Quick-Marinated White Bean Salad and Feta Lettuce Cups

A bean salad doesn't have to be boring. The creamy white cannellini beans in this easy salad absorb the bright flavor of a vinaigrette in just a few minutes. Paired with briny olives, fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and feta cheese, and served in lettuce cups, they make a quick and substantial dinner.

Roasted-Beet and Citrus Salad With Ricotta and Pistachio Vinaigrette

There's a reason beets and citrus are a staple of winter salads: They go insanely well together. But within those constraints, there's pretty much no end to the combinations of salads you can make. This salad is made with roasted beets, grapefruit and oranges, fresh ricotta, and a pistachio vinaigrette.

Warm Winter Vegetable Salad With Ricotta and Herbs

A hearty salad of lightly sautéed vegetables, kale, and fresh ricotta cheese.

Peas and Carrots Salad With Goat Cheese and Almonds

A light but filling take on peas and carrots with crunchy marcona almonds and citrus-scented goat cheese, drizzled with honey and toasted pumpkin seed oil.

Fava Bean Tartine With Goat Cheese and Marcona Almonds

Blanched and peeled fava beans that are roughly chopped and served on top of a goat cheese tartine with Marcona almonds and a few sprigs of chervil: This is the kind of toast you eat all by yourself while hiding in the kitchen so that nobody can steal a bite.

Carrot Ricotta Ravioli with Herbed Butter

These beautiful homemade Carrot Ravioli are filled with an orange-hued filling of roasted carrots and a variety of cheeses. Serve them tossed simply in herbed butter.

Spring Vegetable Salad With Poached Egg and Crispy Bread Crumbs

The other day I had a salad of spring vegetables served with a soft boiled egg that had been breaded and fried until the outside was crispy but the interior was still soft and runny. This quick version of the dish is made with toasted breadcrumbs and has all of that great texture and flavor, but without the hassle.

Green Bean Salad with Cherry Tomato Feta

This Green Bean Salad is a terrific combination with juicy cherry tomatoes, freshness from red onio, creamy pops of feta with a zingy lemon dressing.

Marinated Fava Beans

Fava beans are sweet, tender, and pleasantly starchy. When they're coated with a slick of olive oil, vinegar and garlic bits, the contrast between the sharp dressing and the mild greenness of the beans is really wonderful.

Charred, Oven-Roasted Carrot Salad With Feta Cheese

Caramelized oven-charred carrots are finished with tangy feta for a refreshing change of pace.