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Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Tray and Homemade Ranch Dip

Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Tray and Homemade Ranch Dip

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This Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Tray is a vibrant, crowd-pleasing centerpiece that’s as nutritious as it is beautiful. Crisp, colorful veggies like bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and broccoli are artfully arranged to mimic a turkey, making it a festive addition to your holiday spread.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 172 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ranch Dip

  • ⅔ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup light mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon dried onion flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped chives
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped dill
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped parsley
  • salt and pepper to taste

Vegetable Tray

  • 1 green bell pepper sliced into strips
  • 1 red bell pepper sliced into strips
  • 1 yellow bell pepper sliced into strips, except cut off the bottom to use as the turkey face
  • 1 orange bell pepper sliced into strips
  • 1 pound baby carrots
  • 1 head broccoli cut into florets
  • 1 English cucumber sliced
  • 6 ounces black olives 1 can
  • Your favorite vegetables that you want to include
  • Candy eyeballs or "googly" plastic eyeballs

Instructions
 

  • To make the dip, whisk the buttermilk, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, onion flakes, garlic powder, chives, dill and parsley in a bowl; add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Place dip in a small bowl.
  • Place bowl at the bottom of a large serving platter, as this will be the body of the turkey, take one of the bell peppers (any color you want) and slice off the bottom – this will be the turkey's face. Place it near the top of the bowl. You can also make a beak out a piece of the orange bell pepper if desired and place eyes on the turkey face as well!
  • Wash, cut, and prep all the vegetables, then start assembling them by arranging the first layer of "turkey feathers" along the outer edge of the platter (I recommend using a large circle plate or platter).
  • Continue layering the rest of your vegetables in a "rainbow formation" (or half circles) on your platter, surrounding the "turkey body" (aka your vegetable dip). Add in olives in any half circle on your turkey or as a filler. Be sure to slightly overlap each layer of vegetables so that it looks like turkey feathers.
  • Continue until you have used up all your vegetables and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 670mgPotassium: 814mgFiber: 7gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 12689IUVitamin C: 198mgCalcium: 138mgIron: 2mg
Keyword festive snack, holiday appetizer, homemade ranch dip, Thanksgiving turkey, vegetable tray
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