Potato portraits

The whole family will enjoy making these self-portraits. It’s also a great idea for a birthday party. Provide a platter of prepared vegetable sticks and slices for everyone to choose from to create a portrait on top of individual potato top pies or mashed potato piles.

For example:
Carrot for hair (use zester to make long thin strips)
Salad cress or alfalfa sprouts for hair
Red capsicum or tomato slices for lips
Baby sweetcorn for nose
Celery slices for eyebrows
Spring onion, mini cucumber and peas for eyes
Blanched French beans for moustache
Blanched cauliflower for ears
Cherry tomatoes for cheeks
Basil for bow-tie

Make sure you provide extra carrot, cucumber or celery sticks for eating as the portraits are made.

Be creative and let your imagination run wild! And let your children make their own but maybe show them how to make them.

2010