I have been seeing so many recipes for St Patricks Day in various blogs all week but ALL of them are either all about eating lots of meat or incorporating guiness in to baked good (not that I'm opposed to that).
As a vegetarian, trying to eat healthy, St. Patricks Day was not working in my favor. But I decided salad is good, and and salad is green, so I had a delicious salad for dinner (with oranges, tomatoes, asparagus, and salmon).
Here are some other ideas for wonderful green food :)
Green Vegetables:
- Asparagus - my favorite vegetable
- Spinach is extremely high in iron, something all vegetarians could use more of
- Kale is the new trendy green - if you haven't tried it you really need to
- Broccoli
- Avocado
- Celery
- Leek
- Green Beans
- Peas
- There are so many options!!
Green Ideas:
I read that you can mix spinach into a banana smoothie and you'll get the health benefits of spinach, the fun of having a green smoothie, and it'll still taste like the banana smoothie you were making!
Whole Living Magazine from March offered this recipe:
Broccoli-Spinach Soup
1Tsbp olive oil
1 Leek
4 Cups vegetable stock
6 cups baby spinach
1/2 cup grated parmesan
2 tbsp tahini
1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leek and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add stock bring to a boil. Add broccoli and cook, covered until bright green and tender, about 2 minutes
2. Remove from heat, stir in spinach, Parmeasan and tahini. Let cool slightly. Season with salt nad pepper
3. Working in batches, puree soup in a blender until smooth
They also reccomend pairing it with avocado topped toast for a full green menu!
And For Dessert (Since I knew you were curious):
I had a Guinness for lunch with my parents :)
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
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