Our mashed potatoes are getting a special addition for Christmas dinner this year. These little olive penguins are easy to throw together with just three ingredients. Carrot slices form the feet and beak then a small rectangle of cheese forms the belly and two olives form the body, one jumbo for the body and a smaller one for the head (if available, if not the same size will be fine). I used feta for the cheese because I like the flavor of it with olives but any white cheese would work well and softer, more spreadable cheese like goat cheese or cream cheese would be much easier to work with.
Olive Penguins
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Serves: 6
INGREDIENTS:
- 6 toothpicks
- 6 jumbo olives
- 6 small or medium olives
- 6 small pieces of cheese, (less that ½ ounce) cut to the size of the larger olives
- 1 carrot
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut 6 thin (around ⅛ inch thick) slices in the carrot then cut a small triangle out of them. The slice will be the feet and the small triangle will be the beak. Slice down the front of the large olive and place the cheese into the opening. Take a toothpick and skewer the feet, then the larger olive with the cheese (lining up the white belly over the feet) then the smaller olive, with the end with x cut on the front. Push the small carrot triangle through the x cut, making it slightly bigger with a knife if necessary. Store in the fridge until serving.