APPLE-RAISIN LADYBUG

Apple-Raisin Ladybug image

"Children seem to be fascinated by bugs. So during a spring visit, my great-nieces and I had fun making fresh fruit salads that looked like garden insects," says Sherry Masters, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mandy Paige-Wrischnik assembled this lovely ladybug while her sister made a cute caterpillar.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 lettuce or kale leaves
1 medium Red Delicious apple, quartered
2 teaspoons creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons raisins
5 seedless red grapes

Steps:

Place lettuce leaves on two salad plates. Arrange two apple quarters, peel side up, on the lettuce. Use dab of peanut butter to place raisins in the space between apple quarters. Place one grape at the stem end of apple for head. For legs, cut the remaining grapes lengthwise into four pieces; place three on each side of ladybugs. Place small dabs of peanut butter on remaining raisins; gently press onto apples for spots.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 27mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 2g protein.