IRISH REUBEN DIP

Top Of The Morning To You Leprechauns!

There's nothing like a delectable holiday-themed appetizer to get your St Patricks's Day

festivities started. This ooey gooey Reuben dip is the perfect combination

of Swiss cheese, Corned Beef and Sauerkraut all smothered in a 

dreamy Thousand Island cream cheese sauce.

It combines all the flavors found in a classic Reuben Sandwich and transforms

them into a fabulous creamy dip :)

Start off by whipping up your own Corned Beef or buy 

your Corned Beef from your local deli.

Chop up about 6 oz of the Corned Beef into small little pieces with a "Green" knife.

Set the Corned Beef aside.

Drain and squeeze well all the juices from about a cup of Sauerkraut.

Grab some room temperature cream cheese that has 

Irish Green Chives :)

Plop about 4oz of the cream cheese into a medium size bowl.

To the cream cheese pour in about 2/3 cup of your Thousand Island dressing.

Toss in one cup of real mayonnaise.

Give the bowl a beating!

Grate up 2 cups of fresh Swiss cheese.

Toss the Swiss cheese into the bowl.

With a "Green" spatula give the bowl a stir.

In goes the star of the dip...

Corned Beef :)

Toss in the Sauerkraut.

Use an oven proof serving dish in a size of your choice, scoop

in the dip and top it of with more cheese.

You can see I have some leftover dip to serve another day :)

Off to a 350 degree oven on a cookie sheet for 30 minutes.

While the Reuben Dip is cooking....

Grab a Shamrock cookie cutter and Rye bread. Make some Irish Dippers :)

Well that should be about enough.

Toss the Shamrocks in the oven at 350 for about 4 minutes till crisp.

Perfect little Shamrocks to be dipped.

Oh My Irish Eyes Are Smiling :)

Love my new serving dish that has a candle to keep 

The Irish Reuben Dip

HOT...

Garnish the dip with some "Green" Irish chives.

Let the Shenanigans begin with some

Irish Guinness Beer :)

HaPpY St. Patricks Day!

Would you like some of this

Irish Reuben Dip?

For you!

Enjoy!

P.S.

If you're a bit of a lazy Leprechaun you can always serve....

Lucky Charms to the rescue.

Irish Fun Facts...

Ireland's top-three symbols are Celtic cross, the green shamrock, and the harp.

Ireland is free of snakes, moles, weasels and other species.

9% of the population are REDHEADS :)

In Dublin, there's a pub for every 100 people.

900 years ago, Ireland oldest pub-Sean's Bar in Athlone was founded.

Surprisingly Ireland, home of Guinness, does not sell the most Guinness in

the world. Britain come in first, Nigeria second and Ireland is third.

The submarine was invented in Ireland by John Philip Holland

The White House was designed by an Irishman named James Hoban, who won

a competition in 1792, which lead him to create the building.

The Royal Cork Yacht Club was founded in 1720 and is the worlds oldest yacht club.

New York City's Central Park gets all the hype about being a huge city park, but Phoenix Park

in Dublin is actually twice the size of Central Park.

The most popular sport in Ireland is Gaelic football, followed by Hurling.

Both sports are native to Ireland.

Why Do We Wear Green On St. Patricks Day?

Leprechauns are actually one reason you're suppose to wear green on St. Patrick's Day....

Or risk getting PINCHED!  :)

The tradition is tied to folklore that says wearing green makes you invisible to

Leprechauns, which like to pinch anyone they can see!

Happy St Patricks's Day!