I’m going all out green today! This Greenest Green Salad features sweet asparagus, crispy celery, mild green onion, protein packed edamame and salty pistachios. I finish it off with a homemade Green Goddess dressing that will have you wishing the salad bowl never ends.
Hi friends and happy almost St. Patrick’s day!
Traditional Irish food is fine, but I prefer finding fun naturally green and rainbow foods to eat on St. Patrick's Day. Whether it's a Rainbow Smoothie Bowl or Rainbow Fruit Skewers there are so many fun ways to celebrate.
So on this St. Patrick’s Day I present to you something special… my Greenest Green Salad... chock full of all things... well... GREEN! It's even topped with my own Homemade Green Goddess Dressing. I think even kermit would be proud of this one. 🙂
How to Make My Greenest Green Salad
The only prep work you need to do for this salad is to quickly blanch the asparagus. To blanch it you put it in boiling water for just one minute. You then immediately take it out of the hot water and give it an ice bath so it will stop cooking. This makes it just slightly softer for eating in salads and preserves the bright green color. You can eat it raw, but this step makes it taste a lot better.
The dressing is simple too. You just put everything for my Green Goddess Dressing in a little chopper or food processor and blend away. You could also use a blender. The color in the homemade green goddess dressing comes from a tri of spices: basil, parsley and chives.
The finished result will even have the little leprechauns wanting more.
The toppings include all things green like edamame, celery and even pistachios. That little green nut comes in handy sometimes.
I added some feta cheese (because feta makes everything bett-a) but you can keep it green AND vegan by adding avocado instead.
Enjoy! Click over for the recipe and pin.--->
Greenest Green Salad
Ingredients
- 8 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup asparagus, blanched and cut in 1 inch pieces
- ½ cup green onion, sliced
- 1 cups edamane, shelled and cooked
- ½ cup pistachios, shelled
- 2 tablespoons feta cheese, reduced fat
- 1 recipe homemade Green Goddess Dressing ***
Instructions
- Pile spinach on the bottom of bowl.
- Line up the rest of the ingredients.
- Sprinkle with feta cheese and serve with the homemade Green Goddess dressing.
Notes
Nutrition
Here's the recipe for my Healthy Homemade Green Goddess Dressing...
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Have a great St. Patrick’s Day everyone! I hope you enjoy your green beer along with a green salad today and may the luck of the Irish be with you always.
Your turn!
What is your favorite St. Patrick’s Day food? Guinness is a totally fair answer 🙂
What are you doing for St. Patrick’s Day?
Sarah @ Bucket List Tummy says
This is a super green salad! And I love the nuts on there for a crunch.
Erinn says
Green goddess dressing is my absolute favorite!! And I've never had pistachios on a salad before!
Emily @ Pizza & Pull-Ups says
I love green goddess dressing, and pistachios, and asparagus.....so this salad looks pretty much perfect for me!
Debbie@debbiethisandthat.com says
Such a tasty looking salad! Love the fresh ingredients!
Maureen @ Maureen Gets Real says
Adding edamame in salad is so good! It adds a nice flavor to it and pairs so well with any dressing.
Blane Sherer says
Like your St Patrick's Day Green. My dad's birthday is on St Patrick's Day. My family celebrated his birthday Sunday. I called him Tuesday night too since that is the actual day.
JulieWunder says
That's great! I hope he had a great birthday!
Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes says
This looks so good!! The dressing sounds amazing!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Sue! Keep the shoes 🙂 (From Instagram 🙂
Jess @hellotofit says
I looove me some Guinness haha. That dressing looks AMAZING! Pinned it to Pinterest, for sure.
JulieWunder says
Guinness and an uber green salad! Sounds like a good St. Paddy's day to me!
Ivanna says
This looks and sounds great. Thanks for sharing!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Ivanna!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
This sounds delish! I just love your version of Green Goddess Dressing - I have to try this!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Sam! I hope you like it. I'm making it again already because I liked it so much.
Gingi says
At first I was like, "Greenest Green"?? Then I was like.. oh wow.. yeah.. that IS pretty dang green! hehe!! Looks yummy and crazy healthy!! <3 - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
JulieWunder says
I think the pistachios put it over the edge for greenest green 🙂 Hope you are feeling ok!
Meg @MegBollenback.com says
Love how festive this is today. I'm not a big mayo fan so like that you subbed in yogurt in the dressing. Hope you have a great St. Patty's Day!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Meg! It is one of my favorite tricks!
Kate @KateMovingForward says
Mmmm! This looks so yummy! I love the combo of unique ingredients and I'll definitely be making that Green Goddess dressing! Coming from Lean Lena. 🙂
Annmarie says
Love green goddess dressing and that salad looks so good! Love the pistachios!
JulieWunder says
Thanks! Just embracing the green! The pistachios with the dressing are super yummy.
Laura Stailey says
Julie - In your dressing recipe, don't you mean you sub Greek Yogurt for mayo, not the other way around? Had your Quinoa and Edamame salad for dinner last night..delish!!
JulieWunder says
Hi Laura! Yes I do- woops. Thanks for the catch.
So glad you enjoyed the Quinoa and Edamame Salad-- I really like that one too! I hope you get to try this one as well. The dressing is soooo yummy and prettier in person.
Andrea says
I don't really get into corned beef and cabbage, it is just not my thing. But I do enjoy a good Guiness beef stew. Mostly I just drink beer on St. Patrick's Day! 🙂
JulieWunder says
Haha! Now that is how you should celebrate!
Joanna @Makingmine says
Yum! This is a MUCH better idea than the giant bowl of Lucky Charms I was contemplating eating 😉
JulieWunder says
Haha! I think you should have both 🙂
Susie @ SuzLyfe says
Green goddess dressing is one of my absolute favorites. OMGOMG yum
JulieWunder says
Mine too! So good!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner says
ooh I am liking that salad dressing!
JulieWunder says
It is soooooo good! I hope you have a chance to try it.
Jenny says
Yum! This is my kind of festive! 😉
JulieWunder says
Me too! The dressing is really pretty in person with all the herbs.
Libby Haire says
Looks yummy! Will have to try this next time I get some fresh asparagus which is a fave!
Have a very Happy St. Patrick's Day... and may the roads rise to meet you, the wind be always at your back, and the good Lord hold you in the hollow of His hand.
JulieWunder says
My hubbys family is Irish, so we had part of that saying read at our wedding 🙂 So beautiful! Thank you!