My brains are boiling under their brain pan. In the meantime, I'm hanging over the pans. Steaming pans. My armpits steam just as hard, and then I have an unexpected Eureka moment. I'm not cooking tomorrow. Before I really boil over again. I'm going to make a nice fruit salad. Do you also have a hard time in the kitchen with that heat? Then make it easy on yourself. Go for a good salad. Or a fruit salad, also delicious! We have listed the best ideas for fruit salads. Because making a fruit salad with the kids is fun, but especially if you give it a creative twist!
We didn't come up with these creative fruit salad recipes ourselves. That is difficult with boiling brains 😉 . We got the ideas from Pinterest. All credits go to their creative creators!
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With this heat the barbecue is slowly coming out of my nostrils. Do you also feel like cold food when it's so hot? Then you can make a delicious fruit salad. Ideal for lunch or as a side dish. And if you eat some cold dish with it, it can even pass as dinner. And if you serve it as creatively as you can see below, the kids will certainly not think it is a punishment! In fact, let your children help with making the fruit salad.
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A little sleuthing on Pinterest will provide plenty of inspiration. With which making a fruit salad suddenly looks suspiciously like making a work of art! And you don't even have to do that search yourself anymore. We have already done it for you 😉 . So that you can enjoy a book in the shade, for example. If those rascals in the pool allow it…
Are you well rested? Then you don't have to go into the kitchen. Because you can cut fruit in your comfortable spot in the shade. So call the kids in and get to work together. Making a fruit salad together is actually a very pleasant holiday activity!
Have you ever seen a square salad? We neither. But don't you fall head over heels for this fruit salad? Cut watermelon, kiwi and cream cheese into equal square cubes. Of course you can also be creative in this. Choose the fruit you like! You can also make firm cubes from bananas. Done with the carving? Then you can start building! Finish it off with a sprig of red berries, and your salad is ready. Time to tear it down again 😉 .
A tasty ice cream:kids love it in the summer. And by the way; I also like an ice cream every now and then! It does contain quite a bit of sugar though. Solution? You can make ice cream yourself… but of course you can also make ice cream for a fruit salad! Buy ice cream cones at the supermarket. And fill it with whatever fruit you like! Making a creative fruit salad has never been so easy. Also, don't make ice cream.
I spotted this handy and easy way of making and serving fruit salad at Melsfeestje.
Barbecue is nice, but after 4 grilling sessions I really can't see any meat anymore. Hubby does… But I'll have it someday! I'm just going to make a fruit salad shaped like a barbecue. Or at least, that's what I intended. Because making this fruit salad will certainly take some time. On the other hand, if you see the result, it's worth it!
We found this idea on Welke.nl, via Pinterest. Credits to the very creative creators! Follow the step-by-step plan and conjure up a barbecue full of vitamins for a change. Don't forget to send us a picture of the result?
Also one of those dishes that we eat too often during hot weather. Because of the convenience. Pizza. That's one thing when you're in Italy, but I've had it with the Dutch pizza. And yet there is one more recipe that I really want to try… The pizza Vitamina!
There are those ideas that you wish you had come up with yourself. This is one of them. How super creative, this fruit pizza! The idea comes from Six Sisters' Stuff, and on their website you can read how to make this super healthy pizza yourself.
Hint: Do you also want to make a creative fruit salad? Then use cookie cutters to cut out the fruit. They come in all kinds of fun shapes, and they immediately give your fruit salad a creative look!
Healthy is one thing. But every now and then sweet children also deserve some sweets. If you are going to make a fruit salad, make sure you have chocolate sauce at home right away. Preferably in a handy pouring bottle with a spout. You can draw true works of art with it! Your kids are sure to love making their own fruit art. Or would it then become more chocolate art?
Are tomatoes actually fruit? I never knew. But this idea was too nice not to include in this blog 😉 . Make a traditional Dutch tomato salad. In the shape of a bunch of tulips! Cut open the tomatoes and fill them with cream cheese. You can use spring onions or chives for the stems. Or just steal tulips, if you still have a bunch 😉 .
This fruit salad speaks for itself. Very easy to make and let me tell you… what child wouldn't want to eat these palm trees?
Another great way to simply serve up some fruit in a fun way. Ingredients? Banana, grapes and a raisin for the sheep's eyes. I love it, the way creative people can make something beautiful out of food.
Melon and tangerine with a blueberry and a strawberry. If you have that, with a little bit of chocolate or a liquid marker, you have made this fruit salad in no time and conjured up a nice tough lion on a plate.
Pancakes are not only tasty… You can also have a lot of fun with them! By decorating them nicely. The idea is the same as with the fruit salad above. Go for a good base:pancake. And let your kids go wild! A pancake topped with fruit is in any case a bit healthier than syrup or powdered sugar. Although you can also get creative with it. Nice, isn't it, when you can finally play with your food?
Would you prefer something savory in addition to all that fruit? Then this might be a nice tip… serve your cold dish in a creative way! And are there still children who don't want a Russian salad?
Take a large bowl and make whatever shape you want. That cold dish is ideal for that. Decorate the whole with vegetables, fruit, slices of meat or potato wedges. This hearty pig is almost a shame to eat this, isn't it?
Hint: Want to make a fruit salad for adults and give it a little different spin? In any case, use mint, which combines wonderfully with fruit.
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