A Jungle Green Potluck!

June is the start of summer. Which means, Saturday mornings strolling the farmer's market for fresh produce! As usual, the market has been full of beautiful, green veggies: leafy kale, snappy peas, sweet peppers, and crispy cucumbers. They all got me thinking about my meal for June (Jungle Green). Unlike what has happened with my more "exotic" color themes, there were SOOoo many green options that I couldn’t decide what to make. There’s everything from spinach dip to pesto pastas! Chicken marsala to mint macaroons! I wanted it all! So I decided to host a GREEN POTLUCK PARTY!


A few friends ended up canceling last minute and I ran out of time to make one planned dish. So the meal was missing some the "main dishes" we had planned. Namely - latino made enchiladas verdes and guacamole, as well as my version of mean green pizza! Those issues aside, we still had PLENTY of food. The scrumptious spread included:

Green punch

Green eggs and ham (spinach deviled eggs with cheddar and bacon)

Green fruit salad (kiwi, starfruit, green apple, green grapes, and avocado with a lime/mint syrup)

Pistachio fluff salad

7 layer salad

Green tea kimbap (Korean sushi rolls)

Broccoli salad

Diced honeydew

And now....the full spread together :)

As this was a potluck, I did not personally prepare all the food. So I apologize there are not the usual "recipe links" for the featured dishes. If something looks interesting, you can comment and I'll come up with a recipe for you. 


While we have "green on the mind". Also check out the the following: 
1. My favorite green song :) Love you, Kermit!
2. The following "green" haiku

A SaGE Haiku

Cannot stand alone

Must unite blue and yellow

Portrays hope and growth     

By Miriam Lind (Embracing Optimism)