Welcome to March (ok so it’s March 6, but this is the first March Friday)! Month of Spring Break, St. Patrick’s Day, and MY BIRTHDAY! Today and next week I’ll be sharing with you a couple Irish recipes in case you want to celebrate March 17 in style. Looking for more green-day excitement? Check out last year’s St. Patty’s post using a nut butter that turns GREEN after baking! http://www.wemeltyou.com/friendly-feasting-sunflower-seed-butter-bread-cookies/
Irish Colcannon Puffs http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2009/03/colcannon-puffs.html
- 1½ lb sweet potatoes
- 6 oz kale
- 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
- 2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp thyme
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 Tbsp almond milk
- 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder - thickener
Cut potatoes in ~½-inch cubes. Put in large pot, and cover with water. Bring to boil, cook until tender. While potatoes are cooking, remove center stalk from kale and slice leaves into strips. When potatoes are done, lift them out with slotted spoon and place in a large mixing bowl. Put kale into potato water and cook for 6 min or until kale is tender. Remove kale with a slotted spoon to a food processor. Add ¼ cup of cooking liquid and pulse to chop fine. Preheat oven to 425 F. Mash potatoes and add kale and all remaining ingredients. Stir well. Using a well-rounded tablespoon, form into balls ~1 in across. Place on oiled baking sheet or, preferably, a baking sheet covered with silicone mat or parchment paper. Bake for 20 min. Carefully turn over and bake for 20 min more, until lightly browned.
I made this recipe ages ago but wanted to save it for the Irish holiday. This is a super tasty little carb side! I used about 3 small potatoes, so my portion size was about 9 puffs! From the picture you can see I ate some with simple seasoned grilled chicken and the pairing was DELICIOUS! Enjoy these little puffs as part of a carb meal or serve them as an appetizer at get-togethers! The recipe included a note:To save time, you can also form these into larger patties and pan-fry in a non-stick skillet. Just keep in mind this will add fat unless you just use nonstick spray.
I hope your March is starting off well – around here, it certainly came in like a lion with 7 inches of snow but will hopefully go out like a lamb per the saying. According to the Weather Channel, 50- degree days are in our future! Perhaps your St. Patrick’s Day can be spent outside enjoying beautiful weather and some tasty treats! Feast green, feast puffy, and as always…FEAST ON!!!
~Coach Lauren
