Vegetarian spring recipes

This savoury make-ahead tart has a delicious crumbly base – no one will realise it's shop-bought pastry! Fill with goat's cheese and beautiful spring veg including asparagus and fresh peas

A simple, low-calorie spring main that uses the season's finest ingredients and is ready in just 20 minutes

Make the most of budget-friendly carrots with this colourful veggie tart, topped with lemon rind curls and homemade carrot-top pesto

A former magazine cover star, this satisfying soup is special enough for entertaining and easy enough to size down

We’ve turned a classic brunch shakshuka dish into more of a sharing main course by adding seasonal spring vegetables like peas, broad beans and asparagus

Using nettles instead of spinach gives the classic spanakopita a spring time twist. Young nettles are a sweet, nutritious and free alternative to spinach

Celebrate spring with this salad using the season’s most exciting food, including new potatoes, asparagus and peas. It's even better if you make your own mayo

Combine seasonal spring greens with creamy ricotta and fresh herbs, then wrap them in crisp filo pastry. Eating your greens has never been so enjoyable

Make this veg-laden, mix-and-match sharing board as a starter. Prep it ahead, swap out anything you’re less keen on and add meats or smoked fish, if you like

Combine apples, mixed leaves and feta to make this versatile salad with lemon, olive oil and honey dressing – you could also sprinkle over some pul biber, if you like

Instead of tossing out the ends of asparagus spears, make the most of the whole vegetable with our Middle Eastern-style salad with radishes and broad beans

Rustle up this vegan stir-fry which uses tempeh, a great source of protein made from soy beans. Quick and easy, it takes just 30 minutes to make

Celebrate spring produce with this vibrant salad. You can add podded broad beans or sweet peas, too, when they come into season in late spring in the UK

Make a flavourful veggie main of lentils with spring greens and a watercress walnut pesto. It’s a healthy supper, delivering four of your 5-a-day

Add a pop of colour to your Easter roast with these jewel-like radishes. Use a mixture of radishes in different colours, if you can, for a touch of spring

Enjoy these mustard seed new potatoes as a side at a summer barbecue. Try with our menu for masala spatchcock chicken, and garlic and tahini spinach

Enjoy this three bean minestrone soup as a healthy lunch or supper. Full of protein, it will keep you going through the day and contains 3 of your 5-a-day

Make the most of spring veg in this stew, made with orzo, broad beans, peas, artichokes and ricotta. It can be served soupy or as a thicker braise

Make the most of oats, a cupboard staple, with this moreish cheese and spring onion soda bread. Enjoy with soups, salads or simply slathered in butter