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.
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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.
50 minutes
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.
28 minutes
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.
10 minutes
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.
20 minutes
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.
35 minutes
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.
1 hour
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.
30 minutes
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.
25 minutes
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.
35 minutes
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.
35 minutes
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.
40 minutes
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.
35 minutes
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.
20 minutes
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.
40 minutes
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.
20 minutes
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!
30 minutes
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.
45 minutes
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.
15 minutes
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.
12 hours 15 minutes
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.
15 minutes
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.
28 minutes
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.
1 hour 25 minutes
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.
35 minutes
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.
25 minutes
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.
1 hour
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.
15 minutes
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.
20 minutes
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.
1 hour 35 minutes
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