Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles

Source : Slice Baguette Into About 1/2 Inch Slices And Either Butter Marg Or Lightly Olive Oil One Side Of Each Baguette Slice Place One Or Two Whole Baby Let...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

Sent by

at : August 29, 2026

Step:

  1. Slice baguette into about 1/2 inch slices and either butter , marg or lightly olive oil one side of each baguette slice .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 1 photo
  2. Place one or two whole baby lettuce leaves onto the prepared baguette slice to start the base .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 2 photo
  3. On half of the baguette slices with lettuce place a thin slice of cheese of your choice ontop of the lettuce leaves followed by a bit of the pastrami , prosciutto or cold meat of your choice ontop of the cheese slice .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 3 photo
  4. Now arrange the whole fresh basil , oregano , corianda , parsley , chives , and Stevia leaves ontop of all the prepared baguettes , with or without cold meat and cheese to create a leafy garden affect .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 4 photo
  5. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half now , using a toothpick or pointed object , either poke holes in the half cherry tomatoes and poke black pepper corns into the holes to create beetle dots or dip toothpick into the vegemite and dab onto the cherry tomato half to create beetle dots and carefully place the cherry tomato half onto the prepared baguette garden .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 5 photo
  6. Using a clean toothpick or pointed object , dip the toothpick into the mayonnaise and carefully place two dots onto the blueberry as to create eyes for the beetle and carefully place the blueberry onto the prepared baguette in front of the cherry tomato as to create a head for the bug .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 6 photo
  7. Place a couple a sprigs of dill under or around the blueberry on the baguette as to make like the beetle is eating it .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 7 photo
  8. Sprinkle the prepared baguette beetles with salt and a few cracks of cracked pepper .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 8 photo
  9. NOTE : Don't add any cracked pepper to the end if you use cracked pepper to create the dots on the beetle back otherwise it will be too peppery .

  10. Arrange beetled baguettes on a platter and serve . enjoy . :-) .

    Ladybirds (Tomato) Ladybeetles recipe step 10 photo

Ingredients

  1. 1 tiger baguette, french stick or bread stick of your choice
  2. Some olive oil or butter or marge , your choice
  3. 1 punnet cherry tomatoes
  4. 1 punnet blueberries
  5. 2 dozen fresh baby lettuce leaves, whole
  6. 1 dozen thin slices of cheese of your choice, i used vintage
  7. Few slices pastrami or cold meat of your choice
  8. Few slices of prosciutto, optional
  9. 1 dozen fresh basil leaves, whole
  10. 1 dozen fresh oregano leaves, whole
  11. 1 dozen sprigs of fresh coriander leaves, whole
  12. 1 dozen fresh stevia sugar leaves, optional, whole
  13. 1 dozen fresh parsley sprigs
  14. 1/2 dozen fresh chives broke in half, i used garlic chives
  15. 2 dozen fresh sprigs of dill
  16. 1 tsp mayonnaise
  17. 1 tsp vegemite, optional
  18. 2 dozen pepper corn per baguette slice
  19. 1 pinch salt per baguette slice
  20. Few cracks of pepper per baguette slice

Related Recipes

Ladybirds bleeding Pinkeye and Eyeballs

Ladybirds bleeding Pinkeye and Eyeballs

Ladybirds Curry Paste

Ladybirds Curry Paste

Amys Raspberry Mille Feuille with Berry Compote

Amys Raspberry Mille Feuille with Berry Compote

Ladybirds Beef Stroganoff Casserole

Ladybirds Beef Stroganoff Casserole

Amys Devilled New Potatoes

Amys Devilled New Potatoes

Amys cucumber cups

Amys cucumber cups

Ladybirds Christmas Snowman and Christmas Pudding Truffles

Ladybirds Christmas Snowman and Christmas Pudding Truffles

Ladybirds Braised Beef in Beer

Ladybirds Braised Beef in Beer