Veggie Christmas trees

These clever li’l veggie Christmas trees are a great activity for kids to do this festive season.

Four veggie Christmas trees made of carrots and cucumber slices

Serves

8

Prep

10m

Cooking

0m

Ingredients

  • 2 carrots, peeled
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled into 8 ribbons

Method

STEP 1

Cut 1 carrot into eight 1.5cm-thick slices. Carefully insert a toothpick into each slice. 

STEP 2

Carefully weave 1 cucumber ribbon onto each toothpick to make a tree.

STEP 3

Cut eight 5mm-thick slices from the remaining carrot. Use a star-shaped cutter or small knife to cut into star shapes. Carefully place a carrot star on top of each toothpick. 

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