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Living in my mountain state means that we are constantly being teased about spring. One day: warm & poetically blissful. The next: snow. Then mud, then cloudy, next hot, a touch of thunder for fun, warm again, bliss, rinse and repeat, always in a different order. My kitchen becomes a roller coaster of comfort foods, spring salads and something in between.
This week will reflect the ups and downs as our bodies awaken to spring’s potential and yet we still crave warmth. Whether your day is rainy or snowy, a Split Pea Soup with jewels of Caramelized Lemon & Pistachios, and a big, beautiful salad of Sprouts & Baby Greens will offer nourishing comfort. Soak and cook more split peas than you need for the soup, to create a lovely Split Peas Spread to smear on Almond-Herb Crackers or bread for sandwiches.
Hearty salads such as the Chopped Vegetable & Lentil Salad, Creamy Radish Salad, Spring Root Salad and the Rhubarb Mung Beans are each their own balanced reflection of the slightly warm, slightly cool season.
One of my favorite spring dishes, uses dried buds from last year’s harvest to make the Lavender Lemon Chicken with Lavender Spring Salad and Purple Toothpicks. The lavender lemon syrup that you make for these dishes is also perfect whipped into plain yogurt to make a magical breakfast (or dessert!?) dish of Lavender Yogurt and Strawberries. Also, make extra chicken and then chop it up to go into the Carrot & Turmeric Chicken Salad. Extra carrots from this chicken salad can be shredded and reserved for the next morning’s Carrot Tofu Scramble.
For the days that are warm and you would rather be outside playing than in the kitchen cooking over the heat, these Smoked Salmon Spring Rolls are for you. The rice can be made ahead and then slivers and slices of seasonal delights can be prepped to stuff inside. We often make our sushi handrolls into a small dinner party as each of us makes our own favorite combination at the table.
For breakfast, try the simple Asparagus Frittata. And if you have enough Lavender Yogurt and Strawberries be sure to serve it alongside, too.
Please tweet or like this meal plan and let me know what will be on your spring table.
Cook seasonally. Eat consciously. Live well,
