Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter

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Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter
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Prep Time
25 min
Prep Time
25 min
Ingredients
  1. Creamy Herb Dip
  2. 1/2
  3. cup sour cream or crème fraîche
  4. 1/4
  5. cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
  6. 3
  7. tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
  8. 3
  9. tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
  10. 1/2
  11. teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  12. 1/4
  13. teaspoon salt
  14. 1/4
  15. teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  16. 1
  17. small clove garlic, finely chopped
  18. Vegetable Platter
  19. 3
  20. cups fresh broccoli florets
  21. 14
  22. grape tomatoes
  23. 1/2
  24. yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
  25. 1 1/2
  26. cups fresh cauliflower florets
  27. 3/4
  28. oz (about 40) pretzel sticks (from 15-oz bag)
Instructions
  1. 1 In small bowl, stir together dip ingredients. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
  2. 2 Rinse and thoroughly dry vegetables. Trim broccoli and cauliflower floret stems.
  3. 3 Arrange broccoli on serving platter to form tree shape and tomatoes to form garland. Arrange bell pepper to form star and cauliflower to form snow (see photo). If desired, cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
  4. 4 Just before serving, arrange pretzels at bottom of tree to form trunk. Serve with dip.
Notes
  1. Around the holidays, search craft stores for Christmas tree-shaped papier-mâché boxes. Use the lid of the box as a serving tray. Place double-sided tape on the circumference of the lid, and cover tape with a length of festive ribbon. Line inside of box with foil or parchment paper. Arrange vegetables as desired.
  2. Use mini star- or heart-shaped cookie cutters to cut shapes from yellow and red bell peppers or thick slices of cheese. Top the tree platter with a star cutout, and trim the vegetable tree with heart-shaped cutouts. Or try using red bell pepper strips as garland.
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