How to Hack a Boring Grocery Store Veggie Tray
如何把田园蔬果盘变身硬菜？
原文：www.tablespoon.com
When life hands you boring veggie trays, you make veggie tray Christmas trees. (Or shrimp cocktail Christmas trees. Or meat and cheese Christmas trees.)
如果生活递给你一盘特别没趣的素菜拼盘，你可以把它秒变圣诞树（或虾尾圣诞树、或肉食狂欢圣诞树）。
When a Tablespoon editor first told us about the shrimp cocktail trees her mom made every Christmas, we thought she surely was joking. This could not possibly be a thing.
当《大汤匙》的一个编辑第一次告诉我们，每次圣诞节她的妈妈都会做一个鸡尾基围虾圣诞树的时候，我们以为她一定是在开玩笑。这事儿根本不可能。
But a quick Google image search proved that it was definitely a thing. In fact, the shrimp cocktail tree dates all the way back to Christmas 1974. It was a magical time when The Godfather: Part II was packing theaters, “Kung Fu Fighting” and “Cat’s in the Cradle” were America’s favorite songs, and a visionary team of editors at Bon Appétit created the Christmas Shrimp Tree, which 42 years later would inspire one of our favorite holiday party hacks.
但我们通过谷歌图像搜索证明，这绝对不是吹牛逼。事实上，鸡尾基围虾圣诞树早在1974就有了。那是一个神奇的时代，《教父》在各大影院上映；“功夫”和“摇篮里的猫”还是美国最受欢迎的歌曲；《Bon Appétit》一个有远见的编辑团队就已经创造了鸡尾基围虾圣诞树，谁能预料到这玩意会在42年后，激发了我们超喜欢的一个节日派对族。
Naturally, for 2016 we put a Tablespoon twist on the whole thing. The original seemed far too tedious, so we simplified and sped up the process big time—our tree is ready to decorate in 10 minutes, tops.
自然而然的，在2016的今天我们给了鸡尾基围虾圣诞树一个《大汤匙》模式，早先的鸡尾基围虾圣诞树太无趣了，于是我们给它做了简化和美化——今天的鸡尾基围虾圣诞树是一道10分钟大餐（还可以撩妹）。
We know shrimp isn’t everyone’s thing (or in everyone’s budget), so we tested versions with a veggie tray and meat/cheese tray, too. This would also work well with fruit, olives, etc.
我们知道并不是每个人都喜欢小虾米（或每个人的预算都包含了它），所以我们提供的菜谱子是一个素食版和一个肉食版的。如果你想要加入水果和橄榄也会很不错。
Here’s what you’ll need:
1）Styrofoam floral cones, various sizes (available at craft stores)
2）Plastic wrap
3）Toothpicks
4）Lettuce leaves
5）Store-bought deli tray (vegetable, shrimp, or meat and cheese)
这是你需要的——
1）塑料花锥（各种尺寸，在工艺品商店可以买到）
2）保鲜膜
3）牙签
4）生菜叶
5）一个DELI托盘（装蔬菜、虾、肉和奶酪）
DIRECTIONS
Gather your supplies
cover a foam floral cone in plastic wrap.
Use toothpicks to cover cone in lettuce leaves to make your “tree”
Use additional toothpicks to decorate with “ornaments” from the veggie, shrimp or meat tray.
PS：Serve immediately (for best results) or refrigerate 2-3 hours.
过程——
清洗和准备蔬菜肉类
准备一个用保鲜膜包裹的花锥
用牙签把生菜叶固定在花锥上变成“树”
使用额外的牙签把“饰品”如蔬菜装饰，虾和肉盘固定在“树”上
PS：马上吃最好，或冷藏2-3小时也可以
然后就完成辣！特别适合不太会做饭、需要营养健康需要保持好身材又热爱生活的你！
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