and any tough parts cut off, then chopped into 1-cm pieces
2 tablespoons brown sugar

For the oaty mixture

3 tablespoons butter
¼ cup brown sugar
3½ tablespoons honey
2½ cups rolled oats
1 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger

Get the full recipe along with other delicious recipes at scrummylane.com