Spring Produce Is Here: 20 Recipes to Try This Season (2024)

I know I don’t need to convince you to get excited that spring is upon us. We’re all welcoming the warmer weather, longer days, and blooming flowers with open arms (if you’re not…I have major questions). While everyone is fawning over the weather, I’ve been eagerly anticipating another aspect of the season for the entirety of winter: spring recipes. Sure, soups are great for the first few weeks of cold weather, but after months of eating strictly stews and heavy winter meals, I’m tired of feeling like I have the diet of a Victorian child.

Using spring’s seasonal products, like strawberries, carrots, and peas, is key to creating its signature light, fresh recipes I love so much. Using in-season fruits and veggies also has many benefits beyond just tasting better due to being picked at peak flavor. According to Mayo Clinic, it can be better for your health because produce is more nutrient-dense when harvested during its prime, it’s better for the environment, and these products are less expensive when they are sold during their season. Read on to learn what produce is in season for spring and for some of the best recipes to put them to good use.

Spring Produce Guide

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, here are all the fruits and vegetables that are in season during spring:

• Apples
• Apricots
• Asparagus
• Avocados
• Bananas
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Celery
• Collard Greens
• Garlic
• Herbs
• Kale
• Kiwi
• Lemons
• Lettuce
• Limes
• Mushrooms
• Onions
• Peas
• Pineapples
• Radishes
• Rhubarb
• Spinach
• Strawberries
• Swiss Chard
• Turnips

Spring Recipes to Try This Season

Once you’re all stocked up on seasonal fruits and veggies, try one of these spring recipes to take advantage of the season’s best flavors.

1. Bright Spring Vegetable Salad

This recipe is chock-full of spring produce, all wrapped up into one delicious salad. It also makes it super easy to eat the rainbow with all sorts of colorful vegetables like radishes and asparagus.

2. Spring Pea Pasta with Burrata

Don’t worry—just because we’re opting for lighter meals in the spring doesn’t mean we’re eliminating pasta. This spring pea pasta is packed with flavor and is the perfect recipe to add a spring twist to a favorite dish.

3. Avocado Bruschetta

This recipe comes together in minutes but tastes like you spent much more time in the kitchen. Serve it as an appetizer, a side, or keep it all for yourself as a delicious girl dinner.

4. Carrot Cake Pancakes

Who says carrot cake is just for dessert? These pancakes are sure to start your day off on a sweet note, and they’re also gluten and dairy-free.

5. Vegan Swiss Chard Wraps

These vegan Swiss chard wraps can be made in just 20 minutes, and trust me, you’ll want to drizzle the homemade sriracha sauce over everything once you try it.

6. Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Garlic Cilantro Lime Slaw

Something about shrimp just feels so spring to me. They’re fresh, filling, and delicious, and these spicy shrimp tacos are no exception.

7. Spring Vegetable Frittata

As someone who eats eggs all the time, I’m always looking for a way to mix up my breakfast from just a boring scramble. This frittata is the best spring dish for that, and I will definitely add it to my breakfast rotation.

8. Oven Roasted Asparagus Flatbread

Move over pizza delivery! This asparagus and mushroom flatbread tastes amazing, and it can be made in the time it takes for delivery to even get to your house.

9. Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

If you love a classic chicken and rice dinner, this recipe is for you. It takes a household staple and takes it to the next level.

10. Grilled Salmon Pineapple and Rice Lettuce Wraps

Nothing says warm weather like a ripe, juicy pineapple, and that is the star of this recipe. It’s also full of protein, prefect for if you’re trying to up your intake.

11. Mushroom Pasta

This mushroom pasta seamlessly balances rich, creamy flavor without being too heavy, making it an ideal spring recipe.

12. Rhubarb Crisp

IMO, spring desserts are absolutely unmatched. Something about sweet, in-season fruit in a baked good recipe is simply divine, and this rhubarb crisp is just that.

13. Spicy Tuna Spiralized Spring Vegetable Salad

This chili tuna spring salad is budget-friendly, ready in ten minutes, and, most importantly, delicious. You’ll never go back to just eating bagged tuna on a cracker after tasting this.

14. Strawberry Muffins

Muffins are so versatile because they can be a yummy breakfast, sweet treat, or midday snack, and these tasty strawberry muffins will have you partaking in all three uses.

15. Tropical Kale & Quinoa Power Salad

This recipe is great for meal prepping because it keeps so well in the fridge. Make it for dinner and enjoy leftovers for lunch the next day.

16. Pineapple Mango Sorbet

With warmer weather, ice cream is a must. Instead of settling for a boring pint of vanilla, try this refreshing pineapple mango sorbet.

17. Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

Okay, I know I said I said I’m sick of soup, but this recipe is the exception. The zesty lemon flavor makes it just right for springtime, and it’s an ultimate comfort meal if seasonal allergies are getting the best of you.

18. Garlic Shrimp Pasta

This pasta might impress guests and seem fancy, but it’s actually quite simple to make. You can also customize it with your favorite vegetables. Of course, we recommend choosing ones that are in-season.

19. Blueberry French Toast Casserole

It’s impossible to have a bad day when it starts with French toast, especially a healthy one full of lemon and blueberries. This blueberry lemon French toast casserole will have you jumping out of bed before your alarm so you can enjoy it.

20. Charred Corn and Goat Cheese Avocado Toast

Avocado toast is a staple meal, and adding a fun twist only makes it that much better. This charred corn and goat cheese avocado toast will leave you wondering how you ever ate it with anything else.