Irish Salads Recipes Top 10 Food

IRISH FLAG SALAD

Steps:

• Divide spinach among four plates; top with pears, oranges, cheese and pistachios., Whisk the dressing ingredients; drizzle over salads. Serve immediately.

IRISH POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil, steam, or pressure cook potatoes until tender, drain and place on paper towels and slice in half.
• While still warm, peel and cut 1/2 of the potatoes into 1 1/2 inch chunks (which will crumble/break apart), sprinkle with 1 tbls of vinegar, repeat with remaining potatoes and vinegar.
• Add celery, onion, egg, salt, pepper and mayonnaise.
• To serve: Line a serving platter with lettuce leaves, add potato salad, top with egg slices and dust with paprika.

LONG LIVE THE IRISH GREEN SALAD!

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.

IRISH PUB SALAD

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, vinegar, tarragon and Dijon mustard in small bowl and whisk to blend. Whisk in enough water by teaspoonfuls to make dressing thin enough to pour. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
• Arrange lettuce on platter as base of salad. Place salad bar ingredients over lettuce in attractive pattern. Top with sliced hard-boiled eggs. Drizzle dressing over salad. Place cheese wedges at ends of platter and serve.