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| VEGGIE TURKEY
CENTERPIECE |
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recipe) |
| Making
this turkey centerpiece is a
tradition I started with my
granddaughter about 5 years ago.
When she started out, she did not do
the cutting, of course. Now she can
almost assemble one totally by
herself! Happy Thanskgiving! |
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| INGREDIENTS: |
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1 fresh pineapple
• 6 to 8 Red cabbage
leaves
• 1 small bag of baby
carrots
• 1 small bag of cherry
tomatoes
• 2 cucumbers
• 1 jar stuffed green
olives
• 1 can pitted black
olives
• 8 oz Swiss cheese, block
• 8 oz Cheddar or Colby
cheese, block
• 1 small bag of radishes
• 1 bag or bundle of green
onions
• 1 small head of broccoli
• 1 tangerine
• 1 box of round
toothpicks |
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| PREPARATION: |
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Start by cutting the cheeses into
bite size squares. Insert a
toothpick into each square about
halfway through it. Set aside in a
bowl. Insert toothpicks halfway into
the olives and set aside in a bowl.
Wash the carrots and radishes and
tomatoes and insert toothpicks into
them leaving about half the
toothpick showing. (It is easier to
get the toothpicks into the radishes
and carrots without breaking them if
you hold the toothpick closer to the
end you are pushing in).
Run a fork down the sides of the
cucumbers to make ridges. Slice the
cucumber in about ¼” slices. Insert
toothpicks leaving half the
toothpick showing. Cut off the leafy
end of the pineapple and discard.
You are now ready to design your
turkey. Start at the large end of
the pineapple with the largest
veggies first. i.e. the cucumbers,
carrots, cheese, tomatoes, until the
pineapple is covered. At the small
end of the pineapple, cut the
cluster of broccoli on a 45 degree
angle to make it fit against the
pineapple for the wattle. Use
toothpicks to fix the tangerine for
the head. Use green onion for the
eyes and pieces of black olives for
the pupils. Lay red cabbage leaves
on a tray for the turkey to lay on.
The feet are made from a chunk of
cheese with three carrots pointing
outwards. Add green onions for the
tail feathers to make the turkey
complete.
Keep turkey in the fridg until your
guests are ready to gobble it up! |
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