Spring Cooking – the best spring recipes with asparagus, strawberries and Easter ideas
…Spring brings fresh ingredients, lighter dishes and plenty of new inspiration to the kitchen. Right now is the perfect time for spring recipes with asparagus, strawberries, wild garlic and delightful Easter ideas. In our spring cooking section, you’ll find seasonal recipes that are ideal for the first warm days and inspire a taste for fresh flavors, vibrant colors and uncomplicated enjoyment. Whether hearty dishes with green asparagus, fruity recipes with strawberries, light salads or festive Easter ideas – spring offers a wonderful variety of seasonal ingredients. On Letsdocooking, we’ve gathered our best recipes for spring here and show how diverse spring cooking can be.
Homemade Osterpinze – Classic Recipe for the Austrian Easter Brunch
In Austria, Osterpinze is one of the most popular traditional Easter pastries. With its golden-brown crust, fluffy crumb, and characteristic three-pointed cut, it’s a true classic for the Easter brunch. Here you’ll find an easy recipe to make your own Osterpinze.
Asparagus Cordon Bleu Rolls
Asparagus Cordon Bleu Rolls Crispy spring recipe with ham and cheese...When asparagus season begins, it's nice to have something a bit special. These asparagus Cordon Bleu rolls are a savory and crispy idea for anyone who wants to enjoy asparagus in a different way....
Green Asparagus Perfectly Pan-Fried – As a Side or Main Dish
Green Asparagus Perfectly Pan-Fried – As a Side or Main DishGreen asparagus is one of those vegetables that's both elegant and wonderfully uncomplicated: quickly pan-fried, lightly roasted on the outside, still crisp inside – and you've got a side that elevates any...
Elderflower Syrup Recipe – Easy Homemade
Making elderflower syrup is a wonderful way to preserve the fragrance and taste of early summer. With elderflowers, lemon, and a few ingredients, you create an aromatic syrup for drinks, desserts, and summer recipes.
Juicy Strawberry Sheet Cake – Simple Recipe for Spring and Summer
Strawberry sheet cake Simple and Juicy – The Perfect Recipe ...There are cakes you bake. And then there are cakes that taste like summer. This strawberry sheet cake is exactly that kind. Light sponge, juicy strawberries, and a delicate layer of powdered sugar—easy,...
Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe
Strawberry cheesecake with vanilla pudding cream & shortcrust pastry base Creamy. Fruity. Irresistibly summery. ...There is cake – and then there is strawberry cheesecake. A crispy shortcrust base, a velvety vanilla pudding and cream cheese filling, topped with...
What belongs to spring cooking?
Spring cooking primarily includes ingredients that are particularly good in season right now. These include:
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Asparagus
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Strawberries
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wild garlic
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fresh herbs
- violets and elderflowers
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light salads
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fruity desserts
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Easter baking and seasonal cakes
It’s precisely this combination that makes spring recipes so popular: they’re fresh, colorful, often uncomplicated and bring more lightness to the table after winter.
If you love seasonal spring ingredients like wild garlic, then also discover our recipe Baked Wild Garlic Asparagus with Ham and Cheese, which provides particularly aromatic and fresh dishes in spring.
Easter Ideas and Recipes for Spring
Spring is also the time for Easter, festive coffee gatherings and seasonal baking ideas. Easter recipes naturally shouldn’t be missing from spring cooking. Whether sweet treats, cakes, desserts or decorative baked goods – around Easter, things can be a bit more festive and playful.
Easter recipes bring joy to the table not only in taste but also visually. Colorful decoration, fresh ingredients and seasonal baking ideas make this time especially popular.
In addition to our spring recipes, we also show seasonal plants, shopping trips and growing ideas for the warm season in our LetsDoGardening garden videos.
Easter Recipes for Spring
Spring is also the time for Easter recipes, brunch ideas and festive baking recipes. Especially around Easter, it can be something special – from sweet recipes to savory ideas for the holiday table.
Also discover our Easter recipes with seasonal ideas for sweet delicacies like our Strawberry-Raspberry Truffles, festive baking recipes and spring moments of enjoyment.
Spring recipes with asparagus
Asparagus is clearly one of the classics in spring. Whether as a simple side dish, in the oven, in the pan or combined with cheese, ham or herbs – asparagus recipes are hard to imagine spring cooking without.
If you love asparagus as much as we do, also try our pan-fried green asparagus or the baked wild garlic asparagus with cheese and ham – two simple spring recipes bursting with flavor.
spring recipes with strawberries
With the first strawberries, the fruity side of spring also begins. Strawberries fit not only in cakes and desserts, but also in fresh salads and light seasonal dishes. Their natural sweetness makes them a wonderful ingredient for spring cooking.
From strawberry cheesecake to strawberry sheet cake to fresh salads with feta, the versatility of the red fruit is evident. Strawberries instantly bring color, freshness and spring vibes to any recipe.
In our category Strawberry Recipes you’ll find many fruity ideas for spring and summer – from Strawberry Cheesecake and Strawberry sheet cake to Strawberry Arugula Feta Salad.
Making your own violet sugar – spring-like, fragrant, and special
When the first violets bloom in spring, it’s the perfect time to turn them into something truly special: violet sugar. This delicate, aromatic sugar specialty not only brings a fine floral taste to your kitchen but also looks beautiful. Violet sugar is excellent for refining desserts, pastries, creams, tea, or as a lovely homemade gift.
Especially in spring cuisine, edible flowers are a wonderful way to creatively use seasonal flavors. Violet sugar fits perfectly into this category and shows how versatile spring can be culinarily.
Making your own violet sugar: A delicate spring recipe with edible flowers that naturally refines desserts, drinks, and sweets.
Light Dishes for Warm Days
As soon as it gets warmer outside, the desire for lighter dishes increases. Wraps, salads, fresh oven dishes and fruity combinations are particularly suitable now.
Fresh Ingredients in Focus
With spring begins the season of fresh and regional ingredients. Visit the local farmers’ market to get the first strawberries, tender asparagus and fragrant herbs. Use this freshness to prepare light and healthy dishes.
A colorful strawberry-arugula-feta salad is not only a feast for the eyes, but also a true delight for the palate.
Light and Refreshing Drinks
Say goodbye to heavy winter drinks and opt for light and refreshing alternatives. Prepare homemade lemonades with fresh fruits and herbs or try aromatic herbal teas that not only taste good but also have an invigorating effect.
A chilled lemon iced tea with fresh mint is a wonderful choice to feel spring in your glass too.
Floral Decoration
Bring spring into your kitchen with flowers. Fresh cut flowers on the dining table or your kitchen island bring not only color but also a positive atmosphere to the room. Emphasize the freshness with pastel-colored vases and dishes. This creates an inviting and cheerful mood that’s perfect for the season.
Violet sugar – aromatic floral sugar with a true spring scent, ideal for refining and gifting.
Try Creative Recipes
Use springtime to get creative in the kitchen. Experiment with new recipes that combine light and fresh flavors.
Try our Spring Chicken Wrap, for example. Spring offers an abundance of opportunities to develop your cooking skills and discover new taste experiences.
Carrot Wraps with Gyro Meat (Flourless)
These carrot wraps with gyro meat (flourless) are a light and hearty idea for spring cooking. The wraps are easy to prepare and especially aromatic with savory gyro meat.
Craving a creative, savory spring idea? Then try my carrot wraps with gyro meat (flourless) and discover a quick recipe that is light, satisfying, and full of flavor.
Cooking Together Outdoors
With milder temperatures, we’re drawn outside. So why not move the kitchen outdoors? Plan a cooking session together in the garden or on the balcony. A picnic with homemade delicacies is not only a great way to enjoy nature, but also to spend quality time with family and friends.
For the sweet side of spring, you’ll also find many cake and tart recipes on Letsdocooking that are perfect for Easter, strawberry season and spring coffee gatherings.
Spring Cooking Full of Freshness and Enjoyment
The spring kitchen is the perfect category for anyone who wants to cook seasonally and enjoy the diversity of this time of year. With asparagus recipes, strawberry recipes, violet sugar, Easter ideas, and light spring dishes, a thematic world emerges that is fresh, varied, and inspiring.
Whether sweet or savory, simple or festive – in spring there are countless ways to use seasonal ingredients creatively. That’s exactly why spring cooking is a wonderful collection for anyone looking for new ideas for this special season.
Happy cooking and enjoying!
Our Spring Recipes:
Asparagus Cordon Bleu
Low-Carb Asparagus-Cheese-Chicken
Beef Steak with Green Asparagus & Gratinated Mushrooms
Green Asparagus Perfectly in the Pan
Spring Chicken Wrap
Lemon Iced Tea
Spring Yogurt
Strawberry Arugula Feta Salad
Baked Wild Garlic Asparagus with Cheese and Ham
Carrot Wraps with Gyro (Flourless)
Violet sugar
From the plant directly to the kitchen – our strawberry recipes
Strawberries are among the most popular fruits in summer – and they can be used incredibly versatile in the kitchen. As soon as our plants in the garden bear their first fruits, we especially look forward to enjoying them fresh or using them in delicious desserts and cakes.
If you’re as big a fan of strawberries as we are, you’ll already find some delicious strawberry recipes on our blog that are perfect for strawberry season.
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juicy strawberry sheet cake for summer
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an elegant strawberry vanilla buttercream cake
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for Easter, sweet strawberry raspberry pralines
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as well as a homemade strawberry sauce that’s perfect for desserts, pancakes, or ice cream
As soon as our strawberry plants in the garden bear their first fruits, many more strawberry recipes are sure to follow.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
What belongs to spring cooking?
Spring cooking includes seasonal ingredients like asparagus, strawberries, wild garlic, fresh herbs, radishes, spring onions and light leafy salads. Easter recipes and spring cakes also fit very well into this season.
Which recipes are particularly suitable for spring?
Particularly popular in spring are asparagus dishes, strawberry recipes, light salads, fresh wraps, wild garlic recipes and Easter ideas. They’re ideal for the first warm days and seasonal cooking.
Which ingredients are in season in spring?
In spring, asparagus, wild garlic, radishes, spring onions and later strawberries are in season. These ingredients are excellent for fresh and light spring dishes.
What are typical spring recipes?
Typical spring recipes are asparagus dishes, salads with fresh herbs, strawberry desserts, wild garlic recipes, light oven dishes and Easter baking. They’re usually characterized by fresh ingredients and bright flavors.
Is spring cooking also suitable for Easter?
Yes, spring cooking is perfect for Easter. Many Easter recipes are based on seasonal ingredients and are ideal for festive brunches, coffee gatherings or spring menus.
Are spring recipes rather light?
Many spring recipes are lighter than classic winter dishes. Fresh vegetables, herbs, salads, fruit and simple preparations are often the focus.
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