Green Food Ideas for Pakistan Resolution Day

March 23rd is an important day in Pakistan’s history. It is the day when the general thought of Pakistan was born. Also, consistently Pakistanis praise the day with a lot of spirit and enthusiasm. Aside from the military parade, the general population of the nation get the opportunity to celebrate the festival.

As we all know, Green is Pakistan’s national color. That’s why we prefer to do everything green on its national days. And that’s why I just thought to introduce some green food ideas on Pakistan Resolution Day. These are the most delicious green food ideas which you can follow to organize a party on this special day.

I hope you will enjoy these green food ideas and will try them with your family and friends.

Green Food Ideas:

Let’s start with these amazing green food ideas.

1. National Day Parfaits:

These green color parfaits are very delicious and festive. They are easy to make. You will need one packet of instant pistachio pudding mix, 2 cups of milk, kiwi fruit (peeled and sliced), cool whip, few drops green food color and green coarse sugar for garnishing. Prepare pudding as written on packet and chill till set. Now layer pudding, sliced kiwi and cool whip in glasses. Garnish with green coarse sugar and serve chilled.

2. Green Crispy Treats:

This is the easiest recipe to make on almost every holiday. You can alter the colors of these treat depending on the occasion. You need 6 cups rice Krisples, ½ cup butter, few drop vanilla essence, ½ tsp green food color and 1 packet mini marshmallows. Melt margarine in a bowl and add marshmallows, stir until melted. Now add food color and vanilla essence. In the end, mix the cereals with the marshmallow mixture. Spread the mixture on a greased tray and chill into the refrigerator. Cut into squares and serve.

3. Shamrock Shake:

Shamrock Shake is one of the most tasteful green food ideas for the national day. To prepare this awesome drink, you will need 2 cups vanilla ice cream, 2 cups milk, ½ tsp mint extract, and few drops of green color. Just blend all ingredients in a blender on high speed. Pour into glasses and garnish with mint leaves.

4. Green Apple Sorbet:

It is easy to make and food color adds an amazing color to this sorbet. You need 4 green apples, 4 tbsp. lemon juice, 4 tbsp. sugar, 2 cups apple juice and few drops green color. Cut and slice apples and cook them with lemon juice, apple juice and sugar in a sauce pan for 3 – 5 minutes. Cool it down and blend to make a puree. Add green food color and chill into the refrigerator. When it becomes frozen, remove from the freezer and blend it to make a puree again.  You can keep it into the freezer until it is ready to use.

5. Grasshopper Pie:

This grasshopper pie recipe is one of the most amazing green food ideas. You can make it just by using few ingredients like 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs, ½ cup unsalted butter, 5 cups chocolate mint ice cream and ¼ cup crème de menthe (sweet mint flavored liqueur). Place wafer crumbs in a bowl and mix with melted butter. Press over bottom and bake it in a pre-heated oven until it becomes firm. Cool down in a freezer. Now take ice cream in a bowl and stir in crème de menthe. Now spread it evenly on the wafer crust. Freeze until firm.

6. Green Velvet Cake:

The texture of this cake is very moist, tender and light. Its green color is so much tempting. It is a terrific cake in any color. You will need 1-1/2 cup oil, 2 eggs, ½ tsp green color, 1 tbsp. vinegar, 1 cup buttermilk, 1-1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla essence, 2-1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda and ¼ tsp salt. Mix sugar, eggs, vinegar and oil in a bowl. Sift baking soda, flour and salt together. Add into the egg mixture with butter milk and mix well. Also add vanilla essence and green food color. Pour into a pan and bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Cool and frost between layers, sides and top.

7. Broccoli Pesto with Pasta:

This is a delicious broccoli pesto that you can make in few ingredients. Such as, 1 packet boiled pasta, 1 head broccoli (blanched and separate florets), 1 cup fresh basil leaves, ½ cup olive oil, ½ cup grated Parmesan, ½ cup almonds, 1 clove chopped garlic and 1 tsp salt. In a food processor, mix broccoli, basil and oil. Also add Parmesan, almonds, garlic and salt. Blend until combined properly. Mix with boiled pasta and serve.

8. Avocado Mug Cake:

You don’t need food color for this naturally green avocado mug cake. It is light, fluffy and delicious. You need 2 tbsp. mashed Avocado, 4 tbsp. all-purpose flour, 3 tbsp. white sugar, ½ tsp baking powder, 2 -1/2 tsp milk and ½ tbsp. vegetable oil. Mix all ingredients in a mug. Bake in the microwave for at least 2 minutes.

9. Green Veggie Skewers:

These green veggie skewers are very easy to make and a perfect dish for the national day. Take some green vegetables like broccoli, zucchini, peas, cucumber and green capsicum. Thread sliced green vegetables onto wooden skewers. Serve with hummus or green dip.

10. Grilled Zucchini Rolls:

To make this recipe, zucchinis are wrapped with cream cheese. This is a delicious green color snack that you can serve as a supper or appetizer. You need, zucchini (sliced lengthwise), 8 tbsp. Cream Cheese, 1 tsp. chopped parsley, 1 tsp. chopped dill, 1 garlic clove chopped, 1 green onion sliced, ½ cup baby spinach leaves, ½ cup basil leaves, olive oil, salt and  black pepper. Apply olive oil on both sides of zucchini slices. Season with salt and pepper and grill for 4 minutes. Mix cream cheese, parsley, garlic, dill and onion in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Now spread 1 tbsp. cream cheese mixture on each zucchini slice. Then place one spinach leaf and one basil leaf and wrap it like a roll. Serve immediately.

I hope you are going to like these amazing green food ideas. Must try these easy and delicious recipes for your friends and family and don’t forget to comment below.