Quick-Pickled Snap Peas With Mint and Fennel

This simple quick pickle recipe is made by soaking snap peas in a hot brine made from rice vinegar, water, sugar, and salt and infused with fresh mint and fennel seeds.

Quick Pickled Sugarsnap Peas

Though I like them raw or gently sautéed until tender-crisp, one of my favorite things to do to sugarsnaps is to quickly pickle them in a gingery, barely sweetened brine. I make them as a refrigerator pickle so that they keep their crunch and eat them with open-face sandwiches or chopped and tossed with grain salads.

Pickled Asparagus

Pickled asparagus is one of the true harbingers of spring. As soon as it appears in your market, cook up a batch.

Quick-Pickled Asparagus With Tarragon and Shallot

This simple quick-pickle recipe is made by soaking asparagus in a hot brine made from white wine vinegar, water, sugar, and salt, infused with the French flavors of tarragon and shallot.

Pickled Eggplant with Mint and Garlic

Pickled eggplant should join the pantheon of classic pickles. It deserves a spot up there between the kosher dills and dilly beans. Zippy and flavorful, it's perfect for pickle plates and quick appetizers. This recipe is adapted from one in...

Pickled Garlic Scapes

In its finished form, this pickle ends up tasting like a wonderfully garlicky dilly bean. If you like the combination of garlic and a snappy pickle, you'll be quite pleased with this one.

Pickled Spring Onions

Serve these pickled spring onions on top of a burger, and a basic cookout becomes quite gourmet. Need to bring an appetizer to a party? Toast baguette rounds, add a smear of creamy goat cheese, and top with pickled onion. A bowl of baby arugula becomes a salad with a forkful of pickled onions and a drizzle of olive oil.

Mushy Peas

Mushy peas are miles away from boring, bland dishes you might associate with mush. Here, peas are cooked simply with butter, then mashed and seasoned with lemon, salt and pepper.

Pea, Olive, and Preserved Lemon Salad

In this easy salad, sweet peas meet briny olives, preserved lemon, and the sharp, intense flavors of ground ginger and turmeric.

Spring Salad of Asparagus, Ramps, Snap Peas, & Peas With Lemon Zest Vinaigrette

Want to make great food in the spring? All you've got to do is find some perfect ingredients and not mess 'em up. This recipe combines some of the best ingredients of the season, prepared simply, for a healthy and flavorful meal.