TORONTO — Spring has sprung and that will soon mean more fresh, local produce to choose from. Here are some recipes to try with some of the in-season fruits and vegetables.
If you have a favourite recipe featuring a spring ingredient, share it in the comments section below.
Apples
- Baked cinnamon apples
- Gin, apple and rose water granita
- Apple bagel bites
- Old-fashioned apple crisp
- Apple and pecan raclette
Tomatoes (green house)
- Tomatoes stuffed with rice
- Easy tomato soup & grilled cheese croutons
- Tomato-vegetable casserole
- Grilled portobello mushrooms with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella
- Tomato and goat cheese tarts
Cucumber
![Sliced cucumbers.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cucumber.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
- Cucumber and dill salad
- Creamy Lentil & Pecan Cucumber Toppers
- Spicy Cucumber Salad
- Cucumber Roll with Salmon Roe
- Cucumber Tuna Rolls
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Lettuce (various types)
- Asian Beef and 7 Grains Lettuce Wraps
- Butter Leaf Lettuce, Candied Salmon and Quail Egg Salad
- Lettuce-wrapped Halibut with Dill Cream Sauce, Radishes, and Peas
- Everything Green Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
- Eva’s Chicken and Cashew Lettuce Wraps
Peppers
![A tapas-style take on peppers.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nyls601-423_2013_210147_high.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
- Rolled roasted peppers
- Fast stuffed peppers
- Pepper patties
- Red Pepper Soup with Toasted Cumin
- Brandade Cakes with Caramelized Peppers and Tomatoes
Cabbage
![Green, red and Savoy cabbages are the most common varieties grown in Canada. They are interchangeable in most recipes, but the Savoy's crinkled leaves have a milder taste and softer texture.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cpt102171407_high.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
- English spring cabbage with ginger wine
- Cabbage roll stew
- Baba’s cabbage rolls
- Jicama, carrot and red cabbage slaw
- Cabbage and beet soup
Rhubarb
- Rhubarb panna cotta
- Rhubarb and quark cheese strudel
- Rhubarb meringue cupcakes
- Rustic rhubarb cake with roasted rhubarb
- Asparagus with rhubarb hollandaise
Sweet potatoes
![No need for tons of fat in this sweet potato salad](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nhmm610-55_2014_150417_high.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
- Short rib sweet potato shepherd’s pie
- Roasted sweet potato aloo gobi
- Thyme roasted sweet potatoes
- Leek and sweet potato with kale soup
- Fully stuffed sweet potatoes
Asparagus
![Think thick when tossing asparagus on the grill](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nhmm202-421_2014_114329_high.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
- Chilled asparagus soup with salmon
- Shrimp, egg and asparagus stirfry
- Cheesy asparagus chicken lasagna with salad
- Grilled asparagus 2 ways
- Asparagus in proscuitto
Spinach
- Mini spinach quiches
- Leek, mushroom and spinach soup
- Proscuitto spinach party wheels
- Spinach pie
- Spinach mushroom lasagna
Beets
![This Oct. 14, 2013 photo shows roasted squash and beets with creamed garlic in Concord, N.H. To soften its flavor, the garlic is cooked in a long, slow simmer in heavy cream, then pureed.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nhmm304-1014_2013_000000_high.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
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