Shamrocksalad Recipes

Steps:

• Remove woody ends from asparagus and cut into equal lengths.
• Cook the peas and aspragus in boiling salted water for around 2 minutes or until just tender but still crisp. Do not overcook them and when removed from water refresh them in a bowl of iced cold water. Drain, pat dry and place into a bowl with rocket, spinach and celery.
• Combine the dressing ingredients, add salt and pepper to taste and mix well through. Pour over salad, and toss.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Dissolve one package of Jell-O into 1-3/4 cups boiling water.
• Pour into a shallow pan and chill until firm.
• Cut into shamrocks with a cookie cutter.
• Dissolve the second package of Jell-O into 1-1/4 cups boiling water; chill until partially thickened.
• In a mixer, cream the cheese until smooth.
• Add lemon juice, crushed pineapple with liquid and mayonnaise to the cheese mixture.
• Combine thoroughly.
• Fold cheese mixture into the partially thickened Jell-O.
• Gently fold the chopped pecans and celery into the Jell-O mixture.
• Turn into a 9-inch square pan and chill until firm.
• At serving time, cut salad into 9 squares and arrange on lettuce leaf; top with gelatin shamrocks.

Steps:

• Combine 3 cups vanilla ice cream, 1/4 cup whole milk, 2 tablespoons vanilla-flavored syrup, 1/4 teaspoon mint extract (not peppermint) and 4 drops green food coloring in a blender. Puree until smooth and creamy, adding 1 to 2 more tablespoons milk if needed. Divide between 2 large glasses. Top with whipped cream and a cherry.

Steps:

• Note: I used leftover roasted asparagus spears from the previous night's dinner. Roasted would be preferred over steaming (my personal opinion.).
• Whisk the salad dressing ingredients together and refrigerate. Best prepared 1 hour in advance of serving.
• Combine the salad ingredients in a bowl except for the bell pepper and raisins. Toss.
• Take a shamrock-shaped cookie cutter and cut out shapes from the green bell pepper. (You may need an extra bell pepper to do this step.) How to: first slice the bell pepper lengthwise from stem to bottom. Remove seeds and membrane. Cut out shapes.
• Divide the salad onto [4] salad plates. Garnish with the shamrock-shaped slices of bell pepper; add the raisins.

Steps:

• Blend ice cream, milk, mint extract, and food coloring together in a blender until smooth.
• Drizzle chocolate syrup around inside walls of 2 tall glasses; pour shake into glass. Top with whipped cream and green decorator sugar.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise and mustard until smooth. Stir in the corned beef, onion, dill and salt. Using a 2-in. shamrock cookie cutter, cut out two shamrocks from each slice of bread. , Spread 1-2 tablespoonfuls of filling on the bottoms of half of the shamrocks; top with remaining shamrocks. Garnish with dill if desired.