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These green food ideas are vibrant and delicious! They’re great as St. Patrick’s Day recipes or any time you need a more green in your diet.
There’s something about bright green food that feels vibrant and healthy, perfect for spring and the change of seasons. And in the case of foods that aren’t supposed to be green, they feel a little like a novelty! Whatever the case, making St. Patrick’s Day recipes is a fun tradition that we’re planning to start with kids.
Growing up, I remember making green food as St. Patrick’s day recipes and totally loving it! We have quite the assortment of green recipes that we hope you’ll love—all without the use of food coloring! No matter the season, they’re fresh, healthy, and totally delicious.
Our top 10 green food ideas
One of our favorite green food ideas is these green pancakes! Spinach makes a beautiful natural green color: perfect for celebrating St Patrick's day or spring! The pancakes are made of oats so they're hearty and filling.
Our family loves this healthy shamrock shake! It's packed with protein and naturally green with spinach, with the best minty flavor. Such a fun green food idea!
At the top of these green food recipes, something that’s not normally green: hummus! This green hummus is bright and flavorful healthy snack recipe, featuring green onions, spinach, cilantro and lime. We originally made this hummus as part of a few green recipes for St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s now a favorite that we make any time of the year.
If you're looking for bright green food ideas, try this creamy spinach soup! This beautiful green puree is packed with savory flavor and has a rich, creamy mouthfeel. Each spoonful is a delight!
Why not drink your green food? This green smoothie is the perfect immunity-boosting drink with a sweet tart flavor! It stars green apples, loads of spinach, and protein-packed nuts. This would be fun for St. Patrick’s Day green food ideas: we can imagine kiddos slurping this down! But it’s also one of our favorite personal smoothie recipes and perfect for breakfasts or snacks.
This dip recipe recipe is 100% green veggies, and people can't get enough of it! Every time we serve this one, someone asks for the recipe. When we tell them it's just green peas, cilantro, and salsa verde, they don't believe it! It's a great way to eat your green veggies.
On to one of our most popular green food ideas is Green Goddess Dressing! This healthy green goddess dressing takes less than five minutes to make and is great on salads or as a vegetable dip.
You've likely seen spinach tortillas or wraps in a store: but did you know you can make them at home? These green tortillas get their all-natural color from spinach leaves. It's a fun project and makes for lovely green wraps or quesadillas!
Speaking of green food, ever had green meatballs? These meatballs are actually vegetarian meatballs, made with spinach and feta. These green meatballs are straight up spinach, feta, egg, oat flour, and dried herbs. They’re delicious with spaghetti — or even as an appetizer dipped into some green goddess dressing!
Rounding out our green food list are tacos that are themed around a color: green! These “verde” lentil tacos are full of fresh flavors, and feature all sorts of green: green lentils, green cabbage, green onion, and a bright green cilantro drizzle. Celebrate green!
More green food ideas
Looking for more? Here are a few more ideas for recipes to eat more green foods:
- Try our top green cocktails
- Try these ways to eat leafy greens
- Go for our top kale recipes, spinach recipes or Swiss chard recipes
- These green smoothie recipes are full of beautifully fruity flavor.
- Our top broccoli recipes and green bean recipes feature these healthy veggies.
- This bright green avocado mayo or avocado tuna salad relies on this popular produce for color.
Green Pancakes
These green food ideas are vibrant and delicious! They’re great as St. Patrick’s Day recipes or any time you need a more green in your diet. These naturally green pancakes are the perfect way to embrace the color!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 to 9 medium pancakes 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 cups Old Fashioned rolled oats
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk of choice
- 2 tablespoons salted butter or coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Melt the butter or coconut oil. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend on high until a smooth batter forms. Wait 5 minutes for the batter to thicken.
- Lightly grease a skillet with butter and wipe off extra grease with a paper towel. Heat the skillet over low heat. Pour the thickened batter into small circles (about ⅓ cup each). Cook the pancakes until the bubbles pop on the top: low and slow is the key! Then flip them and cook until golden on the other side.
- Cook the remaining batter, adjusting the heat as necessary (the skillet can get very hot on the second batch). Place the cooked pancakes under an inverted bowl to keep them warm. Serve immediately with maple syrup.
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