Mr. Potato Head
Serves: 1
I grew up playing with a Mr. Potato Head and thinking about it brought back such fond memories. So I thought it would be fun to make an edible Mr. Potato Head, that your kids will surely enjoy! This is a “make it your own” meal and great to let the kids pick out the ingredients to make the potato look like a person! This is a great way to let your kids play with their food!
I grew up playing with a Mr. Potato Head and thinking about it brought back such fond memories. So I thought it would be fun to make an edible Mr. Potato Head, that your kids will surely enjoy! This is a “make it your own” meal and great to let the kids pick out the ingredients to make the potato look like a person! This is a great way to let your kids play with their food!
Ingredients
- 1 cherry tomato, sliced in half lengthwise, sliced in the middle for the mouth
- hummus, either homemade or store-bought, to act as glue and dress the greens
- curly sweet lettuce or broccoli, or other types of sprouts as a bed for the potato.
- Other veggies of choice: I chose steamed broccoli and cauliflower
Directions
- Start from the top of the head down! Using a paring knife, make slits on top of the head for the bell pepper hair.
- Make small slits on the face for black bean eyebrows and place the radish slice eyes under the eyebrows, using a bit of hummus as glue.
- Make a vertical slit for the carrot nose.
- Make horizontal slits for the cherry tomato lips.
- Place potato head on hummus dressed greens and sprouts, and garnish with steamed veggies of choice.
Cook's Notes: Other ideas for facial features could include:
How about adding a mustache or goatee! If you have room, you can make an entire body using cauliflower florets for ears, broccoli hands, sugar snap pea shoes. There are loads of fun ideas. Enjoy!
