Best Butterfly Salad Just For Kids Recipes

Butterfly Salad--Just for Kids image

Provided by Mimi in Maine

Time 10m

Yield 1 butterfly

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 piece of crisp lettuce
1 slice canned pineapple
1 prunes or 1 apple
2 raisins
2 pieces licorice whips (short pieces)
4 slices olives or 4 slices cherries

Steps:

ARRANGE AS FOLLOWS:.
Put lettuce on a plate.
Cut the pineapplie slice in half and put the rounded sides touching in the middle of the lettuce--these are the wings.
Use a date, prune, or apple slice for the body and place it in the middle of the pineapple slice.
The two raisins are the eyes that you can tuck under the date.
Curl the two licorice whips and make them to come out the middle of the wings just under the head--these are antennae (OR you could use curled celery).
Decorate the wings with the olives or cherry slices (or whatever else you could think of).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 42.3, Fat 0.1, Sodium 2.1, Carbohydrate 11.1, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 9.4, Protein 0.5

Rainbows and Butterflies Pasta Salad image

Provided by Ellie Krieger

Categories main-dish

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 ounces bow tie pasta, preferably whole grain
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup corn kernels, thawed if frozen
1 cup shelled edamame, thawed if frozen
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
2 medium carrots, shredded (about 1/2 cup)
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese (about 1 ounce)
Salt

Steps:

Cook the pasta as the label directs. Drain and toss with 1 teaspoon olive oil to prevent sticking; let cool.
In a large bowl, toss the cooled pasta with the corn, edamame, bell pepper and carrots. Drizzle with the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and toss to coat. Add the parmesan and 1/4 teaspoon salt; toss again and season to taste.