November 19, 2019
Source: Eats Amazing
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These easy cucumber Christmas trees have just 2 simple ingredients and make great fun and healthy Christmas party food.
This healthy festive party snack may look impressive but it's really quick and easy to make - why not let the kids have a go at making their own? Easy Cucumber Christmas Trees – Healthy Christmas Party Food for Kids Easy Cucumber Christmas Trees Ingredients (makes 8):
1 large carrot
1 whole cucumber
Method: Peel the carrot, discarding the top and bottom. From the thicker end of the carrot, cut 8 rounds, around ½ cm thick. Using a mini star-shaped cutter, cut a star from each piece of carrot. Divide and cut the remaining piece of carrot into 8 pieces, which will form the trunks of your cucumber trees. Set the carrot stars and pieces to one side. Using a vegetable peeler, cut long strips from the cucumber, the whole length long. Starting at the smallest end, carefully fold a strip of cucumber back and forth, starting with small folds and getting gradually bigger with each one, until you have created a tree shape. Push the folds together, and push a cocktail stick through to skewer them from top to bottom.
Push the cocktail stick into one of the carrot pieces, big fold side down.
Push a carrot star onto the other end of the cocktail stick.
Carefully separate the folds a little so that the cucumber fills the space between the two carrot pieces.
Stand your edible Christmas tree on a plate or serving tray and repeat until you have made as many cucumber trees as you need. Serve immediately. Enjoy! Note: I used plain cocktail sticks topped with carrot stars for my Christmas trees, but you can find some lovely food picks with decorative tops to save you the trouble of cutting out stars.
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