Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Snack (Printable Version)

Festive clover-shaped snack featuring cucumbers, cheddar, grapes, and celery stems for a fresh, colorful bite.

# What You'll Need:

→ Clover Leaves

01 - 16 cucumber slices, peeled, 1/4 inch thick (about 0.25 inch thick)
02 - 16 thin cheddar cheese rounds, cut with 1.5-inch cookie cutter to match cucumber slices

→ Clover Center

03 - 4 small green grapes or cherry tomatoes, halved

→ Stem

04 - 4 celery sticks, trimmed to 3 inches each or 4 thin pretzel rods, 3 inches long

→ Garnish (optional)

05 - 2 tablespoons cream cheese or hummus, for adhering components
06 - Fresh parsley or dill, finely chopped, as garnish

# Steps:

01 - Slice cucumbers into 1/4-inch thick rounds, cut cheddar cheese into matching 1.5-inch rounds using a cookie cutter, halve grapes or cherry tomatoes, and trim celery sticks or pretzel rods to 3 inches.
02 - Arrange four cucumber slices on a serving plate with edges slightly overlapping to form a clover leaf shape.
03 - Place a cheddar cheese round atop each cucumber slice to create the leaves of the clover.
04 - Position a halved grape or cherry tomato at the central point where the four leaves meet.
05 - Set a celery stick or pretzel rod as the stem, tucking one end slightly beneath the clover leaves.
06 - If necessary, use cream cheese or hummus sparingly to adhere the elements together.
07 - Sprinkle fresh chopped herbs over the snap for added color and flavor. Repeat to make four clover snacks.

# Expert Insights:

01 -
  • Zero cooking required means more time spent playing with your food and less time stressed in the kitchen—this is pure joy and assembly
  • They're stunning enough to make people think you spent hours planning, yet simple enough that even young hands can help build them
  • Naturally vegetarian and easily customizable, so whether someone needs gluten-free or wants to add protein, you've got flexibility built right in
02 -
  • Pat your cucumbers completely dry before assembling, or the moisture will make everything slip and slide instead of staying put—learned this the messy way
  • Don't skip the cream cheese dab if you're making these more than an hour ahead; it's the difference between a beautiful presentation and a pile of separated pieces
03 -
  • Use a melon baller to create perfectly uniform grape halves that sit more stably than random cuts
  • Slightly warming your cream cheese for 10 seconds makes it spread like butter and work as the perfect adhesive without being greasy
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