Valentine’s Day Salad
As Valentine’s Day approaches, your children or grandkids may be breaking out the construction paper, scissors, glitter and glue. Along with red paper hearts come lots of sweet treats. Kids love baking heart-shaped cookies and eating candy hearts, but the sugar adds up fast. For a fun treat full of antioxidants, try this Valentine’s Day recipe using bell peppers – red ones, of course!
Red Bell Pepper Hearts Salad
You will need:
1 bag mixed salad greens
1 pint cherry tomatoes
3 large red bell peppers
small heart-shaped cookie cutter* (metal is better)
What to do:
Wash mixed greens and arrange on plates. Wash tomatoes and peppers. An adult can cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. Use cookie cutter to cut out as many hearts as possible from pepper bottoms. Arrange red pepper hearts and cherry tomatoes on a bed of salad greens. Top with your favorite dressing and enjoy. Serves 4-8, depending on size of salads.
Toddlers and preschoolers can wash the veggies in a colander, using cool water. Kids may need help with the cookie cutter because the outer skin on bell peppers can be a little tough.
Red bell pepper hearts are great for dipping, too!
*If you don’t have a tiny heart-shaped cookie cutter, an adult can use a paring knife to cut heart shapes from the pepper.
Blessings to you,