A St. Patrick's Day Menu For You

St. Patrick's Day food can be summed up in three words:

• Beer
• Green
• Potatoes

Luckily, there are plenty of vegetarian beers, plenty of green vegetables (skip the food dye, please) and plenty of meatless potato recipes. Celebrate with this Irish-themed menu, perfect for a weekday dinner.

Vegetarian St. Patrick’s Day Menu

Lentil Loaf

Leeks for Colcannon

Emerald soup recipe

While others are mowing down on corned beef, you can enjoy some of the green-speckled potato dish called colcannon. Round out the meal with a tasty lentil loaf (or faux meat of your choosing), emerald soup, and a festive green side dish or two (nothing too onerous – think green peas or salad). 

If you want to save some time on St. Patrick’s Day (eve), cook the lentils and potatoes the night before.

If you're out of cabbage (or just don't like it) substitute kale, leeks, or Savoy cabbage in the colcannon.

The recipes:

 

• Emerald soup (you can leave out the potatoes if you're feeling potato-overwhelmed)
• Colcannon
  
• Lentil loaf 
• Green peas or spring greens salad