Sun is out, the birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, trees are blossoming and delicious spring foods are growing! Despite having allergies, I love this season, mostly because we’re starting with gardening again and we’re getting out of the house more. But also because of delicious, healthy spring recipes like the ones in this collection including breakfast ideas, salads and easy dinners – all perfect for spring!
What To Eat During Spring
When you’re buying fruit and vegetables in their right seasons, they are not only fresh but also packed with more nutrients and are even better for you. So what’s in season during spring? Here are some of the best spring foods:
- Spinach
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Radishes
- Strawberries
- Asparagus
- Green onions
- Spring garlic
- Artichokes
- Carrots
- Arugula
- Parsley
And of course many many more, the rule is – if it’s green and leafy – it grows during spring. So let’s use that eternal wisdom and see what we can make with those foods!
Spring Breakfast Ideas
Let’s start our list of healthy spring recipes with the most important meal of the day: breakfast! When it comes to healthy spring foods, some of the best choices here include strawberries, green onions, parsley and spinach.
Healthy Strawberry Smoothie Bowl. This smoothie bowl is sweet and tasty! It is made without banana, but with cashews, oranges and frozen strawberries. Yes, just 3 ingredients and ready in 5 minutes. You can have it as is, or top with granola.
Oatmeal Strawberry Muffins. If you’re looking for a sweet breakfast idea that you can just grab and rush out – these stawberry muffins are a great choice! They’re made with fresh strawberries, oats and not regular flour and taste delicious!
Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Pancakes. This is a strawberry pancake recipe for one. No flour, we’re using oats, walnuts, cinnamon, and some strawberries. So good! Of course, you can double, triple, or increase the serving as many times as you like.
High-Protein Vegan Breakfast Toasts. A plain toast won’t do, so prepare a spread using chickpeas, spinach, artichoke hearts and some herbs. This is so tasty and filled with all the good stuff for your morning. And it comes together in 5 minutes!
Healthy Vegan Overnight Oats. Creamy, super healthy and ready in no time. Make your overnight oats before you go to bed and simply add some fresh fruit in the morning.
Eggs and Sausage Muffin Cups. You can meal prep egg these for an easy breakfast or a healthy savory snack. For a full meal, serve with some salad or extra veggies on the side.
Healthy Breakfast Quesadilla. Spring is the best time to make this easy breakfast quesadilla. Perhaps not in early spring but by May you might have zucchini to make this delicious savory breakfast with eggs, spinach, pickled jalapeno and mozzarella.
Main Dish Spring Salad Recipes
Parmesan, Arugula, And Asparagus Salad. You can enjoy this fresh salad as a main with some toasted bread, or turn it into a side for your preferred meat or fish.
Healthy Keto Chicken Salad. This is one of my favorite salads with chicken EVER. It’s easy, delicious and a reminder that lunch is supposed to fill you up but not make you sleepy. The ingredients you’ll need include chicken, avocado, greens, and some Parmesan cheese.
Anti-Inflammatory Salmon Salad. This salad is great for everyone dealing with chronic inflammation and everyone else interested in eating something healthy. Thanks to the salmon, vegetables, herbs and spices, this salad works as an appetizing and nurturing lunch or dinner.
Green Salad With Spinach, Beans, And Corn. Made with with greens, carrots, feta cheese, corn and beans, this healthy salad is packed with fiber, flavor and protein!
Mediterranean Salmon Salad. Pan-seared salmon, arugula, roasted red peppers, cherry tomatoes and feta cheese come together to make a delicious salad perfect for spring!
Healthy Grab-And-Go Spring Recipes
Easy Spinach Chickpea Cakes. Be it lunch or dinner, if you prepare these, you’ll be set for both. These chickpea cakes are quick to make and go great with salads, hummus, or just as a healthy snack.
Spinach And Feta Muffins. These savory muffins are totally portable and super tasty! You can make them ahead and grab one whenever you’re hungry – breakfast or lunch!
Mediterranean Quesadilla With Feta Cheese And Garlic. Pair this one with some salad and it’s the perfect quick dinner!
Mediterranean Tuna Pie. Another time-saving and protein-packed spring recipe – this tuna pie is perfect for meal prep. I know it doesn’t look like it, but it’s SUPER tasty!
Easy Spring Dinner Ideas
One-Pan Healthy Chicken And Rice Recipe With Spinach. Use whatever greens you have at hand, throw in plenty of green onions, as well as chicken, rice, and chickpeas. This high-protein dish cooks in around 35 minutes and is basically healthy comfort food.
Simple Bulgur And Spinach Dinner Recipe. Switch things up and replace rice with bulgur for this simple vegetarian dinner! You need some spinach, onion, bulgur, a couple of spices and less than 30 minutes.
Bulgur, Red Lentil And Spinach Soup. We’ve got some bulgur, red lentils and spinach to make this tasty filling spring soup.
Easy Lentil Vegetable Soup. Speaking of hearty soups that you should try this spring – this will become a regular once you try it! Not your typical lentil soup, this one is filled with seasonal veggies and is bursting with flavors.
Healthy Spring Snacks & Desserts
Flourless Strawberry Shortcake Oatmeal Cookies. Super easy to make and taste absolutely amazing! Get some almond flour, oats, an egg, strawberries, some coconut sugar and make them for snacks or dessert!
Easy Flourless Oatmeal Carrot Cake. Very low effort, few ingredients, no dairy or gluten – this carrot cake is simple and delicious! You can keep it a little bit healthier as it is or add frosting to level it up and offer it as a coffee or tea snack to your guests or yourself.
The Best Strawberry Smoothie. Is this the best strawberry smoothie because it uses only three ingredients? Or because it basically tastes like melty ice cream? Can’t decide, but if it’s worth making!
More Healthy Seasonal Recipes
Well, I truly hope you try and fully enjoy these delicious fresh healthy spring recipes! And now that we covered those spring foods, here are some seasonal recipe suggestions depending on what time of the year it is:
Healthy Spring Recipes
Looking for the best healthy spring recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Search no more, you’ll find the best spring food ideas right here!
Ingredients
- 2 cups oats, ground
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup and a tbsp dark brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup coconut oil or butter
- 1 cup strawberries, chopped in chunks
Instructions
- Blend the dark brown/muscovado sugar with the eggs using a hand blender until the sugar has completely dissolved. Melt the coconut oil.
- Then add in the melted coconut oil, the baking powder and the vanilla. Stir in the milk and then the ground oats, a ? cup at a time. You should get a fairly thick mixture, thicker than pancake batter.
- Preheat the oven to 190C/380F.
- Grease 12 muffin cups generously with oil and scoop the muffin mixture, adding a few chopped strawberries in the middle and on top. It goes: a scoop of muffin mix, then berries, another scoop of muffin mix, then berries on top. Then next muffin cup.
- Bake at 190C/380F for about 15 minutes or until muffins are golden brown. Let them cool off, then release gently working your way around the edges with a knife. Gently lift and they should come out easily.
- Make sure to get the muffins out of the pan no later than 10-15 minutes after you've taken them out of the oven, as they might get soggy on the bottom.
- Enjoy immediately!
Originally published in March 2023, last updated in March 2026.