Spring ingredients

topic posted Wed, April 9, 2008 - 9:45 AM by  offlineLinsey
What's your favorite spring recipes? Ilove taking advantage of all the truly fresh produce once it begins popping up again, so what to you all like to do with it.
posted by:
Linsey
Oregon
  • Re: Spring ingredients

    Wed, April 9, 2008 - 9:59 AM
    I always look forward to the garlic sprouts/flowers - yum! It's good fresh in a salad and I like to roast in a pan with olive oil and balsalmic vinegar.
  • Re: Spring ingredients

    Wed, April 9, 2008 - 8:04 PM
    from out of my garden this afternoon came 3 ingredients which became one dish; some sauteed asparagus with garlic chives, and meyer lemon juice. from the pantry came olive oil, sea salt and red pepper flakes
  • Re: Spring ingredients

    Thu, April 10, 2008 - 7:53 AM
    young peas blanched around 10 seconds, for salads, pastas, anything not cooked a long time

    Here's one I made last year with corn when a later crop of tender peas came in, but it's almost exactly what I made last weekend using carrots instead of corn, and no marjoram. Diced carrots you'll need to blanch longer than 10 seconds.
    Carrot and peas over pasta

    1 lb peas (~2 C after shelled)
    2 ears corn (~2 C shaved)
    6-8 oz pasta
    ½ C minced onion
    1 Tbsp minced garlic
    heavy cream
    white wine
    marjoram
    rosemary
    salt
    pepper
    butter
    acid (vinegar, more wine reduced, lemon juice, etc.)

    Blanch peas and corn. When sauce is ready (and this'll work with oil and a little light stock instead of cream) stir in the peas and corn. Great to substitute other young fresh legumes, other spring veg, etc. Adding nuts is always good, and I found this winter I really like pistachios with squash, so I'm guessing they'll work well with sweet srping and summber veggies.
  • Re: Spring ingredients

    Thu, April 10, 2008 - 8:08 AM
    Mmm....gotta be stuffed squash blossoms!
    • Re: Spring ingredients

      Thu, April 10, 2008 - 8:36 AM
      I do a boiled dinner once all the produce is in... sweet corn, green beans, sliced squash, add some store bought little red potatoes and serve with a big ripe read tomatoe, real Dutch butter and fresh made bread. OMG--died and gone to heaven meal!!!
    • Re: Spring ingredients

      Thu, April 10, 2008 - 9:21 AM
      >>Mmm....gotta be stuffed squash blossoms!<<

      OooOooo! A friend made that for us - delish. Except for those allergic to pollen - a couple people didn't do so well afterwards. :( She stuffed them with goat cheese I think. So yummy!
  • Re: Spring ingredients

    Fri, April 11, 2008 - 11:38 AM
    I'm always going to have a soft spot for fresh peas and new potatoes personally. Boil the potatoes until soft, smash them a little with your fork then add a little bit of butter, an milk and stir in fresh blanched peas. To me this is the taste of spring (Plus that first fresh spinach salad)

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