Trends & Season · Spring
10 Salads to Make All Spring Long
From citrus and fennel to a Caesar with crispy chickpeas — the salads worth building a dinner around.
Salad has a branding problem — it's still treated, in a lot of kitchens, as the thing you make while the real dinner cooks. These five make a case for the opposite.
1
Start With the Whole Spread
If you only make one of these, make this one — twenty spring dishes built around what's actually in season right now.
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20 spring dishes for longer evenings
2
Citrus Salad With Fennel and Mint
Bright, a little sharp, and genuinely refreshing enough to eat on its own with good bread.
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Citrus salad with fennel and mint
3
Fridge Full of Carrots? Here's What to Cook
The recipe to reach for when the vegetable drawer needs using up before it goes soft.
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Fridge full of carrots? Here's what to cook
4
Kale Caesar With Crispy Chickpeas
Sturdy enough to hold up as a full meal, with just enough crunch to keep every bite interesting.
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Kale Caesar with crispy chickpeas
5
Your April Vegetable Playbook Starts Here
A loose framework more than a fixed recipe — useful long after April is over.
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Your April vegetable playbook starts here
None of these need a main dish standing behind them. Make a big one, put good bread next to it, and call it dinner.
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