Christmas Veggie Tray

My mom always makes this Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter to welcome friends and family for Christmas dinner. My kids love to help create this holiday platter with all the fresh vegetables for the best appetizer recipe.

If you love to make holiday vegetable trays like we do, you may like Easter Veggie Tray, Thanksgiving Turkey Charcuterie Board, and Pumpkin Veggie Tray. You can even make this Christmas Veggie Tray as a veggie wreath with the same vegetables.

Why We Love Making This Veggie Tray

This Christmas Vegetable Tray always puts everyone in the Christmas Spirit. It makes the perfect snack as we are preparing dinner or a centerpiece for our holiday table.

If you are looking for away to get your kids to eat their vegetables shaped into a Christmas Tree and serve it with their favorite dip.

Ingredients

• Broccoli Crowns – Cut into small florets
• Cherry Tomatoes – Grape Tomatoes or Radishes is another great option
• Yellow bell pepper – Cut into thin strips, Red pepper is another great option
• Carrot – Peeled and cut into thin rounds. Baby Carrots can also be used
• Sugar Snap Peas – This is a great addition. Green Beans, Celery or any Green Vegetables would work.
• Cauliflower – Cut into small florets
• Cucumber – Sliced into rounds. We like using English Cucumber because of the smaller size
• Small Star Fruit – Sliced for the tree topper

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How to Make Christmas Veggie Tray

Step 1 – On a large rectangular platter, begin arranging the broccoli florets in a triangular Christmas tree shape. Start with a wide base and gradually narrow as you move upward.

Step 2 – Layer cherry tomatoes throughout the broccoli to resemble ornaments on the tree.

Step 3 – Use the yellow bell pepper strips or red bell pepper to create a garland effect, draping them diagonally across the broccoli tree. Place carrot rounds sporadically on the tree to add more color

Step 4 – Fill in any gaps with snap peas and cauliflower florets to give the tree a fuller appearance.

Step 5 – Arrange cucumber slices around the base of the tree to create a tree skirt or tree trunk effect. You can also use stick pretzels.

Step 6 – Place a slice of star fruit at the top of the tree as the star topper. Serve with ranch dressing or your preferred dip in a small dip bowl next to the tree.

Expert Tips

• Star Fruit – If you can’t find star fruit, a yellow bell pepper or a slice of pineapple cut into a star shape also works well as a topper. You can also use a bow tie pasta.
• Platter – This Christmas Tree Veggie Tray is best served on a large platter. This ensures that you can easily make a large enough Christmas Tree and serve it with a veggie dip.
• Fresh Vegetables – Anytime I make a vegetable tray for a holiday party, I like to buy the veggies the day before or the day of preparing the tray. This ensures that the vegetables are fresh.
• Preparing Vegetables – Cut the vegetables into bite size pieces which makes it easy to serve. Cut with a sharp knife and a cutting board for best results

Serving Suggestions

This dip is even better served with your favorite dip recipes. These are some of our favorites that are easy to make. My kids always eat more vegetables when served with a dip.

• Homemade Ranch Dip
• Pepperoni Pizza Dip Recipe
• Easy Fiesta Ranch Dip Recipe
• Homemade Hummus Recipe
• Cottage Cheese Queso