Long Live The Irish Green Salad

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An irish-inspired salad recipe i tested and assembled for our upcoming annual st. Patrick's day meal. Use any (mixed) salad greens of your choice. One shamrock-shaped cookie cutter (not too large) is required for this recipe. Feel free to substitute green beans and yellow/wax beans for the asparagus.

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Steps

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Roasted would be preferred over steaming.

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Whisk the salad dressing ingredients together and refrigerate.

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Best prepared 1 hour in advance of serving.

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Combine the salad ingredients in a bowl except for the bell pepper and raisins.

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Toss.

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Take a shamrock-shaped cookie cutter and cut out shapes from the green bell pepper.

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How to: first slice the bell pepper lengthwise from stem to bottom.

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Remove seeds and membrane.

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Cut out shapes.

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Divide the salad onto [4] salad plates.

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Garnish with the shamrock-shaped slices of bell pepper.

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Add the raisins.

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Ingredients

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mixed greens, granny smith apple, asparagus spears, of fresh mint, cheddar cheese, parsnips, green bell pepper, raisins, buttermilk, cream, apple cider vinegar, sour cream, salt, black pepper