{"id":5808,"date":"2017-01-24T17:23:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T22:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/?p=5808"},"modified":"2017-02-03T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:59:00","slug":"nella-the-princess-knight-veggie-swords-and-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/nella-the-princess-knight-veggie-swords-and-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"Nella the Princess Knight Veggie Swords and Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Transform regular veggies and dip into royally awesome KNIGHT\u00a0swords and PRINCESS\u00a0dip. This is one of the few instances where you can encourage kids to play&#8211;or joust&#8211;with their food!<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>Difficulty Level:\u00a0<\/strong>Medium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u00a0You&#8217;ll Need<br \/>\n<\/strong>1 Cup store bought hummus<br \/>\n\u00bd Tsp beetroot powder<br \/>\n4 Carrots, peeled<br \/>\n4 Asparagus stalks<br \/>\n4 Green beans<br \/>\n1 Persian cucumber<br \/>\n1\/2 Red bell pepper<br \/>\n4 Sprigs flat parsley,\u00a0stemmed<br \/>\n5 Leaves of radicchio<br \/>\n5 Cauliflower florets<br \/>\nParing knife<br \/>\nStraw<br \/>\n1&#8243;\u00a0Heart shaped cookie cutter<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Make<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Use photos for reference when shaping ingredients and arranging them on the platter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Prep the ingredients:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5829\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step1.jpg\" alt=\"Nella the Princess Knight Veggie Swords\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step1-180x136.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Combine the beetroot powder and hummus until fully mixed.<\/p>\n<p>Cut the carrots into 5&#8243; pieces, keeping the pointed ends intact. Cut a 1 1\/2&#8243; perimeter off the base of each carrot to create the sword hilt.<\/p>\n<p>Trim and cut the asparagus and green beans to equal length.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5828\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step2.jpg\" alt=\"Nella the Princess Knight Veggie Swords\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step2-180x136.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Slice the cucumber into even rounds and use the straw to poke a hole through the center of each slice.<\/p>\n<p>Use the cookie cutter to cut a heart shape out of the red pepper.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5827\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step3.jpg\" alt=\"Nella the Princess Knight Veggie Swords\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step3-180x136.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Gently insert\u00a0the non-pointed side of each carrot, asparagus stalk, and green bean\u00a0through the cucumber rounds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5824\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step6.jpg\" alt=\"Nella the Princess Knight Veggie Swords\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/nella-princessDip-step6-180x136.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Arrange the swords on a platter with the beet hummus. Decorate with the parsley, red pepper pepper, radicchio, and cauliflower!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transform regular veggies and dip into royally awesome KNIGHT\u00a0swords and PRINCESS\u00a0dip. This is one of the few instances where you can encourage kids to play&#8211;or joust&#8211;with their food! (Difficulty Level:\u00a0Medium) What\u00a0You&#8217;ll Need 1 Cup store bought hummus \u00bd Tsp beetroot powder 4 Carrots, peeled 4 Asparagus stalks 4 Green beans 1 Persian cucumber 1\/2 Red [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":5831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[314,17,382],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5808"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5853,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5808\/revisions\/5853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}