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An orange pumpkin shape made from curled and rolled strips of orange and green paper in a quilling art style, with green swirls at the top representing leaves and vines—perfect inspiration for health-themed food recipes or festive dishes.
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Swirled Pumpkin

Beautiful pumpkin centrepiece made with thin slices of carrot and cucumber.
Prep Time50 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crudites, Thanksgiving veggie tray
Servings: 4 people

Equipment

  • vegetable peeler

Ingredients

  • 5 carrots
  • 1 large cucumber

Instructions

  • Start by peeling the carrots.
  • Keep creating peels and trim them so they are approximately the same width.
  • Shape the peels into the form of a pumpkin.
  • Peel the cucumber.
  • Swirl the cucumber into curls to make the top of the pumpkin.
  • Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 339mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 12789IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 0.4mg