{"id":8039,"date":"2020-01-18T13:49:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T20:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/?p=8039"},"modified":"2020-01-26T15:29:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T22:29:50","slug":"christmas-tree-vegetable-platter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/christmas-tree-vegetable-platter.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A broccoli and tomato &#8220;tree&#8221; with pretzel &#8220;trunk&#8221; and cauliflower &#8220;snow&#8221; are delicious dippers for a cool and creamy dip.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Creamy Herb Dip\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup sour cream or cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 small clove garlic, finely chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In small bowl, stir together dip ingredients.<\/li>\n<li>Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> Serves:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vegetable Platter<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Do not be limited by the recommendations below, use whatever is fresh and would look pretty on this \u201ctree\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 cups fresh broccoli florets<\/li>\n<li>14 grape tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups fresh cauliflower florets<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 oz (about 40) pretzel sticks (from 15-oz bag)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rinse and thoroughly dry vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Trim broccoli and cauliflower floret stems.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange broccoli on serving platter to form tree shape and tomatoes to form garland.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange bell pepper to form star.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange cauliflower to form snow.<\/li>\n<li>If desired, cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Just before serving, arrange pretzels at bottom of tree to form trunk.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with dip.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Taste of Australia VPWL December 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A broccoli and tomato &#8220;tree&#8221; with pretzel &#8220;trunk&#8221; and cauliflower &#8220;snow&#8221; are delicious dippers for a cool and creamy dip. 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