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Fresh & Tasty: Wild for Spring Vegetables

Spring is a time of renewal, rebirth, new beginnings... and new springtime recipes starring some of the most nutritious veggies of the season.

By Bonnie Stern From Reader's Digest Canada, April 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Spinach and Watercress Salad With Roasted Beets

Once a maligned vegetable, sweet-tasting baby beets have changed the way people think about them. Roasting beets makes them taste sugary and keeps their colour (and vitamins) intact. Here's how to prepare this wonderful sidedish.

 

 

 

 

hspace=5Leek and Fennel Risotto

Risotto is a dish that must be made just before serving so that is has the proper texture. It should be luscious and creamy, with each grain of rice distinctive. Keep your menu simple so this dish is the only last-minute task you have. Read on to find out how to make this elegant meal.

 

 

 

 

hspace=5Spring Vegetable Stir-Fry

This beautiful-looking spring stir-fry can be served as a side dish, or made into a main course by adding shrimp, chicken or chunks of tofu.

 

 

 

 

 

hspace=5Bonnie Stern has been teaching people to have fun in the kitchen, to eat more healthfully and to nourish their families since she started her cooking school in 1973.

 

 

 

 

 

Want more delicious meal ideas from Bonnie Stern? Check out every installment of Fresh & Tasty.


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