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.

Asparagus and Sweet Pea Frittata With Minty Spring Salad

This simple pea-and-asparagus frittata is a quintessential spring dish that's as perfect for breakfast as it is a light lunch, snack or dinner. Served with a bright, fresh salad that's flavored with fresh mint and shaved asparagus, it becomes a quick and easy meal in its own right.

Spring Salad!

Spring Salad - just a really great, elegant salad using spring vegetables: asparagus, snow peas, peas with baby cos lettuce and goats cheese.

Cheesy Grits With Spring Vegetables

Cheesy grits topped with a mix of spring vegetables sautéed with shallots in butter. A soft poached egg tops the whole mix.

Serious Salads: Asparagus with Dijon Mustard Sauce and Chopped Hard Boiled Egg

This springy salad of bright green asparagus spears and chopped hard boiled eggs in a creamy Dijon mustard sauce is perfect for Easter brunch. You can serve it as a first course—a welcome change from leafy greens—or side to poached salmon or honey baked ham.

Asparagus with Bacon-Hazelnut Vinaigrette and Slow-Cooked Egg

[Photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] Note: This recipe requires the use of a temperature-controlled water bath like the Sous-Vide Supreme or an equivalent....

Spring Vegetable and Arugula Salad With Labne and Cucumbers

Come spring, it helps to keep the fridge stocked with the season's best produce, already blanched and chilled and at the ready. Here we combine sweet peas, grassy asparagus, green fava beans, crisp snap peas, and broccolini, along with some peppery arugula, a juicy cucumber, a red onion, and some fresh mozzarella cheese. Served with a good dressing and some labne and we have a spring salad that eats like a meal.

Pasta Primavera (Pasta With Spring Vegetables)

Combining a mixture of bright spring produce and a light but creamy sauce, pasta primavera is the ideal dish for a warm May evening.

Grilled Asparagus With Hard-Boiled Eggs and Crispin Cider Vinaigrette

Simple yet showy, this dish centers around a tangy Crispin Cider reduction, made with onions and honey on the stovetop. It's then whisked into a bold vinaigrette that's used to flavor a salad consisting of stalks of asparagus and hard-boiled eggs.

Warm Farro Salad With Asparagus, Peas, and Feta

This warm one-pot farro salad is loaded with tender spring peas and asparagus, along with heartier ingredients like kale and crunchy almonds. Tossed with a tangy lemon-mustard vinaigrette and briny feta cheese, it's a healthy dish that celebrates of the transition from winter to spring.