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Our 15 Favourite Spring Recipes To Start Making Right Now

Update your repertoire with crisp greens, colourful dressings and zesty pastas.
Our 15 Favourite Spring Recipes To Start Making Right Now

Photo, Erik Putz.

Spring has arrived (even if the temperatures haven't caught up yet), and we're ready to celebrate with all things fresh! From herbs and zesty lemon dressings, salad rolls and even some light grilling (we are Canadian, after all), there are a lot of ways to update the menu this month. Get inspired with the recipes below:

Spring recipes

Smoked trout salad with horseradish

Packed with fresh herbs and tossed in zesty dressing this smoked trout salad will become a family favourite right away (our kitchen team cannot stop eating it). Get this smoked trout salad recipe.

Smoked trout salad with horseradish

Chicken and spring onion salad

Served with a fresh onion salad, this meal is perfect for the spring market season, when local fresh produce is still just trickling onto the shelves in store. Tip: Grilled green onions are sweet, tender and smoky—a delicious addition to salads. Get this chicken and spring onion salad recipe.

Chicken leg and thigh with spring onion saladPhoto, Erik Putz.

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Sicilian zucchini boats

Packed with vegetables, these roasted zucchini boats make a colourful spring side dish or appetizer. Get this Sicilian zucchini boat recipe.

Sicilian zucchini boatsPhoto, Erik Putz.

Shaved asparagus salad

Tired of normal salad? Skip the lettuce, and use fresh asparagus instead. Get this shaved asparagus salad recipe.

Shaved asparagus saladPhoto, Erik Putz.

Garlic shrimp and feta linguine

The only dish to make when you’re strapped for time, but want a filling meal (it’s ready in just 20 minutes). Kitchen tip: No feta? Goat cheese works just as well here. Get this garlic shrimp and feta linguine recipe.

Garlic shrimp and feta linguinePhoto, Roberto Caruso.

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Chicken and asparagus pan bake

Baked chicken and asparagus panPhoto, Sian Richards.

Matcha chia pudding

Skip overnight oatmeal and try a breakfast pudding with a couple of trendy ingredients. Green tea matcha powder for colour and flavour, and chia for that perfect pudding texture. Get this matcha chia pudding recipe.

Matcha chia puddingPhoto, Erik Putz.

Roasted halibut with rhubarb-bacon jam

Roasted asparagus and a savoury rhubarb sauce make dinner a quick, healthy and colourful ode to spring. Get this roasted halibut with rhubarb-bacon jam recipe.

Halibut with rhubarb chutney.Photo, Erik Putz.

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Avocado and snap pea salad rolls

Take salad out of the bowl and onto your plates with easy to pick up rice paper rolls. These super-green rolls take advantage of all your favourites: avocado, butter lettuce and fresh herbs like mint and basil. Get this avocado and snap pea salad rolls recipe.

Avocado and snap pea salad rollsPhoto, Erik Putz.

Tomato tabbouleh

Start spring with a meal packed with shaved yellow zucchini paired with fresh herbs and juicy tomatoes. Get this tomato tabbouleh recipe.

tomato tabboulehPhoto, Erik Putz.

Flank steak and hash browns

A zesty, green arugula gremolata will liven up your plates for spring (And get you grilling outside!). Get this flank steak and hash browns recipe.

Flank steak and hashbrownsPhoto, Roberto Caruso.

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Lemon meringue trifle

An elegant and brightly coloured spring dessert you can serve up over the Easter weekend. Get this lemon meringue trifle recipe.

Lemon meringue triflePhoto, Roberto Caruso.

Baked asparagus fries

Asparagus fries on the side of a fish fillet.Photo, Erik Putz.

One pot primavera pasta with spring peas

You can make this bright pasta with just one pan. (Enough said, right?) Get this one pot primavera pasta with spring peas recipe.

One pot primavera pasta recipe with spring peasPhoto, Roberto Caruso.

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Grilled halloumi and vegetable salad

A summery salad with staying power. Grilled zucchini and halloumi cheese meet chickpeas and fresh herbs for a meal no one will be able to get enough of. Get this grilled halloumi and vegetable salad recipe.

Our 15 Favourite Spring Recipes To Start Making Right NowPhoto, Erik Putz.

Watch: How to make a one-pot pasta

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