A whimsical, nutritious train-shaped platter with fruits, vegetables, crackers, and cheese for fun snacking.
# Components:
→ Base Components
01 - 8 rectangular whole-grain crackers
02 - 1 cucumber, sliced into rounds
03 - 16 mini pretzel sticks
→ Fillings & Decorations
04 - 3.5 oz (100 g) cheddar cheese, cubed
05 - 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
06 - 1 carrot, peeled and cut into sticks
07 - 1 small apple, sliced
08 - ½ cup seedless grapes
09 - ½ cup cherry tomatoes
10 - ¼ cup hummus
11 - 4 small grape tomatoes or blueberries
→ Extras (optional)
12 - 2 celery sticks, cut into 2-inch pieces
13 - 1 mini pickle
14 - 1 tablespoon cream cheese
# Directions:
01 - Place the crackers in a line on a large serving platter to form the base of the train cars.
02 - Affix cucumber slices as wheels to each cracker using a small amount of cream cheese or hummus as adhesive, then insert pretzel sticks beneath each to act as axles.
03 - Fill each train car with different snacks including cheese cubes, carrot sticks, bell pepper strips, apple slices, grapes, and cherry tomatoes.
04 - Stack two cheese cubes at the front end for the engine, add a mini pickle or celery piece on top as a smokestack, and place grape tomatoes or blueberries as lights.
05 - Use cream cheese or hummus to hold any loose decorations in place as needed.
06 - Present the snack train with a bowl of hummus or preferred dip on the side for dipping.
