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Spring Dinner Ideas: 10 Healthy & Easy Spring Dinner Recipes

Looking for Spring dinner recipes that are easy and healthy? You’ll love these 10 spring dinner ideas that are light, fresh, and perfect for spring parties.

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Spring Dinner Ideas: 10 Healthy & Easy Spring Dinner Recipes

Looking for Spring dinner recipes that are easy and healthy? You’ll love these 10 spring dinner ideas that are light, fresh, and perfect for spring parties.

10 Spring Dinner Ideas

Honey Butter Blackened Scallops with Couscous Salad

Honey butter blackened scallops are the best scallops you’ll ever have! Pair with cucumber and fermented celery couscous salad for the perfect meal.

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Sauerkraut Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese and Berries

Made with fresh arugula, berries, goat cheese, pistachios, and honey mustard dressing, this sauerkraut arugula salad is the most delicious meal on warm days.

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Tandoori Tofu in Spicy Yogurt Sauce with Coconut Rice

Inspired by tandoori chicken, this tandoori tofu is the most flavorful tofu recipe. Serve this delicious, spicy tofu with coconut rice and sourdough naan.

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Lamb Tacos with Fermented Lemon Chermoula and Feta

These are the most delicious lamb tacos made with fresh sourdough tortillas, marinated lamb, and fermented lemon chermoula.

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Chicken Zucchini Meatballs with Fermented Zucchini and Feta

Chicken zucchini meatballs are a delicious twist on classic chicken meatballs. The rich flavors of the fermented zucchini and feta pair perfectly with chicken.

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Caramelized Zucchini Pasta with Fermented Zucchini and Mushrooms

Try this caramelized zucchini pasta with fermented zucchini and mushrooms for an easy but fancy dinner that comes together in just 30 minutes. Pair zucchini mushroom pasta with shrimp or chicken for a delicious meal.

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Mango Shrimp Ceviche with Fermented Lemon

It’s bright and fresh; full of zesty lime, fragrant fermented lemon, spicy fermented jalapeno, buttery avocado, herbaceous cilantro, and juicy mango. Enjoy this Mexican inspired mango shrimp ceviche with potato chips and cold white wine for a perfect hot summer meal.

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Easy Vegan Thai Basil Tempeh Rice Bowls

This Thai Basil Tempeh is quick, easy to make, healthy and perfect for a delicious vegan meal! Serve it up with some rice and your favorite steamed veggies!

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Smoked Salmon Carpaccio with Miso and Crispy Fermented Lemon

Perfect for spring, smoked salmon carpaccio is great as an appetizer or a light meal on a hot day. You’ll love the miso dressing and crispy fermented lemon!

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Easy Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki Sauce Dressing

Greek meatballs only take 20 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook and pair perfectly with freshly cooked rice, tzatziki sauce dressing, and vegetables.

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Kaitlynn is a Food Microbiologist and FSPCA-certified fermentation specialist. An alumna of the LSU College of Science, she combines her academic background in microbiology with her Cajun heritage to create safe and delicious recipes.
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