20 Spring Recipes For Those Who Favor Heartier Meals

One of Spring's more peculiar offerings is the morel mushroom, which resembles a tiny brown sponge. This alien-looking woodland fungus is considered a delicacy and can cost as much as $200 per pound. One way to incorporate them into your dish in a cost-efficient way is to make pesto. Along with shallots, garlic, and pine nuts, the morels add a rich, nutty, woodsy flavor to your pasta dish.

Get the recipe: spaghetti with morel shallot pesto