10+ Savory Rhubarb Recipes

Grilled Chicken with Spicy Rhubarb-BQ Sauce Recipe

Barbecue sauce is hardly an expected place to find rhubarb, and that's part of what we love about this addictive, tangy-sweet sauce tinged with smoky chipotle heat. Extra sauce can be refrigerated for up to one month. Also try it on pork and burgers.

Prosciutto Panini with Rhubarb Relish Recipe

These salty-sweet sandwiches are nicely sized for sharing, but you may wind up splurging and eating a whole one. A pie pan topped with cans of food makes a great improvised panini press.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Salad Recipe

This salad is a delightfully unexpected way to use the fresh rhubarb and berries that are just coming into season. The dressing on this bright, beautiful salad is a happy meeting between sweet and tart flavors, the almonds add a nice crunch for variety of texture, and a hint of mint makes a fresh dish feel even more so.

Brie, Rhubarb, and Green Peppercorn Crostini Recipe

This is an unusual combination, but the bright, spicy bite of peppercorns and rhubarb cuts the cheese's creaminess. Trim off any rhubarb leaves, which are toxic, but leave the cheese rind on.

Spring Beets with Rhubarb Vinaigrette Recipe

Pro-tip: Don't be a penny pincher here. Use the best olive oil you have in your pantry to indulge both your veggies and your palate.

Roasted Spring Lamb With Fennel, Rhubarb, and Strawberries Recipe

Lamb's pleasantly gamey flavor pairs beautifully with tart rhubarb, sweet strawberries, and anise-scented fennel. "Frenched" racks of lamb are trimmed so that the bones are cleaned of fat and meat; if you can't find pre-frenched lamb racks, ask your butcher to french them for you.

Roasted Rhubarb with Red Wine and Spices Recipe

This dessert gets its exotic touch from star anise, a licorice-y seasoning that's used in Vietnamese cooking. Find it in your supermarket's spice aisle.

Rhubarb Relish Recipe

Try this gently spicy relish alongside roasted or grilled meats, or with a cheese plate.

Rhubarb-BQ Sauce Recipe

Barbecue sauce is hardly an expected place to find rhubarb, and that's part of what we love about this addictive, tangy-sweet Rhubarb-BQ Sauce tinged with smoky chipotle heat. Extra Rhubarb-BQ Sauce can be refrigerated for up to one month. Also try Rhubarb-BQ on pork and burgers.

Rhubarb-Lentil Soup with Crème Fraîche Recipe

Soaking the lentils in hot water helps them cook a bit more quickly when they're added to the soup. Because of rhubarb's likeness to the tangy herb sorrel, this dish plays off classic lentil-sorrel soup.

Grilled Pork Chops with Rhubarb Chutney Recipe

A simple jelly-and-mustard glaze coats pork chops that are topped with a sweet-tart chutney. Serve with rice or couscous to soak up the sauce.

Grilled Pacific Halibut with Rhubarb Compote and Balsamic Strawberries Recipe

This restaurant-worthy dish is a real crowd-pleaser. Even your pickiest dinner guests will be impressed by the coastal recipe, which heavily relies on rhubarb, one of our favorite summer fruits.

Rhubarb-Glazed Shrimp Recipe

Don't stop with shrimp: This sweet and sour barbecue sauce promises to be a summer staple, since it's great on grilled pork chops and chicken too.