43 Festive Green Foods To Enjoy On St. Patrick’s Day
Consider these your "something green".

Picture this: It's St. Patrick’s Day, and you've got that friend or coworker you KNOW is going to call out that you're not wearing the traditional green. We’ll argue that it’s childish, but we’re still not keen on getting pinched. If you want to avoid the whole rigmarole (especially if, like us, you’re not even sure if you own anything green), show off with one of these 45 green food recipes instead! A matcha-hazelnut mochi donut in hand is a surefire delicious way to keep you safe and well-fed this St. Patrick's Day. 😉
Spring is all about fresh produce, and there’s tons of herbs and leafy greens to choose from to turn your food the perfect seasonal hue. You can celebrate with everything from our green goddess soup to our chickpea Florentine flatbread to our beef & rice stuffed poblano peppers, with tons of naturally green foods in between. You could pack a perfectly green lunch, like our herby baked falafel (tucked in some homemade pita maybe?), our vegan pasta salad, or our rainbow collard green wraps. We also love putting greens into unexpected meals like our green eggs & ham or our green shakshuka to turn them St. Patrick’s Day-appropriate too.
And don’t worry, if you’ve got some green food dye you’re just itching to use, we’ve got you too. Check out our mint chocolate chip cookies, our St. Patrick's Day cake, or our mint chip lasagna for ideas, then feel free to try adding it (start slowly!) to any of your fave desserts.
We've also included some fun green drinks here that are perfect for celebrating with. Check out our Midori sour, our green beer, our copycat Shamrock Shake, or our Shamrockaritas and save everyone you share them with from a pinch-filled fate. Does it count if you’ve only drank something wildly green? We think so.
And we can’t forget about our favorite naturally green fruit: avocado! Stick it in anything from avocado pancakes to avocado popsicles to avocado butter for foods that are the perfect shade of pale green. If all else fails, you can always just make some guacamole (or another avocado-based dip, we’ve got a few).
For more seasonal inspiration, check out all of our favorite Irish drinks, Irish side dishes, and easy Irish desserts. You’re sure to find more luck among them.