Ingredients
- green beans
- asparagus
- broccoli
- celery
- red, yellow, orange, green bell peppers
- carrots
- jimica (not sure I spelled that correctly)
- small tomatoes - heirlooms,or grape tomatoes
- 1 small to medium purple cabbage
- romaine or any sturdy lettuce for lining the platter
- fresh herb bunches to decorate with
- chopped parsley to sprinkle over the veggies
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Vegetable Crudités Platter
Time: 40 minutes prep, 15 minutes cook
Servings: 15
Directions
- Blanch the green beans, asparagus, broccoli.
- Cool quickly under cold water and dry.
- Separate the broccoli into bite sized pieces.
- Slice celery, peppers, carrots, jimica, and any other vegetables into easy to handle bite sized pieces.
- Peel back some of the outer leaves of the cabbage for decoration then hollow out the cabbage - a melon baller works well.
- Line the platter with lettuce allowing it to overlap the ends of the platter.
- Place the cabbage in the center or I like off-center and an oval platter.
- Arrange, pile the veggies in groups around the cabbage; getting them to sort of stand up when you can...just so it looks a little more interesting then a flat wagon wheel.
- Fill the cabbage with your favorite dip.
- Tuck herb bunches on one or both diagonal sides.
- Sprinkle chopped parsley lightly over the top if you like.
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Summary
Here is a platter that was successful at a Thanksgiving dinner. Use whatever is in season and colorful.
