Today is all about creative veggie trays for the holidays. Transform your traditional relish tray with these three vegetable platters that rock!
This year, volunteer to bring the vegetable platter to Christmas dinner!
Create an awesome veggie tray that everyone will love! The kids will LOVE to help you!
Use a large round serving platter. Start with the celery, and create several zig-zaggy rows going accross.
Next, fill in the yellow peppers, saving one for the “hook” on top, then carrots, then cherry tomatoes, and you are all set!
I got the idea for this Christmas present veggie tray when I found the following little boxes at Walmart.
I bought the boxes with the inspiration for this veggie tray, but knowing I could eventually use them as gift boxes down the road.
What I did to create the present was to place all four boxes onto a larger platter, tie a nice thick ribbon around them to make them look like a present and then LINE them.
To line each box, simply open a baggie, roll the top zipper part over so it lays on the outside of the bag, and fill with the veggies. This will ensure the boxes stay dry and, the best news of all, the veggies are easy to put away once the tray is done being used!
Try this fun and popular idea with the kids this year!
For this tree, I first created the outside branches of the tree with cut celery. It is just the perfect shape and look to go on the outside.
Next, add sliced cucumber to fill in the middle of the tree. This cucumber layer can be 2-3 layers deep if you have a large crowd to serve.
Add broccoli to fill in any gaps between the cucumbers and celery, and place some nice red cherry tomatoes to look like ornaments.
To ensure the baby carrots used to make the tree’s “trunk” stand up, cut them in half so they sit flat on the tray.
Finish with a yellow pepper star, and you are all ready to dig in!
Variations:
Use deli meat for the trunk by placing thin rolls next to each other in a vertical pattern.
To feed a bigger group, use celery for the entire bottom layer, cucumbers for a second layer on top of that, etc.
To me, the very best part of making these fun trays with your kids is the fact that they are munching on veggies the whole time!
