Festive Floret Fir Recipe

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This is the perfect way to present your veggies at your next Christmas party. It is so cute and your guests will be so impressed!—Mae Richie, Faribault, Minnesota

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Festive Floret Fir Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 16-20 Servings

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Ingredients

12-inch Styrofoam cone
Aluminum foil, optional
5-1/2 cups cauliflowerets (about 1 small head)
4-1/2 cups broccoli florets (about 1 medium bunch)
Toothpicks
12 cherry tomatoes
3 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/2 cup small whole ripe olives
Dip or salad dressing

Directions

Cover Styrofoam cone with foil if desired. Attach cauliflower and broccoli to the cone by sticking one end of a toothpick into a floret and the other end into the cone, using the larger florets at the base. Attach a cherry tomato to treetop. Attach carrots, olives and remaining tomatoes with toothpicks to the cone. Fill in any gaps with small florets, using half of a toothpick. Serve with dip or dressing. Yield: 16-20 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 21 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 41 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Festive Floret Fir in Country Woman July/August 1999, p38