Christmas Tree
Centerpiece

   

    Occasion:  Holiday Party

    Difficulty:  Easy 





I decided to make an edible centerpiece for a holiday party.  Using a Styrofoam tree that I covered in bib lettuce, I added broccoli florets (which I had blanched) to give the tree texture.  I used edible flowers and grape tomatoes for ornaments and a slice of star fruit for a tree topper.  All of this was stuck to the tree with toothpicks.  

For snow under the tree I used cauliflower florets (also blanched).  I made olive penguins (which I will never make again - to much work for too little gain) which were cute to be carolers under the tree.  The centerpiece was a hit - in fact, it was used by a friend who was having a holiday affair at her house the next day.