Pumpkin Head Relish Tray
- 1 whole Radish
- 32 whole Baby Peeled Carrots
- 1 can (6 Oz. Size) Whole Black Olives
- 5 whole Large Green Olives
- Your Favorite Dip, To Serve
- Make a radish rosette by first cutting off the top and the tip of the radish.
- Looking at the radish from top to bottom, imagine that it is a square with 4 sides.
- Then with a small knife, make a cut down one side of the radish that is about halfway down to the bottom of the radish.
- Dont cut the radish all of the way down to the bottom.
- Next, on the other side of the radish make another cut that is about halfway down, making sure not to cut the radish all of the way down.
- Then repeat by making the same type of cuts down the next two sides.
- Add water and a couple pieces of ice to a small bowl.
- Add the radish to the bowl.
- Let sit in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes or until the radish opens up like a flower.
- While the radish is in the refrigerator, cut the carrots in half lengthwise (if youre cutting the carrots ahead of time, put them in a Ziploc bag with some water so they dont dry out).
- On a flat large plate or platter, form the outline of the pumpkin with the carrots (round side down).
- Then make the smile for the pumpkin by using about 10 black olives for the bottom lip of the smile.
- For the inside of the smile, add about 5 black olives.
- Lastly, for the top lip of the smile, use 4 more black olives and leave spaces on each side of the two olives in the middle for the pumpkins teeth.
- For the teeth, cut a couple of the carrots in half and lay them inbetween the black olives forming the top lip.
- Add the radish to make the nose.
- Next, for each eye, use 4 black olives to make a diamond shape.
- Fill in the face with the rest of the carrots.
- To make the stem, lay two green olives along the top edge at the top of the pumpkin.
- Top with two more green olives.
- Lastly, for the eyes, cut the remaining green olive in about 1/2 inch slices.
- Remove the pimento and lay one slice over each of the diamond-shaped black olive eyes.
- Serve with your favorite dip.
radish, carrots, black olives, green olives, favorite
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/pumpkin-head-relish-tray/ (may not work)