Raw salad poppers

[lissomllama]

Heh, I love making up weird names like that, lol! Anyway, I made this up because I'm still struggling with not really liking the taste of dark leafy greens but I know I need them so I found a way to make it fun and easy!

You'll need:
-Toothpicks
-mixed dark, leafy greens
-Cherry tomatoes
-Carrots, I like to use baby carrots
-Cucumbers
-Lemons, limes or oranges or all three

Thickly slice the cucumbers and carrots (unless you're using baby carrots) and gather the cherry tomatoes together. Grab a few pieces of dark leafy greens and wrap each slice of cuumber and carrot and each tomato in the greens until they are totally coverd and resemble a little green ball. Then secure the greens with a toothpick. Finally, squeeze the citrus juice ito a little bowl for dipping if desired.

[juliebove]

You can also make little salad cups out of the cucumbers. Cut them into slices that are about 2" thick then hollow them out, leaving only a shell to fill. You can then chop the cucumber and mix it with chopped tomatoes, onions, and whatever other vegetables you like. You can also use dressing. If you use greens, they would have to be finely minced. These are great because you can pick them up in your hands to eat them.