The official countdown has begun:
SIX more days until Halloween!
We’re taking a short break away from all that sugar
(you guys, I’m breaking out on my back!
Am I in friggin’ high school all over again or what?? This is out of control!)
and cleansing our bodies with something simple,
healthy and oh-so easy to make.
Oh, did I mention a bit spooky as well?
“Graveyard Starter Salads”
*ghosts not included*
The perfect appetizer to serve up
at your up-coming Halloween party.
(((You *are* going to have a party aren’t you?
I mean, I haven’t been slaving
away in the kitchen for you not to, right??!)))
***By the way, If you do have a party my simple request is that you
INVITE ME!!!***
To Make One Individual Salad:
First, fill your flat plate with lettuce!
- 3 Asparagus sticks, sliced in thirds
- 1 carrot, sliced in 2″ pieces, and then halved (and halved again)
DIRECTIONS:
- Place veggie sticks on the outskirts of a flat plate to mimic a fence
- 2-3 cherry tomatoes
DIRECTIONS:
- Place next to tombstones as pumpkins
- 1 cucumber
DIRECTIONS:
- Slice the top 3″ of a cucumber.
- Thickly slice top piece into 2 “tombstones”
- 1 broccoli floret piece
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut into small bouquets.
These salads will have your guests shivering
with creepiness as they watch in fright
whether or not actual ghosts reside in their graveyard-on-a-plate.
Serve your dressing on the side with these mini-sized cauldrons!



















39 comments
Sue says:
Oct 29, 2011
I’m so jealous that you can get that beautiful white asparagus there—We can barely get good green asparagus here unles we buck it up and trespass on someone else’s land!
Ooooh! that would be a fun Halloween activity…
Cara says:
Oct 29, 2011
I say trespass, Sue! How fun would that be?? Dress in all black, wait until dark descends…you could even tip a cow or 2 while you are out
haha
naturalnoshing says:
Oct 26, 2011
GREAT idea Cara, super creative! What are you going to be for Halloween? I am still trying to figure it out.
just so you know!
If I was having a party, you would be the first on my guest list
Cara says:
Oct 26, 2011
Oh Oh! Please say you’re going to have a party! Please say you’re going to have a party! I wanna come and I would dress up like a fortune teller–you know, like the ones you see at an arcade. And I would carry around my crystal ball (and I’d be inside a wooden box, just like the real thing) and whenever anyone gave me a quarter (or put it through the slot, really) I will give them a fortune on a piece of paper that would fall down the chute. I’d be so rich by the end of the night
hehe. Have you figured out what you are going to be???
robinkatherine says:
Oct 26, 2011
Oh my, this is too cute! I wish I knew some kids that I could make this for! Although I’m sure I’d enjoy it making it for myself anyway..
Cara says:
Oct 26, 2011
I hate to say this, but screw the kids! Do it for you! haha. I’m all about celebrating holidays child-less
choirqueer says:
Oct 25, 2011
Hi! I am showcasing your blog on my blog today. http://choirqueer.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/want-more-vegan-food-blog-fabulousness/ Thank you for all your awesome posts!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
Thank YOU for your continous support and fun comments, Oliver!!! I’m coming over to pick up my award
xo
GiGi says:
Oct 25, 2011
Originally I was going to be iced but I’ve changed my mind. I’d like to buy my plot now. Two actually, one for me and one for crazy boy. Right next to each other right under the broccoli tree. I haven’t decided what I want written on the cuke stones yet. I’ll get back to you. You are now the vegan mortician bahaha. You have a way with crudite graveyards!!
PS candy sucks!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
The vegan mortician. I actually like that! hehe. I will get working on your plot. Please give me at least 3 days advance notice of what you want written… And yes, candy does suck! blech.
Nanette says:
Oct 25, 2011
Thanks for the great idea! I am definitely doing this to go with my jack-o-lantern vegan pizzas (I’ll use black olives to make the pumpkin face).
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
You are so welcome! I wanna see the end result with the vegan pizza-o-lanterns–how cool of an idea is that?!
Jacqui says:
Oct 25, 2011
love, love, love this! I have a three year old that just may eat her veggies when I make this! (may help me eat mine as well);)
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
Well, Jacqui, you know what they say: a salad a day keeps the ghosts away…
Dawn says:
Oct 25, 2011
Too adorable!!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
Thank you Dawn! xo
Laurel says:
Oct 25, 2011
Nice centerpiece. Eat the cucumbers first though. Ghosts are much more fun when they are suffering from identity crises.
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
ha! They do hate that don’t they??
Brooke says:
Oct 25, 2011
Ok, at first, I must admit, I thought the ghosts were smoke. And I thought, “Why is the broccoli on fire?” And then I saw the heads and it all made sense. I’m kinda slow… But this looks super yummy. I like the blanched asparagus as part of the fence!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
The broccoli actually was smoking, Brooke. Bad habits are hard to break…
Brooke says:
Oct 25, 2011
Bwahahaha!
ameyfm says:
Oct 25, 2011
so cute! I love this. Also I love the creepy little ghosts sitting on the tombstones! Well done!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
They were a bit difficult to photograph though–ghosts need special equipment to capture them on film
choirqueer says:
Oct 25, 2011
I have never been so spooked by veggies before in my life! Good job!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
The vegetables will be quite pleased in hearing this…
rachel says:
Oct 25, 2011
ooh i love this! looks creepy and crunchy!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
And I love those adjectives
Kathy Hester (geekypoet) says:
Oct 25, 2011
Awesome!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
Thanks K-town
I had a feeling it would please the Halloween lover in you…
Amanda says:
Oct 25, 2011
So cute and creative! If you need someone to help you eat some of that candy so you don’t break out, I know someone who can help you…..ME!!!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
You don’t even have to ask Amanda, seriously. Just barge right in, take the candy and run. Please!
coldandsleepy says:
Oct 25, 2011
Way too cute. Maybe we should carve tomatoes this year instead of pumpkins… mmm… tomatoes.
I have broken out in one spot on my forehead and I’m definitely blaming it on MoFo. We’ve had dessert so many times this month that I think I am genuinely sick of sweets.
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
I’ll carve anything that isn’t made of sugar
I’m with you, yesterday I was trying (for the life of me!!!) to figure out how to make nougat for like the 5th time, and all I kept thinking was that I never want to eat chocolate ever again!! I wasn’t a big fan to begin with but now I’m just so sick of it. Yuck! We should have a follow-up month after MoFo that is a cleanse month where everyone gives their best tips to rid of all the junk we just indulged in…
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
This idea would never ever have come to my mind. You’re so creative!
I love it.
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
All it requires is for you to stand for several minutes (more like 30) in the produce section at your grocery store and start daydreaming what alternative usages veggies and/or fruit could have. It also will require multiple strange looks from others as you stand there with a “Leave me alone, I’m really trying to think here!” look on your face
Thank you Cara!
Johanna GGG says:
Oct 25, 2011
wow this is just gorgeous – great centrepiece
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
Thank you Johanna! xo Glad you stopped by
Caitlin says:
Oct 25, 2011
you are super creative! i love it!
Cara says:
Oct 25, 2011
I prefer crazy over creative, Caitlin. haha. Thank you so much for your kind words!