Oh, think of more exciting greens than salads or pistachios. Green is part of the Irish tradition and the wonderful world of culinary delights are filled with vert, verde – green! Step away from the predictable and try a dish of delightful mirliton squash (also known as chayote squash). This vegetable is hard to the touch; thus, it needs to be boiled until tender. That’s when it provides a path to chef du cuisine joy. Peel the boiled mirliton and remove the inner seed. Chunk cut the remaining vegetable and reserve the yield to start the flavoring base in a pot on the stove. For Kelly’s Mirliton Stuffing and Shrimp, first, sauté freshly peeled shrimp in garlic in butter and remove the cooked shrimp. Then, add the prepared mirliton chunks (1 squash per person) and mash the mirliton with a hand-masher, until almost smooth. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Add fresh toasted breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese until the mixture is almost thick. Then, add the cooked shrimp back into the mirliton stuffing to thoroughly heat the cooked shrimp. Serve in individual dishes topped with toasted breadcrumbs. Green never tasted so divine. © Kelly McBride Loft