The Kerrygold Spring Recipe Guide
It’s finally spring and with the new season comes a giant appetite for some yummy spring meals that you and the family are guaranteed to enjoy.
We have looked at a nifty seasonal vegetable guide to help put together some produce and recipe combinations that will match perfectly with the fresh veggies of the season. Remember the fresher the ingredients, the tastier the food!
Here are some delicious recipes to help you out with your spring meal prepping:
1. Chicken, Spinach & Pesto Wrap
Seasonal Vegetable: Spinach
Even though it is spring we still get those super chilly evenings which makes this chicken, spinach and pesto wrap all the more attractive. After all, chicken soup is warmth for the soul. And, not to mention, it is super simple and easy to make which helps take the edge off those extra-long workdays.
With some added seasonal spinach, this dish is guaranteed to be a hit with the family – even the pickier of household members!
To give this heart-warming recipe a try just follow this link to our website.
Image Credit: Ankie Niesing
2. Chinese Stir-Fry with Vegetables
Seasonal Vegetables: Peas, Leek, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Red Pepper
First thing’s first: who does not enjoy a good stir-fry for dinner? Stir-fry might not be very traditional but it is definitely a quick, easy and most enjoyable meal for the whole family. Plus it is a great way to increase the vegetable intake of your household since this recipe is jam-packed with veggies.
But, not only veggies but a whole plethora of spring seasonal vegetables including peas, leek, cauliflower, broccoli and red peppers.
And it includes soya sauce – sold!
To give this vegetable stir-fry a go follow this link to our website.
3. Baked Aubergine with Tomato & Cheese
Seasonal Vegetable: Aubergine
If you didn’t know, ‘aubergine’ is another name for an eggplant which just so happens to be a spring seasonal vegetable in South Africa. And this means that we have a healthy vegetarian alternative to traditional lasagna.
With a kilogram of eggplant, some Kerrygold mature cheddar cheese and a dash of other ingredients you can indulge in a meat-free lasagna. This is definitely one for the recipe book!
To give this meat-free lasagna alternative a try follow this link to our website.
4. Braised Red Cabbage
Seasonal Vegetable: Cabbage
While braised red cabbage is definitely an Irish-favourite, it happens to fit in with our spring vegetable theme because, you guessed it, cabbage is a spring seasonal vegetable in South Africa which earns this recipe a spot on our spring recipe guide.
Grab your kitchen knife, chop up some red cabbage and get cooking! This recipe works fantastic as a side to any hearty meal and it tastes fantastic to boot.
To give this Irish-inspired recipe a go follow this link to our website.
5. Cauliflower and Cheese
Seasonal Vegetable: Cauliflower
There is absolutely no doubt that cauliflower and cheese is the perfect side to any dinner dish and it also works as an easy and healthy lunch. But, honestly, we are a little bit biased because this recipe is doused in Kerrygold cheddar which makes us love it all the more!
Some of our cheeses that you have to try to include Vintage Cheddar, Mature Cheddar and Dubliner which are available at most leading supermarkets in South Africa.
To give this scrummy side a try follow this link to our website.
6. Crispy Tuna Melt Triangles with Green Beans
Seasonal Vegetable: Green Beans
Remember how mum used to make those delicious fish cakes and crumbed hakes for dinner? Now you can too with this yummy crispy tuna melt triangles recipe. While this recipe might not incorporate green beans, no one said that you couldn’t have the veg on the side.
Note: if you do not have cream cheese in the fridge and do not want to run to the store, you can replace it with some mayonnaise or tartare sauce – extra tasty either way!
To give this recipe a try follow this link to our website.
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