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*Spring Fruits & Vegetables

Find simple, delicious recipes using the tender fresh produce of spring. Asparagus, strawberries, fava beans, spring lettuces, and rhubarb are just some of the reasons we look forward to the longer days of spring.
About Spring Fruits & Vegetables
The tender, sweet produce of spring is a welcome site by the end of a winter filled with root vegetables, hearty greens, storage crops, and preserves. The magic of eating locally is how deeply one can start eating with the seasons, developing a diet that changes dramatically through the year.
Fennel Salad With Meyer Lemon
The slightly orange flavor of Meyer lemons makes them sweet enough to eat plain in this salad.
Greens With Yogurt & Cumin Seeds
Greens of all kinds--collards, chard, kale, beet, mustard, turnip, spinach--can be gently cooked, squeezed dry, and tossed with a yogurt dressing for a refreshing and nutritious side dish with this easy recipe.
Lemon Herb Orzo Salad With Pistachios
Make a light and easy spring pasta salad filled with fresh herbs and lemon. Perfect with roast chicken or the first barbeque of the season.
Spinach Rice Pilaf
Spinach and rice cooked in broth merge into more than the sum of the parts in this easy, nutritious side dish.
Spring-to-Summer Vegetable Ragout
This quick and easy vegetable stew makes a light and satisfying dinner--especially when served on top a bowl of polenta.

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