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St. Patrick's Day Snack Board

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This rainbow-themed St. Patrick's Day snack board is easy to pull together and will delight both kids and adults!

You'll make a rainbow of fruit and surround it with a variety of green vegetables and fruit of your choice.

It's a great, healthy appetizer or snack for St. Paddy's Day!

A St. Patrick's Day snack board.

You can taste the rainbow with this beautiful appetizer platter! It's endlessly versatile and you can swap in your favorite fruits and vegetables (suggestions below for substitutions). It's one of our favorite, creative snack boards to make.

It's a fun way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day that the whole family will love.

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Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this St. Patrick's Day appetizer platter.

Ingredients for a St. Patrick's Day board.
  • Green Bell Pepper
  • Fresh Strawberries
  • Clementines or Mandarin Oranges
  • Fresh Pineapple
  • Green Grapes
  • Fresh Blueberries
  • Fresh Blackberries
  • Red Grapes
  • English Cucumber or Persian cucumbers
  • Celery
  • optional - Kiwis, Sugar Snap Peas, Green Apple, Fresh Herbs

See the recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Prepare the fruit and vegetables that need to be sliced.

Sliced cucumber and celery.

Cut the end off of the bell pepper so it resembles a clover. Then cut a small strip from the bell pepper to be a stem.

Sliced green apple, kiwi, and green bell pepper.

Arrange the fruit on a large cutting board or platter into a rainbow, with strips of strawberries, oranges, pineapple, green grapes, blueberries, blackberries, and red grapes.

A fruit rainbow on a light wood cutting board.

Then add the green fruit and vegetables on either side of the rainbow. Place the bell pepper and piece of bell pepper so it looks like a clover with a stem.

Sprinkle any fresh herbs you'd like to use around the board (microgreens and mint both work).

A St. Patrick's Day snack board.

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Substitutions & Variations

If you need to swap out any of the fruits or veggies, here are some changes you can make to this rainbow fruit platter!

  • Fruit - for the rainbow, you can use a variety of fruit in rainbow colors. Raspberries and cherries can be used in place of strawberries. Swap any type of orange citrus for the clementines or use papaya or persimmons. The pineapple can be swapped for golden kiwi or starfruit. The green grapes can be swapped for honeydew. The blueberries, blackberries, and red grapes can be swapped for figs or prunes.
  • Green Food - The green veggies and fruit around the rainbow can include lettuce, asparagus, or green bell peppers as well.
  • Additional Items - if you'd like to serve a dip or add a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, you can add small bowls around the board with yogurt dip or gold coins.

Storage

You can save this snack board for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.

Cover the board with plastic wrap or cling film or store the components separately in an airtight container.

Tips for Making this Recipe

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Recommended Tools - I used a large wooden cutting board to assemble this appetizer board. This is the specific board I used (it's 16 by 12 inches) - it makes a great cheese board. You can use a large plate or another type of large platter.

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Yield: 6 to 10 servings

St. Patrick's Day Snack Board

A St. Patrick's Day snack board.

This beautiful rainbow snack board is perfect for St. Patrick's Day!

Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 cup strawberries, quartered
  • 3 clementines or small oranges
  • 1 cup pineapple, cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 1 cup green grapes
  • ½ cup blueberries
  • ½ cup blackberries
  • 1 cup red grapes
  • 1 English cucumber, sliced into rounds
  • 2 stalks of celery, cut into sticks
  • optional - kiwis, sugar snap peas, green apples, fresh herbs

Instructions

  1. Cut the end off of the bell pepper so it resembles a clover. Then cut a small strip from the bell pepper to be a stem.
  2. Arrange the fruit on a large cutting board or platter into a rainbow, with strips of strawberries, oranges, pineapple, green grapes, blueberries, blackberries, and red grapes.
  3. Then add the green fruit and vegetables on either side of the rainbow. Place the end of the bell pepper and a piece of bell pepper so it looks like a clover with a stem.
  4. Sprinkle optional herbs around the board to fill in any gaps.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 79Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 9mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 3gSugar: 14gProtein: 1g

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