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Turning over a new leaf: 20 of the best spring vegetarian recipes to make this week

Ready to inject some green goodness into your cooking? This meat-free recipe collection is a spring awakening on a plate, bursting with the season’s best flavours.

20 recipes
Soba noodles with cheat's crunchy chilli oil and avocado.
EASY

Crunchy chilli oil soba noodles with avocado

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
A portable version of pasta alla Norma.
EASY

Picnic pasta alla Norma

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Contrasting flavours and textures make this salad sing.

Donna Hay’s risoni and chilli-honey halloumi salad

  • Donna Hay
Serve up with some dressed leaves.
EASY

Zucchini (or asparagus) and ricotta tart

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
No, that's not American mustard, it's turmeric and harissa yoghurt.

Green lentil, feta, chickpea and spice bomb burger with turmeric and harissa yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Raid the deli cabinet for this adaptable pasta salad.
EASY

Deli cabinet pasta salad with chilli, parmesan and sunflower seed dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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Penne with grilled greens.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s penne with grilled greens

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spring greens and cheese pie.

Helen Goh’s spring greens and cheese pie

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Danielle Alvarez’s lemony spinach, dill and feta rice pilaf.
EASY

Lemony spinach, dill and feta rice pilaf

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Helen Goh's roasted broccoli, chilli and ricotta cake.

Roasted broccoli, chilli and ricotta cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Asparagus tart.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s asparagus tart

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Sesame-fried egg bibimbap.

Sesame-fried egg bibimbap

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
A much-loved Roman pasta dish gets a modern Asian makeover.

Miso e pepe udon (udon noodles with miso and pepper)

  • < 30 mins
  • Hetty McKinnon
Ricotta gnocchi with spring vegetables and Burnt butter.

Ricotta gnocchi with spring vegetables and burnt butter

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
You can toss through rocket or basil at the end, or add an egg to enrich the sauce.
EASY

Spaghetti al limone

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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Danielle Alvarez’s green pea and spinach fritters.
EASY

Green pea and spinach fritters

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Ligurian greens torta.

Ligurian torta with greens and three-cheeses

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
Spring onion omelette.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s spring onion omelette

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Rainbow chard and orzo salad with crispy feta.
EASY

Chard and orzo salad with crispy feta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
There's no shortage of avocado in this grain salad.
EASY

Farro, corn, chickpea and avocado salad with chipotle lime dressing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink