Pirate on My Plate
A cute & healthy lunch to add some fun to the dining tables . Easy to make and yummy to eat too !!
Supplies
INGREDIENTS
1slice whole wheat bread
1red bell pepper
2 black olives
1cucumber
1carrot
a tiny piece of capsicum
1large organic radish green /spinach
1slice cheese
1kiwi
Trimming the Bell Pepper
Trim the end of the bell pepper and cut it into 3 parts .Cut out 2 large rectangular pieces from a side.
Placing the Bell Pepper on Bread
Place a wholewheat bread on a plate and arrange the pepper as shown .
Trimming the Veggies
Using a piping tip or bottle cap cut out small circles from 2carrot slices ,keep the rings aside. Cut a small square from green capsicum .Slightly trim the edges of the radish green into thin strips.
Making Feature Cutouts
Divide 1olive into vertical half for making eyes and nose .Slice and divide the second horizontally for making moustache. Cut a few tiny circles from cheese slice using a piece of drinking straw.
Arranging the Pirate Face
Arrange the cheese polkas , carrot ear rings and radish greens beard and eye patch strip on the bread face.
Adding the Features
Make the eye with a small cucumber slice ,topped with olive , place the capsicum piece as eyepatch and carrot ear rings. Finally place the olive nose and moustache. Ahoy Matey the pirate is all done.
Cutouts for Parrot
For the parrot - Take 4 kiwi slices , divide the slices as shown in the pic. Cut out a small triangular piece for beak from red pepper . Divide olive into horizontal half.
Adding Final Touch
Arrange the 2whole slices of kiwi for parrots body , and halves and strips for the wings and feet respectively. Finally place the bell pepper beak and olive eye to complete the look.
Creating Fun Elements
Divide 2 cucumber slices in half for the cloud and boat. Cut a thin cheese strip for making the waves and a small red pepper triangle for mast.
Our Pirate Is Ready
Finally place the cucumber clouds , cucumber and pepper ship and cheese waves and let the Pirate fun begin.