This festive Christmas Veggie Tray is so easy to make with a variety of different vegetables (or fruits) for a really stunning addition to your Christmas party food table. An easy way to add a bit of colour to your diet this Christmas season, and balance out the more indulgent foods.
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We are all about getting people more excited about vegetables, and what's more exciting than a Christmas tree veggie tray? We used a mixture of cucumber, celery, carrots, cherry tomatoes, peppers and mangetout to create layers of vegetables in the shape of a Christmas tree, and then added a dip for the star on top.
The best thing about this Christmas vegetable platter is how easy it is to make, and so easy to adapt with whatever you have and like. It's a great way to use leftovers and make them more exciting. It's also a great way to get kids to try some new vegetables too.
Looking for more Christmas tray recipes? Why not try our awesome Antipasto Wreath, easy Christmas Fruit Tray, delicious Christmas Tree Cheese Board or our impressive Christmas Fruit Wreath?
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Ingredients and Substitutions
A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Vegetables - Okay, so technically some of these are fruits, but you get the idea! We used English cucumber, celery, bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots and mangetout to build our vegetable Christmas tree. But carry on reading for all our Christmas veggie tray ideas.
- Dip - We topped off the Christmas tree vegetable platter with a homemade Tzatziki. But there are lots of other dip options below.
Christmas Veggie Tray Variations
Really, anything goes here. It doesn't have to be vegetables, as you can add some fruit in there too. You could also add cubes of cheese and some pickles and olives.
If you wanted to stick with vegetables for this Christmas tree vegetable platter, then some other veggies/fruits that work well green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, courgette (zucchini) or radish.
Serving Suggestions
Some kind of dip is a must with this Christmas vegetable platter. We went with a star shape bowl and added a white dip for it to look like a bright star.
Here are some dips that will work well:
Dannii's Top Tips
- Try to cut everything to a similar size and aim for long thinish sticks. They need to look like branches of a Christmas tree.
- Why not use slices of bell pepper to look like Christmas decorations and ornaments going diagonally across the Christmas tree vegetable tray.
- Don't want to do a Christmas tree shape? Why not shape everything into a circle and make it look like a Christmas wreath?
- You could add pretzel sticks to look like the tree trunk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Try to make this as close to serving as possible, as all the vegetables are best when fresh. However, you could make this an hour before serving (but leave the dip in the fridge). Any longer and the vegetables will start to get dry. However, you could chop the vegetables 24 hours in advance and store them in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to assemble the Christmas veggie tray.
Any leftovers of this Christmas veggie platter can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. We then use the leftovers for snacks with hummus or added to lunch boxes.
We used a Christmas tree shaped board to make it easier to keep to that shape. But, you could also use a circular or rectangle shaped board and just arrange everything in a triangle shape to look like a tree.
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Recipe
Christmas Veggie Tray
Ingredients
- 0.5 Cucumber - sliced
- 2 rib Celery - cut into sticks
- 1 Red bell pepper - cut into sticks
- 1 Green bell peppers - cut into sticks
- 1 Carrot - cut into sticks
- 12 Cherry tomatoes
- 14 Mangetout (snow peas)
- 240 g (1 cups) Tzatziki
Instructions
- Add rows of different vegetables to a board, making a Christmas tree (triangular) shape.
- Add a bowl of dip at the top.
Recipe Tips
- Try to cut everything to a similar size and aim for long thinish sticks. They need to look like branches of a Christmas tree.
- Why not use slices of bell pepper to look like Christmas decorations and ornaments going diagonally across the Christmas tree vegetable tray.
- Don't want to do a Christmas tree shape? Why not shape everything into a circle and make it look like a Christmas wreath?
- You could add pretzel sticks to look like the base of the tree.
Nutritional Information
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The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.
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