Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cucumbers (large)
- baby carrots
- fresh broccoli florets
- fresh celery
- 6 large peppers (green, yellow, and red)
- cherry tomatoes
- toothpicks
Instructions
- Wash and dry all veggies.
- Gently slice off a tin layer of the bottom of the peppers so they all lay flat at the same height.
- Cut off all the tops of the peppers and remove seeds.
- Slice two cucumbers completely to create wheels for the train. Four wheels per pepper. Attach all cucumbers with toothpicks.
- Cut one cucumber in half.
- Cut a thin layer off the the top (lengthwise) of the halves.
- Place wheels on that half to create the locomotive.
- Take two baby carrots and cut ½ of each carrot off. Place on top of locomotive.
- Take the remaining half of the cucumber and turn it upside down. Gently cut the inside of it out leaving a thin layer of flesh and peel to create an area of the conductor. (see images for details) Carve a small window in one side.
- Slice a three inch piece off the top of a cucumber and place it on top and secure with toothpicks to complete the locomotive.
- Place all piece of train together to create the completed train. Fill with fresh veggies.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 0 hours
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 grams
- Calories: 37
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 16
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 9
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 0