Blue pea flowers colour these Thai dumplings a glossy indigo.
Blue pea flower dumplings Source: Sharyn Cairns
What’s a party without a cheeseboard? Go for a healthier option and make your own labneh, an addictively creamy yoghurt cheese, eaten all over the Middle East. Roll the balls in different coloured coatings for a cheeseplate that says "Party!".
Jewel box labne balls. Source: Benito Martin
Our version is a bit playful, made with a combination of Linseeds, Goji berries, Brazil nuts, Togarshi, puffed Quinoa, Inca berries and Almonds. The mix is roasted in togarashi, soy sauce and rapadura sugar for a salty-sweet nibble.
Parade party mix Source: Benito Martin
For a vibrant salad that will make you feel good both inside and out, use chickpeas and your favourite mix of veg, and dress it with this sunny yellow turmeric dressing.
Chickpea rainbow salad Source: Bondi Harvest
You can't have a party without cake! This spectacular cake is coloured with homemade natural food colouring made from baby beetroot, spinach, blackberries and carrot. Getting in your 5-a-day has never been so sweet!
Rainbow cake Source: Chris Middleton
A mix of pickled purple and orange baby carrots, bean sprouts and chillies pack a colourful and flavourful punch in this Vietnamese-inspired salad! Serve it at your Mardi Gras barbecue for a subtle way to add a little colour to your grilled meats.
Fragrant charred pork chop & pickled rainbow carrot slaw Source: Benito Martin
The best thing about these crackers is that you an colour them any shade you want - as long as you have vibrant vegetables on hand! Bonus points if you use leftover veggies, too. #nowaste
Veggie scrap crackers Source: The Art of the Natural Home
This rosy sweet is Pakistan's answer to the Turkish delight. Set with cornstarch, these can be coloured orange, pink or green - perfect for a little mid-party pick-me-up!
Karachi halva with pumpkin seeds and cashews Source: Murdoch Books / Joanna Yee
Turmeric isn't just the newest superfood trend, it's also a delicious root that dyes anything it touches a near-fluorescent yellow. These crepes are made with buckwheat flour and chia seeds, and topped with pumpkin, cucumber, carrot and beetroot to add more vibrance to your plate!
Turmeric crêpes Source: Jordanna Levin
These tri-coloured cookies just scream 'festive'! Moist and deliciously nutty, these almond-paste treats are part cookie and part slice, and will look in place at any Mardi Gras spread.
Neapolitan Holiday Cookies Source: Food Network
A side of salmon always impresses at any party, but this gorgeously purple gravlax cured with juniper, dill and beetroot is sure to up the 'wow' factor! Serve it with for a rainbow smorgasbord.
Beetroot gravlax
It's Mardi Gras season and we all know what that means... glittery party time! Crack open the ginger and spice to get grooving and shaking with these cute dancers.
Dancing Mardi Gras gingerbreads Source: China Squirrel
Your future self with thank you if you've got a jar of this in the cupboard to wake up to long after the last glitter canon has long gone off. We like to call this our harmony granola, named for its inclusive list of diverse ingredients: linseeds, goji berries, brazil nuts, buckwheat kernels, teff, puffed quinoa, Inca berries and almonds.
Here's how you can tune in to . Don't miss our special event coverage of the , with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes of the parade, on Sunday 4 March at 8.30pm or catch-up via after the program airs.
Harmony granola Source: Benito Martin
