Easter Rabbit Salad

food projectsfruits and veggiescookingkids
Written By Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Easter Rabbit Salad

Easter Rabbit SaladHere is our latest creation with fresh fruit ready to share!

The criteria:

  • Common fruits

  • Anyone can make it

  • Everyone wants to eat it

  • It has to be shaped like a rabbit

  • No candy - a healthy, fun fruit salad

So, here you go!

Easter Rabbit Salad.

  • 1 pineapple

  • 1 quart of strawberries

  • 1 apple, grated

  • 1 banana

  • dark raisins or dried blueberries for the eyes

  1. Peel the pineapple then cut 2/3 lengthwise - you want the body to be bigger than 1/2.

  2. Remove the core with a serrated knife.

  3. Slice the 2/3 part which is the body and set in bowl in bed of strawberries.

  4. Carve the remaining 1/3 into a head - making ears and a shaped face. Set up against the body.

  5. Carve out a hole for the eyes and fill with raisins.

  6. Use the pineapple to make fringes for the bowl and whiskers.

  7. Use the grated apple for the tail - you can use fresh lemon to keep it white

  8. Use a banana for the legs and nose.

  9. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Here is another recipe that uses canned pears, it is fun for kids to make:

Easter Bunny Pear Salad

4 romaine lettuce leaves, washed and dried

4 pear halves, fresh or canned, blotted dry

12 dark seedless raisins

4 miniature marshmallows

8 apple slices

1 teaspoon fat-free cream cheese

Place a lettuce leaf on each of the 4 plates. Use the pear half as the bunny's body. Add raisins for the eyes and nose, using the cream cheese as glue to hold them in place. Use the apple slices to form ears. Add a miniature marshmallow for the tail, using cream cheese to hold it in place.

Servings: 4. Serving: 1 bunny

Total Preparation & Cooking Time: 10 min. (10 Prep, 0 Cook)Enjoy and Happy Easter and Happy Passover or just Happy Spring.

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy’s passion for cooking began with helping her grandmother make raisin oatmeal for breakfast. From there, she earned her first food service job at 15, was accepted to the world-famous Culinary Institute of America at 18 (where she graduated second in her class), and went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland, where she focused on pastry arts and baking. After a decade in food service for Hyatt Hotels, Judy launched Food and Health Communications to focus on flavor and health. She graduated with Summa Cum Laude distinction from Johnson and Wales University with a BS in Culinary Arts, holds a master’s degree in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and runs a food photography & motion studio where her love is creating fun recipes and content.

Judy received The Culinary Institute of America’s Pro Chef II certification, the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year. Her enthusiasm for eating nutritiously and deliciously leads her to constantly innovate and use the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to guide her creativity, from putting new twists on fajitas to adapting Italian brownies to include ingredients like toasted nuts and cooked honey. Judy’s publishing company, Food and Health Communications, is dedicated to her vision that everyone can make food that tastes as good as it is for you.

Previous

Nutrition Month Poster Contest Ideas
Next

MyPlate Exploration: Starchy Vegetables