Green Food Ideas

St. Patrick's Day is coming up, and I've started a list of green food ideas. Some of them you probably wouldn't eat plain, like parsley or limes, but they can be added to a dish or used as a garnish. If I  missed any, let me know and I will add them to the list!

• Vegetables:
• Green Beans
• Sugar Snap Peas
• Snow Peas
• Salad (there's a ton of different lettuces and most of them are green!)
• Zucchini (if  you have a large enough zucchini, you could make stuffed zucchini and use lots of green veggies in the filling)
• Cucumber
• Celery 
• Cabbage (green)
• Green bell peppers (maybe make stuffed peppers)
• Broccoli (baked potatoes topped with broccoli, anyone?)
• Kale
• Spinach
• Brussels Sprouts (our favorite way to eat them is seasoned and grilled, recipe here.)
• Lima beans
• Asparagus
• Peas 
• Parsley
• Green onions
• Leeks
• Bok Choy
• Cauliflower (I saw a green one at the store the other day.)
• Greens (collard, mustard)
• Fruit:
• Kiwi
• Green apples (granny smith, golden delicious-more a yellow color)
• Green grapes 
• Pears
• Cantaloupe 
• Star Fruit (more of a yellow-green color) 
• Avocado (green on the inside) or make guacamole and serve with green tortilla chips
• Green olives
• Artichokes (maybe make artichoke spinach dip)
• Green tomatoes (fried for extra deliciousness) 
• Limes
• Desserts:
• Green Shakes
• Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
• Lime sorbet
• Ice Cream Sandwiches with Green Sprinkles
• Key lime pie 
• Green (lime) jello
• Candied Popcorn (using green colored white chocolate or candy melts)
• Ice cream punch using lime sorbet and lime soda
• Make Green Noodles to go with lunch/dinner. Many stores carry spinach noodles, which are green in color.
• Pistachio nuts 
• Green Tea 
• Pesto
• Green Salsa (salsa verde) 
• Split Pea Soup