We've brought springtime to your door with these recipes.
With the advent of spring comes a bounty of ingredients at their peak of both flavour and value. And throughout the country, spring's prelude to warm weather is greeted with fervor. Incorporating the season into your menu not only lets you showcase beautiful ingredients, it also answers a call from diners. According to latest trend surveys, locally grown produce is the number-one trend in foodservice. Chefs may be driving the trend, but with the prevalence of seasonal, local food on menus, diners are indeed eating it up.
Behind the Recipes
Spring Rolls with BBQ-Hoisin Dipping Sauce
Clean, fresh flavours come together in this Asian-inspired, wholesome appetizer. Enhancing the lightness of the cilantro, cucumber, green onion and napa cabbage are the authentic flavours of soy sauce, ginger and sesame from the Kraft Signature Oriental Sesame Salad Dressing. A BBQ-Hoisin Dipping Sauce adds deeper flavour and mouthfeel.
Asparagus and Roasted Red Pepper Flat Bread
This grilled flat bread is perfect for spring—light and crispy, boasting tender asparagus spears and baby tomatoes. The profile is brightened with the addition of Kraft Signature Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette.
Roasted Potato Spinach Salad
This quick-to-prepare salad shows off spring's baby potatoes and spinach while recognizing that cool breezes still prevail. Served warm, the potatoes are roasted, then added to the salad of spinach, red pepper and red onion. Goat cheese and toasted pine nuts warm it up, too, and the Kraft Honey Mustard Dressing brings in a nice balance of sweetness and tang.
Baby Greens Salad
This simple salad pairs sweet baby greens with red-ripe strawberries. Its farm-fresh ingredients give way to the season with little adornment. Toasted almonds and Kraft Signature Sweet Onion Vinaigrette Dressing round out the clean flavours here.
Berry Napoleons
Who can resist a juicy strawberry picked at the height of its season…especially when dressed up in a delectable Napoleon? Crisp layers of puff pastry are separated by pastry cream (whipped topping deepened with Philadelphia Cream Cheese and sweetened with sugar and vanilla), strawberry jam, strawberries and blackberries.
What's in Season?
Vegetables
Artichokes
Asparagus
Beets
Carrots
Chard
Greens (beet, turnip)
Fiddleheads
Green Garlic
Leeks
Lettuces
Radishes
Spinach
Fruits
Apricots
Arugula
Grapefruits
Lemons
Navel Oranges
Strawberries