5 Simple and Healthy Spring Meal Recipes
Spring is HERE, can you feel it? A new season calling for new recipes to try with your family. These healthy spring recipes are simple and delicious!
The weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer! Spring has sprung which means more opportunity to get active outdoors, busy schedules in a new way and food cravings shift from comforting, rich and filling meals to fresh, light and simple.
When thinking of spring, things like fresh herbs, more vegetables and a return of salad comes to mind. These items, paired with healthy ingredients will help you usher in the start of a new season in a healthy and wholesome way!
Where to Start?
A good base to a healthy diet includes keeping your pantry stocked with healthy staples.
Items such as: canned beans, brown rice, quinoa, oats, frozen spinach or kale (an easy addition to smoothies), lentils, tahini, canned tomatoes, tofu and eggs, can make great additions to your pantry. Depending on the season, including fresh vegetables such as brussel sprouts, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, bell peppers, and sweet potatoes, can go a long way in making a meal more nutritious and tasty!
When you have a well stocked pantry it is so much easier to pull together a quick spring dinner meal, especially when you need something in a pinch.
What to Make?
Having a well stocked pantry doesn’t always equate to a wholesome dinner meal on the table. Part of the battle is figuring out what to make. That is why we’ve taken the guesswork out of it with these 5 Simple Spring Meal Recipes.
5 Healthy Spring Recipes
Avocado Quinoa Salad
- 1 c quinoa, uncooked
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- 1 can black beans, drained
- 1c grape tomatoes, halved
- 4 c cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 c red onion, chopped
- 1/4 c olive oil
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 Avocados, sliced
- Salt, pepper; to taste
Get the full recipe for this light, yet hearty spring salad here: Quinoa Avocado Salad.
Greek Chickpea Salad
- 1 can garbanzo beans
- Cucumber, chopped
- Tomato, chopped
- Greek olives
- Tzatsiki sauce
- Dill, chopped
Blend together, stir in tzatziki sauce. Enjoy!
Healthy Avocado Toast
- 8 oz ripe avocado
- 2 tsp. sea salt and pepper
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 slices rustic sourdough bread
Cut, peel and pit avocado. Mash with a fork. Add salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Spread 2 Tbsp mixture on bread. Enjoy!
For full recipe, nutrition information and instructions, head here: Healthy Avocado Toast.
Vegetable Egg Rolls with Avocado
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1/2 avocado
- Egg roll wrappers
- 1/4 cup sweet cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup red bell peppers
- 1 small package coleslaw mix
- Real bacon bits ( a few dashes)
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- Olive Oil, use as needed
- Sweet red chili sauce
For full recipe and instructions head here: Vegetable Egg Rolls with Avocado.
20 Spring Smoothie Recipes
Kale Mango Pineapple Smoothie
- 3 c kale
- 1/4 c mango chunks
- 1/4 c pineapple chunks
- 1/2 ripe banana
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1 Tbsp oats
- 1.5 c water
Add all ingredients to blender and blend until smooth. For this recipe and a list of 19 more head on over to 20 Deliciously Healthy Smoothie Recipes.
From avocado egg rolls to quinoa salad and yummy smoothies, these 5 spring meal ideas will have something for everyone in your family. We hope this helps inspire and encourage you to try something new and good for you this spring.
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