Fun Turkey Veggie Tray For Thanksgiving
Making a Turkey Veggie Tray for Thanksgiving is a great way to incorporate fresh vegetables into your bountiful dinner spread! Serve it with ranch or your favorite dip.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 109kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 bok choy leaves
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 persian cucumber
- 3 celery stalks
- 1 cup broccoli
- 4 oz ranch dip
- 6 oz black olives
- 6 oz rainbow carrots
- 2 radishes
- 12 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 candy eyes
Instructions
- Begin by laying down the bok choy leaves at the top of the platter. Thinly slice bell pepper and cucumber, then lay across bottom of bok choy leaves, alternating along with chopped celery stalks. Add a handful of broccoli on each side.
- Place a small bowl of ranch in the bottom center of the platter with black olives on either side of it. Slice rainbow carrots in half and arrange around the top of the bowl, below and in-between the celery and cucumbers. Finally, thinly slice radishes into medallions and arrange above the carrots.
- Fill in any gaps with additional veggies and garnish with sprigs of fresh thyme. Just before serving, slice of radish as the head of the turkey, by placing it at the top of the ranch bowl, adding candy eyes. Cut a piece of bell pepper into a triangle for the beak, an upside-down heart shape for the wattle, and broccoli for the feet.
Notes
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- The reason you want to wait until just before serving to add the face and the feet is that they have a tendency to sink!
- Note that the quantities of the veggies may vary based on the size and shape of your tray!
- Most grocery stores sell vegetable medleys in bags, which can make for even less prep time. You may even be able to find a pre-made mixed vegetable tray, so all you have to do is rearrange the contents into the shape of a turkey!
- Feel free to make your Thanksgiving veggie tray your own by using whatever vegetables you prefer, but try to pick ones that offer a variety of colors.
- If the veggies start to look a little drab after sitting out a while, you can spray them with a little water to revive them.
- Make sure you don't let the candy eyes sink into the ranch! No one wants sweet ranch!
- Transfer leftovers to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 485mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g
