“Fruit and Veggie Butterflies,” Friend, Feb. 2012, 23
Kitchen Crafts
Remember to ask an adult for help when you make a Kitchen Crafts recipe!
Bring the beauty of nature inside with butterflies you can eat!
Fruit and Veggie Butterflies
Ingredients
two lettuce leaves per butterfly
thin vegetables, such as carrot sticks, celery sticks, or pepper slices
round fruits and vegetables, such as cucumber or tomato slices or grapes cut in half
other toppings, such as raisins, dried cranberries, or nuts
ranch, Italian, poppy seed, or other salad dressings
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Wash your hands with soap and water.
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Break two lettuce leaves in half. Place them together on a plate so they look like the wings of a butterfly.
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Put a celery stick, carrot stick, or a slice of pepper in the center of the lettuce to form the butterfly’s body. Add smaller slices for antennae.
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Decorate the wings with different fruits, vegetables, and toppings. What creative patterns can you make?
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Lightly drizzle salad dressing over the wings of the butterfly, or use dressing to stick the fruit and vegetables to the lettuce wings.
What other fruits and vegetables do you like? Try making butterflies with other ingredients not listed here for even more colorful options.
Cucumbers
Celery Sticks
Raisins
Carrots
Radishes
Lettuce Leaves
Illustrations by Brad Teare