33 Fresh, Springy Salads with Seasonal Produce

Peas, radishes, artichokes, and whoever else showed up to spring.

March 31, 2017

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With the amazing produce spring brings, one of the best ways to enjoy it is in a fresh salad. From snap peas to radishes to artichokes, here are some great spring recipes for tossing together all your seasonal veggies together.

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Alex Lau
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Fava Bean and Asparagus Salad
Green beans! Green asparagus! Green pistachios! ... You get the idea—this salad is a celebration of spring. If you can’t find fava beans, substitute English peas or sugar snap peas instead.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
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Strawberry-Rhubarb Salad with Mint and Hazelnuts
Strawberries and rhubarb are a power duo in pie; here raw rhubarb plays a tart counter to sweet strawberries.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
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Romaine and Sugar Snap Peas With Pecan Dressing
Using pecans as a nut butter in the dressing and salt-roasted on top lends an earthy note to this bright spring salad.
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Elizabeth Cecil
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Little Gem Lettuce with Green Goddess Dressing
If you can’t find Little Gem, use any other small crunchy green, such as romaine hearts.
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Sugar Snap Salad
Simple, classic, fresh: We love everything about this snap pea and radish salad.
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Alex Lau
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Chopped Spring Salad
This dressing is also great as a dip, and most of the vegetables listed here can be left in bigger pieces and treated as crudités instead.
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Raw Artichoke, Celery, and Parmesan Salad
Never had raw artichokes before? Try them here, with crisp celery and salty Parmesan cheese.
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Photo by Lisa Hubbard
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Tuna, Asparagus, and New Potato Salad with Chive Vinaigrette and Fried Capers
This light, bright take on a classic Niçoise salad will have you dreaming of France.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
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Snap Pea Salad with Burrata
Sweet peas and creamy, dreamy burrata? Sign us up!
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Gentl & Hyers
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Spring Greens with Quick-Pickled Vegetables
Go beyond raw with quick-pickled veggies.
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Laura Murray
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Pea and Prosciutto Salad
If you see great-looking snow peas, use them in combination with or in place of the sugar snaps.
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Christopher Testani
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Bean Salad with Lemon and Herbs
Beans for protein and a hit of lemon to wake you the hell up. This is a zinger of a salad.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
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Radicchio, Fennel, and Olive Panzanella
Bitter radicchio is the perfect match for briny olives and hearty salami.
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Grilled Chicken Salad with Radishes, Cucumbers, and Tarragon Pesto
Pesto gets a new look (and flavor) with tarragon.
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Spring Greens and Shaved Celery Salad
Refreshing and crisp, this is springtime at its most delicious.
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Christopher Testani
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Barley, Fennel, and Beet Salad
This salad actually fills you up. We promise.
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Pea Salad with Radishes and Feta Cheese
A virtuous, healthy salad makes nice with some savory feta.
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Peden & Munk
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Pea and Little Gem Salad with Farro and Pecorino
This spring salad can be made with pretty much any grain and firm grating cheese you like.
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White Bean and Radish Salad
This spring, pair your radishes with creamy cannellini beans.
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Wild Arugula Salad with Garlic Croutons, Shaved Parmesan, and Lemon
The bold flavor of wild arugula can hold its own against garlicky croutons and nutty, aged cheese.
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Jeremy Liebman
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Snap Pea Salad with Coconut Gremolata
Who says gremolata has to have parsley and lemon? No one who’s tried this crunchy Thai-influenced pea salad recipe.
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Hirsheimer Hamilton
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Shaved Asparagus with Parmesan Vinaigrette
Step away from the steamer! Tender spring asparagus deserves its chance to shine when eaten raw.
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Mâche Salad with Crispy Shallots
Forget the croutons: Pillowy mâche leaves are topped here with crunchy fried shallots.
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Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
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Green Salad With Prosciutto Vinaigrette
The crisped prosciutto adds salty and savory notes, not unlike what Parmesan brings to a Caesar dressing.
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Christopher Baker
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Avocado with Radish and Carrot and Pickled Onion
Pickling the onion in lemon juice gives it a fresh, less acidic finish. If you like, soak the carrot ribbons in ice water for 10 minutes to make them curl.
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Hirsheimer Hamilton
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Pea, Asparagus, and Fava Bean Salad
All of the vegetables we love, plus bacon!
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Zach DeSart
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Asparagus and Red Quinoa Salad
Make this salad into a meal with vibrant red quinoa.
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Soba Noodle Salad with Salmon and Asparagus
Filling but light, this is a winner of a weeknight dinner.
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Photo by Marcus Nilsson
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Green Goddess Cobb Salad
To make addictively crispy chicken skin for this cobb salad recipe, turn it often in the skillet, until it looks like bacon.
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Ted Cavanaugh
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White Onion, Fennel, and Watercress Salad
Soaking the onion slices in ice water rids them of their sulfury smell and firms them up.
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Asparagus Salad with Gruyère and Herbs
Any herbs you have on hand will do for this quick, delicious salad.
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Ditte Isager
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Radish with Butter and Sea Salt and Radish Greens Salad
A classic combination that's always good—and in season now!
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Peden + Munk
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Fennel and Celery Root Salad
Be choosy when picking your produce, and look for a new-harvest olive oil for this, which will lend a bright, robust flavor.
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