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Fast spring recipes for easy dinners and lunches

The best way to celebrate spring is with copious amounts of fresh food in these seasonal recipes.
Fast spring recipes

Seared tuna with baby spring greens

James Moffatt (main)

Don’t waste time in the kitchen this springtime. Enjoy the warmer weather and all that spring has to offer with these fast spring recipes. Featuring savoury meals starring spring vegetables, light pasta recipe ideas, one-pan wonders and more, our collection of quick, easy spring recipes are perfect for fuss-free meals this season.

We have spring dinner recipes and simple lunches galore. Try our beetroot, feta and lentil salad the next time you’re looking for a fresh salad recipe to try. Our prawn linguine with semi-fried tomatoes and Pintxo-style chopped steak sandwiches, both of which are perfect for weeknight dinners (especially when you’re not in the mood to cook). Plus, more spring dinner ideas starring fresh spring vegetables such as green beans, spring peas, and roasted asparagus. For easy weeknight dinners or an evening of entertaining, our recipes for farro with pancetta and peas or our harissa-roasted cauliflower recipe always deliver.

These are our best spring recipes to celebrate the season.

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Fried tortillas with broad beans, feta and lime

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Casarecce with spring vegetables and pancetta

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Tony Tan’s stir-fried asparagus with shiitake mushrooms and chilli

Photo: Con Poulos

Roasted beetroot carpaccio

Photo: William Meppem

Chicken salad with asparagus and quinoa

Photo: William Meppem

Asparagus and ricotta pizze bianche

Photo: Alicia Taylor

Matt Stone’s raw zucchini, pine nut and miso salad

Photo: William Meppem

Chorizo and asparagus salad with chimichurri

Photo: John Paul Urizar

Corn and buttermilk fritters

Photo: John Paul Urizar

Prawn linguine with semi-dried tomatoes and olives

Photo: William Meppem

Kung pao chicken

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Charlie Carrington’s Yemenite pickled cabbage and chickpea salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Beetroot, feta and lentil salad

Photo: James Moffatt

Sicilian artichoke, broad bean and pecorino salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Lamb with fennel, salsa verde and preserved lemon

Photo: Kara Rosenlund

Louis Tikaram’s stir-fried snake beans with pork

Photo: Con Poulos

Baby vegetable slaw with grapefruit and tarragon

Photo: James Moffatt

Harissa-roasted cauliflower with preserved-lemon dressing

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Roasted cauliflower, Brussels sprout and chickpea salad

Photo: Alicia Taylor

Farinata with blistered tomatoes and chilli chickpeas

Photo: William Meppem

Broccoli sang choi bau

Photo: William Meppem

E’cco’s zucchini salad with pecorino, currants, sunflower seeds and lemon

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Lamb koftas with beetroot salad

Photo: Alicia Taylor

Potato tortilla with marinated mushrooms

Photo: Alicia Taylor

Pintxo-style chopped steak sandwiches

Photo: William Meppem

Chorizo, broad beans and Manchego

Photo: William Meppem

Zucchini flower, asparagus and fennel salad

Photo: James Moffatt

Barbecued hanger steak with cacio e pepe mushrooms

Portuguese chicken skewers with tomato salad and flatbread
Photo: Chris Chen

Portuguese chicken skewers with tomato salad and flatbread

Farro with pancetta, peas and mascarpone
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Farro with pancetta, peas and mascarpone

Lamb with torn bread, broad bean and mint salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Lamb with torn bread, broad bean and mint salad

Blue-eye trevalla with skordalia, lemon, potatoes and fennel
Photo: Chris Chen

Blue-eye trevalla with skordalia, lemon, potatoes and fennel

Speck, cabbage and pea soup
Photo: William Meppem

Speck, cabbage and pea soup

Photo: James Moffatt

Seared tuna with baby spring greens

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