Welcome an Allergy-Friendly Culinary Spring to Your Table
The start of meteorological spring may not be a signal to brush off our gardening tools and dig deep into the earth to plant your favorite veggies and flowers. It is, however, a signal that even in colder climates the first vestiges of local harvests will begin to appear. If you’re itching to visit a local market for fresh produce (or plant your own garden), you may also be craving some recipes to use your delectable finds in. These 6 recipes will get your kitchen humming in the right direction.
Creamless Asparagus Soup
When the soil reaches about 50 degrees, tender stalks of asparagus begin to poke through the ground. The emergence of this early crop is as much a spring ritual as the appearance of tulips and daffodils in our flower beds. Yet even as we’re plucking stalks from the earth, the air temperature may still lend itself to “soup and comfort” style dishes. That’s where recipes like The Spruce’s Creamless Asparagus Soup come into play. Creamy, warm, and loaded with spring’s bounty, this dish is a sweet balance of the seasons in a bowl. This recipe does include butter, but as the author notes, you can easily substitute olive oil or another favorite dairy-free alternative if you’ve avoiding milk-based products.