Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Tray and Homemade Ranch Dip
Enjoy this adorable, kid-friendly Thanksgiving Turkey vegetable tray filled with fresh vegetables and a homemade ranch dressing.
Serving6 servings
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
Ranch Dip
- 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.
Vegetable Tray
- 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!
Notes
You can also use a store-bought veggie dip if you don't want to make your own!
Nutrition
Calories: 172 kcal · Carbohydrates: 24 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 0.01 g · Cholesterol: 4 mg · Sodium: 670 mg · Potassium: 814 mg · Fiber: 7 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 12689 IU · Vitamin C: 198 mg · Calcium: 138 mg · Iron: 2 mg