This was one of the simplest dishes, but most importantly the cutest, I have ever made for a potluck. I am sure it would have only taken less than 30 minutes if my 2-year-old didn’t want to cut every piece or steal all of my grapes. I accented this dish with a chocolate ganache fondue. This combination was giving many raves!
Ingredients:
- 1 vine of circular shaped grapes
- 1 thick in diameter and long cucumber
- 2 large red apples
- 4 large kiwis
- 16 skewers
Directions:
Rinse and wash your fruit as you normally would. Start by threading one grape almost half way down the skewer. The final distance will truly depend on the size of each item.
Due to the soft nature of the centers of the kiwi, using a cookie cutter shape did not work well. Therefore, I cut the skins off and shaping them in to hexagons or heptagons for a geometric shape. Slice the kiwis about ¼- ½ inch thick. Thread the kiwis just off center, this will help them to not split or become damaged (see 2nd kiwi from the right above).
Using the red skins of the apples for accent colored flowers, cut 4 to 5 slices ½ inch in diameter at the thickest part in each apple. Using a small flower cutter (or the small gum paste blossom cutter as I used) cut as many flowers per piece as possible.
Slicing the cucumber ½ inch in diameter. Use a small star cookie cutter to shape the cucumber slices. Be careful to not cut through the cucumber skins, this will allow you to reuse the leftovers later with a small apple flower threaded inside (see picture below).
Now your fruits are ready for threading. The grapes will be placed as spacers in between each fruit piece and make for a nice jewel like feature.
Enjoy!
Delicious Distractions to get us through the days. 
