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If there’s one thing we love about Christmas, it’s the food! A Christmas spread is a fantastic way to bring the family together, create more memories and add to the festive buzz.
Getting your kids in the kitchen is a great way to get them excited for Christmas and experiment with new foods in a fun environment. See below for our favourite quick Christmas-themed recipes, thanks to The Lifestyle Dietitian:
Simply cut a watermelon into small triangles and pierce the bottom of the tree with a knife (get an adult to do this part!). Then ask your little ones to poke a paddle pop stick in the hole.
Cut red, green and yellow capsicum into a few shapes (cubes, strips). Then toast wholemeal English muffins until golden. When slightly cooled, ask your little ones to spread some ricotta/Philadelphia cheese on top and decorate their Christmas baubles however they like!
Preheat your oven to 200 degrees. Using a cookie cutter, cut out a tree in the middle of a slice of bread and place it onto a lined baking tray. Crack an egg carefully into the hole and bake for 8 minutes or until the egg white is completely cooked. Remove from the oven and carefully re-press the cookie cutter into the toast to make the shape stand out.
Toast the leftover tree cutouts from recipe #3 and dip them into tzatziki! Other dip ideas include hummus or salsa.
What you’ll need: wholemeal bread roll (1 pp), lean beef mince (80g pp), baby spinach, sliced tomato, halved cherry tomatoes, bread sticks, sliced black olives, hummus, cheese slices
- Cut open the wholemeal bread roll(s) and toast until golden.
- Shape the mince into meat patties.
- Spray a fry pan with olive oil under medium-high heat. Cook the patties for 4 mins on each side or until golden brown and cooked through.
- Fill each slider with a meat patty, sliced tomato, baby spinach and cheese.
- To create the eyes and nose, use hummus to glue a halved cherry tomato (nose) to the front of the roll and two sliced black olives (eyes) above the tomato nose.
- Using a small knife cut two slits on top of the roll to make space for the antlers
- Place half a breadstick into each slit created in step 7.
