10 Green Food Ideas
These green food ideas are vibrant and delicious! They’re great as St. Patrick’s Day recipes or any time you need…
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: like our green hummus! 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. No matter the season, they’re fresh, healthy, and totally delicious. Ready to get cooking?
Our top green food ideas
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 We originally made this hummus as part of a few green recipes for St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s now a favorite that we make any time of the year.
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.
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!
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.
Salsa verde means "green sauce" in Spanish: it's a great idea for green food you can purchase or make homemade! It’s super tangy, garlicky, smoky, and a little spicy, perfect for dipping mountains of tortilla chips.
Here's a way to eat green food as a main dish: Go Green Bowls! These grain bowls are surprisingly filling and satisfying: full of quinoa and green vegetables like brocolli, kale, and fresh leafy greens. Smother it in our delicious lemon yogurt sauce. It’s savory and creamy, perfect for roasted vegetables, salads, and grain bowls. (Or use this Best Tahini Sauce.)
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!
The words “avocado smoothie” might make you think of a rich, savory puree, but the flavor here is sweet and tropical! Banana and pineapple bring sweet, nuanced flavor, and the texture is so light and creamy from the avocado!
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 ideas
Looking for more? Here are a few more ideas for recipes to eat more green foods:
- 10 Delicious Ways to Eat Leafy Greens Try these ways to get more greens in your diet.
- Best Kale Recipes, Best Spinach Recipes or Swiss Chard Recipes Add a little green to your diet with each of these special leafy greens!
- 6 Favorite Green Smoothie Recipes These green smoothies are full of beautifully fruity flavor.
- 15 Favorite Broccoli Recipes Opt for this healthy veggie with these broccoli-centric recipes!
- Avocado Mayo or Avocado Tuna Salad These bright green recipes rely on avocado for color.
- 10 Fresh Green Bean Recipes Green beans are vibrant with the best fresh flavor.
Green Food Ideas: Hummus & More!
Print RecipeThis green hummus is bright and flavorful healthy snack recipe, featuring green onions, spinach, cilantro and lime. Snacking just got more fun!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 ½ cups (12 ounces)
- Category: Snack
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 small garlic clove
- 1 15-ounce can chickpeas (or 1 ½ cups cooked)
- ¼ cup lime juice (2 limes)
- 2 green onions
- ½ cup packed cilantro leaves and tender stems
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
- ¼ cup tahini
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup aquafaba (can liquid from the chickpeas), plus more as needed
Instructions
- Peel the garlic. Drain the chickpeas into a liquid measuring cup. Juice the limes. Chop the green onions into 1 inch pieces, including the greens.
- Add the garlic, cilantro, green onion, and spinach, to the bowl of a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add chickpeas, lime juice, tahini, cumin, kosher salt, and water from the chickpea can (aquafaba). Puree for 30 seconds, then scrape down the bowl. Taste. If necessary, add 1 to 2 tablespoons aquafaba. Puree for 1 to 2 minutes to come to a creamy consistency. Store refrigerated for 7 to 10 days.
- Top the hummus with cilantro leaves and a drizzle of olive oil. If desired, add Crispy Chickpeas. Serve with veggies, pita bread, or crackers.
