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Spring is hands-down my favorite time to be at the farmers’ market. Asparagus, sugar snap peas, radishes, fresh herbs — everything is bright and fresh and at its best.

These recipes make the most of spring’s best produce. Most are quick enough for a weeknight side dish, and all of them are good enough to take to a potluck.

A platter of green asparagus topped with crumbled feta cheese, chopped nuts, and herbs, on a marble surface, next to a striped cloth napkin.
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Asparagus Salad with Feta

A crisp, tangy asparagus salad with feta and lemon—perfect for spring and ready in minutes.
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Closeup of spring salad with baked salmon and fresh spring vegetables on a white platter.
5 from 1 vote

Salmon and Spring Vegetable Salad

A lovely salmon and spring vegetable salad with crisp asparagus, sugar snap peas, edamame, radishes, and cucumber. It’s the perfect light dinner.
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strawberry salad in a bowl
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Strawberry Salad

This summer strawberry salad is bursting with freshness from strawberries, tomatoes, basil and easy balsamic glaze.
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A bowl of pesto pasta salad with lemon basil pesto salad dressing, along with bowtie pasta, sundried tomatoes, asparagus, artichoke hearts, and more lemon zest.
4.50 from 2 votes

Pesto Pasta Salad

A delicious, spring pesto pasta salad filled with vibrant colors and flavors. It works as a side or even as its own light summer lunch.
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Summer vegetables roasted in a cast iron skillet with toasted breadcrumbs.
5 from 2 votes

Vegetable Gratin

Vegetable gratin bursting with flavor from zucchini, summer squash, onion, peppers, and asparagus. It’s a simple way to enjoy your overflowing garden.
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A white platter with marinated vegetables.
5 from 1 vote

Marinated Vegetables

Marinated vegetables makes an easy appetizer that you can make ahead. We use asparagus, tomatoes, hearts of palm, and mushrooms, but you can mix and match and use different vegetables.
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A bowl of farro and vegetable salad.
5 from 1 vote

Farro and Vegetable Salad

A crispy, light vegetable salad combined with farro or brown rice for a quick and easy healthy meal.
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A bowl filled with cucumber onion salad.
4.29 from 39 votes

Cucumber Onion Salad

Cucumber Onion Salad is a simple, classic recipe of sliced crisp cucumbers, sweet onions, and tangy vinegar to create a side dish that's refreshing and full of flavor.
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A white bowl filled with spinach salad featuring sliced strawberries, shredded chicken, walnuts, and crumbled cheese.
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Strawberry Spinach Salad with Chicken

This spinach salad with strawberries, chicken, feta, and walnuts topped with a maple balsamic vinaigrette is simple and delicious.
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Green Goddess Dressing served with vegetables
4.50 from 4 votes

Green Goddess Dressing

This Green Goddess dressing is excellent drizzled over a salad or used as a dipping sauce for crudités.
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