The Italian Spring Recipes

Rich with comforting flavors, yet bright with spring ingredients, this week’s Italian-themed box is fit for a family-style feast. Have fun experimenting in the kitchen with the provisions for pasta night—locally-crafted bucatini, organic Italian sausage, Pain au Levain bread and Nonna Pat’s classic marinara sauce—plus, gorgeous garden favorites like purple sprouting broccoli, green garlic, mixed citrus, spring lettuces, Belgian endive and living basil. Inside you’ll also find: Locally-foraged dried Porcini mushrooms, sunny daffodils, and farm-fresh eggs. Enjoy!

Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:

Radicchio Salad with Citrus Round & Marcona Almonds
This salad is crisp and colorful, complete with blushy radicchio and juicy winter citrus.

Purple Sprouting Broccoli Salad
This room temperature salad from Ina Garten has just the right amount of crunch!

Roasted Endive with Walnut Vinaigrette
This warm side would pair nicely with this week’s Italian fare.

Green Garlic Salad Dressing
Flavor-packed ground mustard, vinegar and green garlic stalks mix beautifully in this easy vinaigrette.

Roasted Onion Butter
This deeply-caramelized, deeply-flavorful butter from The Original Dish will be a new standby in your kitchen; try it spread on toasted Pain au Levain, or tossed with this week’s pasta!