Harvester has created a deliciously royal portrait of the Queen – to celebrate Her Majesty’s 90th birthday – made entirely out of ingredients from its salad bar.
The restaurant chain, famous for its salad bar, hired renowned food artist Prudence Staite to carefully fashion a detailed portrait of the Queen created only from salad items.
Using fresh ingredients weighing more than 50kg, the portrait is modelled on an iconic Diamond Jubilee image of Her Majesty.
Prudence handcrafted the masterpiece in her purpose built workshop based in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
The Queen’s hair was fashioned from white onion curls, with seasonal noodles and yellow pepper highlights, while her sash was created with red pepper, pasta salad and Harvester’s red devil dressing.
The portrait was unveiled at The Priory Harvester in Gloucester by Sheriff and Deputy Mayor of Gloucester, Councillor Jim Beeley, a week before the Queen’s official birthday on 21st April.
Prudence said: “It was an honour to recreate a portrait of the Queen to celebrate her 90 years. “The medals were tricky to sculpt, but I’m very pleased with the final result.”
Harvester Brand Manager, Anneli Fereday, said: “We wanted to do something really special to honour the Queen on her 90th birthday.
“We used classic salad ingredients to create a memorable portrait of our iconic monarch and we believe we’ve done her justice!”
So, what exactly does it take to fashion a portrait of the Queen from salad ingredients? Prudence used 30 white onions, 10kg of noodle salad, 10kg couscous salad plus the same weight in potato salad, coleslaw and pasta salad. Add to that three large catering bottles of mayonnaise, 10 cans of sweetcorn, 10 tubs of beetroot, 10 cans of pineapple, 1kg of croutons and 1kg of bacon bits plus 2kg of carrots), 2kg of raisins, eight red peppers, eight yellow peppers, eight green peppers, eight iceberg lettuce, six whole cucumbers and a pot of Harvester’s red devil dressing.
Truly a salad fit for a Queen.