About Spring Fruits & Vegetables

What's In Season?

The first big step towards eating more locally is learning what is in season when where you live. When you know what's in season, you know what to expect at farmers markets and other local sources, as well as what fruits and vegetables at more conventional markets might be locally grown.

• Quick Guide to Seasonal Spring Fruits & Vegetables
• Regional Guides to Seasonal Fruits & Vegetables

Delicious Spring Fruits & Vegetables

Learn more about the fruits and vegetables that make spring such a delicious season.

• Asparagus
• Fiddleheads
• Green Garlic & Garlic Scapes
• Strawberries

Fresh Spring Salads

The delightfully tender produce of spring makes the best salads of the year.

• Asparagus Butter Lettuce Salad
• Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
• Fava Bean & Pecorino Salad
• Gingery Radish Salad
• Beet & Yogurt Salad
• Fennel Salad With Meyer Lemon

Simple Spring Soups

Light spring produce can make delicate yet satisfying soups with little effort. One thing I like to do make large batches of stock and freeze it in 1-qt containers so I always have great-tasting, unsalted broth on hand for the best possible soups. Whether you use homemade or store-bought stock, however, try these wonderfully easy vegetable-laden soups as ways to enjoy spring produce and get plenty of vegetables on the table.

• Asparagus Chick Pea Soup
• Stinging Nettles Soup
• Cream of Fava Bean Soup
• Chilled Beet Soup (Cold Beet Borscht)

Quick Spring Dishes

Spring vegetables require very little cooking to bring out their fresh, green flavor.

• Lemon Herb Orzo
• Snap Pea & Tofu Stir-fry
• Spring Vegetable Couscous
• Spinach Rice Pilaf

Spring Desserts

Simple, fruit-laden desserts are the icing on the cake of eating locally. They taste great, are easy to make, and provide plenty of nutrition along with a little something sweet at the end of the meal.

• Strawberry Fool
• Grapefruit Sorbet
• Buttermilk Panna Cotta