R Is for Rockin’ Rainbow Skewers

Rockin’ Rainbow Skewers

Here’s what you’ll need to make 8 rainbow skewers:

• 8 wooden skewers
• 4 strawberries sliced in half
• 11 oz can mandarin oranges
• 8 oz. can pineapple chunks
• 1 kiwi sliced into 8 chunks
• 8 purple grapes
• 8 blackberries
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt

Directions:

1. Place fruit slices or chunks on a cutting board next to a stack of wooden skewers.
2. Form a rainbow by adding fruit chunks to the skewer in the following order: red, orange, yellow, gree, blue or purple.
3. Serve with a pot of gold…uhh…I mean a cup of vanilla yogurt for dipping. Enjoy!

Variations:

• Create a veggie rainbow and serve with ranch dip.
• Build a rainbow of fruits or veggies on a plate without the skewer and eat it as finger food.
• Use your imagination and build your rainbow from the list of colorful foods below.
  • Red foods: strawberries, cherries, cranberries, watermelon, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, radishes, red olives
  • Orange foods: cantaloupe, peaches, oranges, apricots, orange bell peppers, carrots, orange tomatoes, pumpkin
  • Yellow foods: bananas, pineapple, star fruit, squash, yellow tomatoes, yellow cheeses
  • Green foods: grapes, kiwis, cucumbers, celery, lettuce, spinach, bell peppers, green beans, broccoli, pickles, olives
  • Purple foods: blackberries, grapes, blueberries, plums, red cabbage, beets, olives