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Vegetarian Dinner Recipes for Spring

Published March 12, 2019

By Alexandra Daum

A collection of vegetarian dinner recipes for spring, including produce like asparagus, spinach, new potatoes, and other spring vegetables.

Strawberry salad with edible flowers, avocado, and lentils on a large platter.

Spring is one of the most inspiration seasons for cooking, and these vegetarian spring recipes feature the best of the season. New potatoes, asparagus, fresh greens, even a little rhubarb – you’ll find plenty of ideas here.

See below for three sections, divided into salads, soups and stews, and other mains, all made with springtime ingredients. The salads and soups are filling meals and make great dinners as is.

Meal Salads

Some spring salads with added protein mostly through beans and lentils, for filling but light meals that work just as well for a packed lunch as a weeknight dinner.

Asparagus New Potato Salad with Lentils

This springtime asparagus potato salad features roasted new potatoes, herbs, chewy french lentils for protein, and a lemony mustard dressing.

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Potato asparagus salad in a large bowl with serving utensils.

Crispy Lentil, Orange, and Pomegranate Salad

This vegan orange salad is filled with citrus, pomegranate, and crispy roasted lentils and greens. Topped with an orange ginger vinaigrette.

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A large bowl of salad with lentils, orange and pomegranate.

Summer Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

This summer strawberry salad is packed with the best of the season – early summer berries, fresh greens, herbs, and flowers. It's spring in a bowl, with lentils and a sweet strawberry vinaigrette.

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Salad on a platter with vinaigrette added.

Ten Minute Peanut Butter Noodle Salad

A vegan peanut butter noodle bowl with raw vegetables and a zesty peanut sauce. This is ready in the time it takes the rice noodles to cook.

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Peanut butter noodle bowl in a large ceramic serving dish.

Freekeh Salad with Orange and Greens

This wintery citrus freekeh salad is made with a base of cooked freekeh, tossed with sweet blood oranges, greens, chickpeas, and red onion.

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Two plates with grain and orange salad, with raw onion slices and greens.

Roasted New Potato Salad with Lentils and Herb Dressing

This roasted French potato salad with lentils and a herby dressing is a far cry from standard mayo-filled potato salad – it's very light and a meal in itself with protein-packed lentils and spinach. The herb vinaigrette lifts everything up here, with dill, chives, and a little spicy mustard, perfect for picnics and barbecues.

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A large bowl of potato salad with lentils and herbs with two serving spoons.

White Bean Salad with Herb Dressing

This vegan white bean salad is mixed with a spring-green lemon herb dressing, and turned into a meal with rucola, naan, and roasted shallots. Quick, filling, and super healthy, it’s a great salad to make ahead of time for work lunches or as a weeknight dinner idea.

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White bean salad with green sauce in a bowl with greens, naan, and cooked shallots.

Moroccan Carrot Quinoa Salad

A simple 15 minute Moroccan carrot salad with quinoa and chickpeas for busy days. Healthy, vegan, and ideal for packed lunches or a quick dinner. Dates, lemon, and parsley round out this filling salad.

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Two bowls of quinoa salad with two glasses of water.

Roasted Rhubarb Salad

This roasted rhubarb salad with rye croutons and vegan labneh ticks all the boxes for a fabulous vegetarian meal salad – protein, fruit, veg, bread, and plenty of greens. Perfect for the transition time between spring and summer, with both blueberries and sweet roasted rhubarb.

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A big serving bowl with lamb's lettuce, blueberries, rhubarb, and croutons on a wooden crate.

Soups

It’s usually still plenty cold enough to have soup in spring, and these recipes are made with ingredients like fresh carrots, leek, peas, and asparagus.

Chickpea Noodle Soup with Parsley and Lemon

Vegan chickpea noodle soup with bright accents of parsley and lemon to lighten up this otherwise wintery soup. With plenty of vegetables and whole grain pasta for a healthy vegetarian spin on the classic.

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Two bowls of soup.

Potato Leek Soup with Lemon

Vegan potato leek soup with lemon for a lightened up version of the classic comfort food dish. This simple meal is perfect for cosy autumn and winter meals or with the first spring vegetables.

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Two bowls of soup with the pot.

Carrot, Red Lentil, & Spinach Soup

Vegan red lentil soup with carrots, lentils, and a tomato base. This simple soup is a weeknight staple and can be made with common pantry items like canned tomatoes, frozen spinach, and dried red lentils. It takes about half an hour from start to finish and freezes well.

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A bowl of carrot red lentil soup with spinach and rice, with a spoon.

Spring Green Minestrone

Spring green minestrone is a twist on the classic, with seasonal vegetables like asparagus, peas, and plenty of pesto. With creamy white beans, it's a meal in a bowl, but light enough that it makes sense to be eating a soup even in warm weather.

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Spring minestrone with asparagus in a bowl with a spoon.

Vegetarian Borscht

A healthier vegan borscht, packed with winter vegetables and plenty of fresh dill. The veggies are shredded in a food processor to speed things up here.

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A bowl of red beet borscht topped with dill and yogurt.

Spring Green Vegetable Coconut Rice Noodles

These coconut rice noodles are packed with spring green vegetables like asparagus, spinach, and zucchini, and only need about 15 minutes from start to finish. Vegan, gluten free (with brown rice noodles), and with a creamy coconut milk ginger base.

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Rice noodles and green vegetables in coconut milk broth.

Kale, White Bean, and Lemon Soup

This easy vegan white bean soup with lemon is light, healthy, and still cozy, just right for a quick weeknight dinner. About 30 minutes from start to finish and a meal in a bowl!

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Two bowls of soup, one with a spoon.

Lentil and Potato Stew

This budget friendly, healthy vegan lentil and potato stew is full of comfort food goodness and seasonal ingredients, like carrots, greens, & winter herbs.

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A bowl of lentil potato stew with greens and carrots on a dark blue background.

Other Mains

This is where things get really interesting, with pasta, patties, pancakes, and all the other seasonal mains that didn’t fit in above. Many of these recipes are inspired by my garden, so you’ll see some that use a ridiculous amount of chard, for example, because it does take over at some point.

Some recipes here feature broccoli, and for spring, this is purple sprouting broccoli, one of my favourite crops.

Super Green Spinach Pancakes

German-style thin spinach pancakes make a delicious vehicle for any fillings you like – pack these gluten free pancakes full with vegetables for an easy green weeknight dinner.

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Filled spinach pancakes with lemon wedges and yogurt sauce.

Lentil and Greens Patties

Easy lentil patties made with piles of leafy greens for an easy filling dinner. Soaked red lentils add great texture and a nice neutral base.

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Stack of swiss chard lentil burgers.

Quick Garlic Spinach Pasta with Pine Nuts

A speedy spinach pasta, with lemon, garlic, and toasted pine nuts. This is ready in the time it takes your pasta to cook, about 15 minutes.

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Large plate of spaghetti with spinach, garlic, lemon, and cedar nuts.

Green Monster Swiss Chard Frittata

This easy dairy and gluten free green monster swiss chard frittata is packed with green summer vegetables like zucchini, greens, and herbs.

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Two pieces of frittata in a deep place with extra herbs and a fork.

Socca with Cucumber Lentil Salad

This traditionally vegan socca, or farinata, is topped with a spring cucumber and lentil salad for a fresh and light dinner. Socca is gluten free, made with chickpea flour, and very high in protein – and it tastes great, too.

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Socca pancake topped with shaved cucumber and lentils on parchment paper.

Vegan Broccoli Pizza Crust with Spring Vegetables

Vegan broccoli pizza crust, made with "riced" broccoli and chickpea flour (no eggs!), and topped with spring green vegetables for a very plant forward pizza. The base can be made as smaller flatbreads instead of a pizza base and used for sandwiches, sides, and snacks.

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Broccoli flatbread topped with asparagus, radishes, zucchini, greens, spring onion, and pesto.

Quinoa and Greens Patties

These vegetarian quinoa patties are loaded with wintery greens like chard, spinach, or kale. Gluten free, dairy free, and very easy, these are a great quick dinner option.

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A stack of four quinoa patties on baking paper.

Beets and Greens Tart

This dairy and gluten-free beet tart is surprisingly simple to make, with a press in chickpea and oat flour crust, and shredded potatoes mixed with the beet base. It makes a beautiful weekend lunch or easy weeknight dinner.

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Beet tart slice on black plate, with fork and one bite cut.

Hummus Pasta

Quick and easy hummus pasta, for a speedy plant-based dinner that's flexible with whatever you have on hand. Add any vegetables you like.

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Bowls of hummus pasta with vegetables and two drinks.

Green Pea Hummus

This pastel green pea hummus is made with spring peas, chickpeas, and lemon for a lighter, sweeter variation of vegan hummus. Serve with fresh seasonal vegetables and strawberries to make a beautiful spring platter.

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A small bowl of pea hummus with cucumber slices, radishes, crackers, and asparagus.

Vegan Pasties with Leek and Caramelised Onion

Vegan pasties filled with leeks, caramelised onion, and green peas. Pasties are a traditional Cornish pastry recipe, with savoury filling enclosed in pastry.

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One half-moon pasty cut in half on a plate, with knife.

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