Not Your Grandma's Fruit and Veggie Platter
This recipe adds an explosion of color to your table! The ingredients are unique and so is the flavor with candy cane beets and watermelon radish. If you're not a fan of beets or radishes, I say still give it a go, or make substitutes if you wish! Use this recipe as more of an “idea board” and get creative with how to serve it your own way!
Ingredients
- 1 cup. cucumber (sliced into rounds)
- ¾ cup candy cane beets (thinly sliced)
- ¾ cup watermelon radish (thinly sliced)
- 1-2 blood oranges (peeled and sliced into rings)
- 1-2 small oranges/tangerines/clementines (peeled and sliced into rings)
- slices of pomelo grapefruit or a light vinaigrette to drizzle on top
Instructions
- First, choose how to want to serve this. I have the portions set in the ingredients to work well for a platter if you thinly slice everything into rings. Doing it this way it tastes great when you layer one of everything like a sandwich.You can also choose to cut everything into small pieces or wedges and serve as a salad. Either way, I like it best when you have a little bite of vegetable with a little something sweet.I choose to serve it plain, then individually drizzle pomelo grapefruit or a light/sweet vinaigrette dressing.
- Peel the radishes, beets, oranges, and cucumber (leave strips of green for a nice look). Slice each one into rings, going really thin using a mandoline slicer if possible for beets and radishes. Leave wedges of the pummelo on the side to drizzle. Use a large plater and neatly lay them out to display all the brightness!
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