Sides & Vegetables

This simple, exquisite spring salad sorta makes us wanna mumble “fiddledeedee” in our best Southern accent.

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• 20 M
• 20 M
• 4

It doesn’t get much simpler or sweeter than this cold sweet pea soup, which can be made with frozen or fresh peas and just happens to be vegetarian as well as weeknight friendly.

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• 45 M
• 3 H
• 0

Simple and spring-like is what we think of this easy and elegant salad that’s equally lovely on a random Tuesday night as it is at a tuxedo-required affair.

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• 20 M
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This is not your typical salad. Made with celery root that’s cleverly blitzed until minced so finely it could stand in for couscous, it’s the perfect balance of sweet, salty, sour, and surprise.

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• 50 M
• 50 M
• 0

Our easy and elegant solution when you buy not-quite-spring spears of asparagus from the grocery store? Just add cheese and butter and bread crumbs.

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• 10 M
• 30 M
• 10

All the rich creaminess of potatoes sloooooowly roasted with your favorite hunk of meat. But in just 30 minutes on the stovetop. The secret? Braise ’em in butter.

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• 15 M
• 30 M
• 0

The essence of spring. Just asparagus, herbs, lemon vinaigrette, and a soft-boiled egg. Lovely any time of day or night.

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• 20 M
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Serve it alongside grilled fish, spring lamb, or roast chicken. Schmear it on a cracker. Set it out with crudité. Twirl it with pasta. This lovely spring pea purée knows no limits…

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• 10 M
• 20 M
• 0

For when you just can’t wait until midsummer for your fave Italian bread salad.

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• 30 M
• 45 M
• 2

An easy, light, spring-inspired riff on traditional risotto that still manages to maintain all the rich, indulgent, creamy goodness of the Italian classic.

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• 40 M
• 40 M
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This quick refrigerator pickle melds old-fashioned crunch with new-fangled ease.

• 20 M
• 8 H
• 2

Not your everyday mashed potatoes, these are ridiculously rich and comforting thanks to butter, sour cream, Parmesan, roasted garlic, and caramelized onions. Any leftovers freeze and reheat beautifully.

• 45 M
• 1 H
• 2

Sometimes carrots aren’t quite as sweet as we’d like them to be. This kid-tested tactic takes care of that occasional oops on the part of Mother Nature.

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• 15 M
• 8

No waiting weeks for the pickling solution to work its magic. Nope. These little lovelies are ready to nosh within minutes of making.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 0