A Dinner Menu To Celebrate Spring
When you begin to spot tender green lettuces, pencil-straight asparagus, and baby herbs of all kinds again in the market, you know spring has sprung. To celebrate the return of these and a variety of other fruits and vegetables, we've put together a delicious and easy menu to try at home.
Making plans with friends for dinner out this Saturday? Change those plans and instead invite them over for a casual, home-cooked meal (send your kids to one of their houses for the night with a babysitter). Have family in town? Sit down for a proper Sunday dinner together (earlier, if necessary) before weekend guests or children living away from home have to be on their way, bellies full.
The Menu
Start off the meal with chunks of crisp butter lettuce and radicchio tossed in a mustard herb dressing.
Shoulder of Spring LambServed atop a bed of tender flageolet beans and a flavorful olive relish, this roast baby lamb dish is perfect to serve all spring long.
Fava Bean Salad with Mountain Ham and Mint
Sweet and tender spring favas are delicious enough on their own, but with a garnish of salty cured meat and refreshing mint, we're in fava bean heaven.
Cherry-Almond ClafoutisThis eggy baked custard is so easy to make, and is a guaranteed winner with your guests.