Vegetable Party Bouquet
From mao65 16 years ago
- - to make
- Serves 14
I love using food for a centerpiece, and this is a fun way to get your vegetables and be creative, /serve with a cheesy herb dip and some crisp sesame crackers.
Ingredients
- For the base: 1 large head of cabbage shopping list
- For the Bouquet: shopping list
- 1 bunch radishes shopping list
- 1 yellow bell pepper shopping list
- 1 orange bell pepper shopping list
- 5 medium carrots shopping list
- 2 bunches green onions shopping list
- 2 cups broccoli florets shopping list
- 2 cups cauliflower florets shopping list
- 1 cucumber, sliced into small rounds shopping list
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes shopping list
- 5 stalks celery with tops shopping list
- 1 small head endive shopping list
- 1 bunch chicory shopping list
- 1 bunch asparagus spears, blanched shopping list
- 1 box thin Italian breadsticks shopping list
- bamboo skewers shopping list
- 1 large basket, at least 2 inches deep shopping list
How to make it
- Cut off ends of each radish. slice halfway down on four sides to form petals. Place in bowl of ice water.
- Core bell peppers; cut into vertical leaf-shaped slices. Make tulips from carrots(see photo-Attention to Detail)
- Cut off the bottom of the green onion stalks(about 3 inches);reserve upper portions. Make close vertical slits, from cut end down to and inch from base. Place in ice water to frill.
- VEGETABLES MAY BE PREPARED UP TO 1 DAY IN ADVANCE AND STORED
- IN A BOWL OF ICE WATER IN THE REFRIGERATOR.
- Assembling the bouquet:
- Trim skewers to various lengths. Place leftover green onion stalks over some skewers like a sheath.
- Insert tops of sheathed skewers int bottoms of all florets, pepper and cucumber slices, radish and carrot flowers, tomatoes, prepared green onions, celery stalks and endive and chicory leaves. Insert unsheathed skewers into asparagus spears and breadsticks.
- Cut cabbage in half; place in bottom of basket. To form a pleasing rounded bouquet, insert ends of skewers into cabbage, balancing shapes and colors of vegetables. Place vegetables on shorter skewers along outer rim of basket.
- TO KEEP THE BREADSTICKS FROM GETING SOGGY, ADD THEM TO THE BOUQUET JUST BEFORE SERVING
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Reviewed by 3 people-
sooooooooooooo sooooooo beautiful
you are so cleverly talented,my friend: keep it up!!
have a blessed day
Mumtaz
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in Gauteng loved it
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Wow! I can't wait to try this! Do you have a bouquet made from fruit...the kiddos would really like that! I love the veggies though! Now I want to have a wine tasting party (everyone brings 2 bottles of the same wine and a dish that complements it or...more
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Wow! This is amazing!
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