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A Turkey Veggie Thanksgiving Tray Your Family Will Love

A Turkey Veggie Thanksgiving Tray Your Family Will Love

This turkey-shaped veggie tray is colorful and crisp, built with baby carrots, sliced bell peppers, sugar snap peas, romaine leaves, and hummus for dipping. Ready in about 20 minutes, it makes a festive, kid-friendly Thanksgiving appetizer or centerpiece that’s easy to assemble and transport.
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Prep Time:20 minutes
Total Time:20 minutes

Equipment

  • platter
  • knife
  • cutting board
  • toothpicks

Ingredients

  • 6 large leaves Romaine lettuce Any large leaf lettuce works
  • 2 lbs Baby Carrots
  • 1 large orange bell pepper
  • 2 large yellow bell peppers
  • 1 large green bell pepper
  • 15 ounces Sugar Snap Peas You want the bigger bag!
  • 2 can candy eyes
  • 16 ounces Hummus This is equal to two of the smaller containers

Instructions

  1. Wash and dry all vegetables. Arrange the romaine leaves across a large platter with the stems pointed toward the middle and bottom of the tray to form the base for the turkey.
  2. Slice the top off the green bell pepper, remove the seeds, and place the hollowed pepper on the platter to use as the dip container; alternatively, use a small bowl for the hummus.
  3. Slice the bottom bumps off one orange bell pepper and cut that piece so two pepper bumps remain connected to form the orange face.
  4. Slice the top off one yellow bell pepper, remove the stem and seeds, cut one yellow pepper bump into a beak, and reserve the other bumps from the top and bottom to make the wings and feet; set the face, wings, and feet aside.
  5. Slice the remaining bell peppers into colored strips. Starting closest to the center pepper, layer pepper strips, baby carrots, and sugar snap peas in outward rows, tucking some pieces underneath as you move outward so the feather layers look proportionate.
  6. Add the orange face, yellow beak, wings, and feet to the platter in the correct positions. Break toothpicks in half and use them to stabilize pieces as necessary.
  7. Attach the candy eyes to the orange face using a small dab of hummus or honey as the 'glue'; if transporting the platter, wait to attach the eyes until after you arrive.
  8. Fill the hollowed green pepper with hummus just before the party or just before serving.

Notes

Notes
I used a big clear platter I got at Dollar Tree that was 14 inches across to make this turkey veggie tray. You may need to adjust your veggie amounts depending on the size of your tray.