This Holiday Veggie Tray is full of crisp and colorful veggies, served with homemade ranch dressing on the side.  It’s the perfect appetizer to serve at your next holiday party or gathering.

Whether you are looking for an Easter veggie tray, Christmas veggie tray, or any other holiday veggie tray, we’ve given you loads of veggie tray ideas including tips and tricks to fit any holiday.  Need an Easter Veggie Tray?  Fill ‘er up with spring favorites like asparagus, radishes and snap peas.  Or, for a Thanksgiving Veggie Tray hollow out mini pumpkins to serve your dips in.

Holiday veggie tray made to look like an easter bunny veggie tray. Veggie platter ideas.

Holiday Veggie Tray Ideas

Our classic Holiday Veggie Tray includes a wide variety of raw and blanched vegetables as well as a recipe for an easy peasy homemade ranch dressing or a Creamy Ranch Dip.  If ranch dressing isn’t your thing, serve any one of your favorite homemade or store bought dips instead.

For kids veggie platters, keep the selection simple and create kooky faces out of veggies for a fun presentation.  Or, try our recipe for these individual Mini Veggie Cups or our Crescent Roll Veggie Pizza. And we’ve got loads of simple veggie tray ideas, so keep reading.

Veggies for Veggie Tray

There are so many great options for easy veggie tray ideas, including:

  • Carrots (regular, rainbow or baby carrots)
  • Celery
  • Radishes
  • Snap Peas
  • Cucumbers
  • Bell Peppers
  • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Green Beans
  • Asparagus
  • Jicama
  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower

Vegetable Tray Dip Ideas

Serve with the Homemade Ranch Dressing from this recipe, or choose from any number of dip ideas on this list.  If you are serving a larger group, it’s also nice to offer a couple of choices:

  • Homemade Ranch Dressing: our version of homemade ranch is made with dried dill, dried chives, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, mayo and buttermilk.
  • Southwest Ranch Dressing – ranch dressing with a little zing.
  • Hummus – your favorite kind.
  • Everything Bagel Seasoning Dip – made with a base of sour cream and cream cheese.
  • Hummus
  • Guac
Thanksgiving veggie tray with dip and fresh veggies, more vegetable tray ideas.

How to Make the Perfect Veggie Tray

  1. Prep your veggies.  Wash and cut all vegetables and arrange on a platter.
  2. Make ranch dressing.  In a blender, add the dried dill, dried chives, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, mayo and buttermilk.  Blend on high until smooth.
  3. Serve.  Serve with Homemade Ranch Dressing on the side.  Enjoy!

Veggie Tray Ideas, Tips, and Tricks

  • Blanch any green vegetables in boiling salted water for about 1 minutes, then shock them in ice water to stop the cooking.  It brings out their color and keeps the crisp-tender.
  • When choosing your veggies, pick a combination of different colors, textures and sizes.
  • For a stunning presentation, hollow out a small cabbage, bell pepper or even a mini pumpkin to serve the dip in and line your serving platter with lettuce or cabbage leaves.
  • Serve veggies with a variety of dips for guests to choose from.
  • Don’t limit the Holiday Veggie Tray to just veggies – you can add olives, cheese, pickles, fresh herbs and more.
A thanksgiving veggie platter made with carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers, radishes and cherry tomatoes with a ramekin of dip decorated with a veggie face.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do you need to blanch vegetables?

There are many reasons to blanch vegetables, but for crudite platters, we suggest blanching any green veggies.  It really brings out the color and keeps them crisp-tender.  This would include snap peas, asparagus, string beans or broccoli.

How long will this vegetable tray stay fresh?

Your Holiday Veggie Tray will taste the freshest if consumed within the first 24 hours.  However, as long as your wrap any leftovers in plastic wrap and store in the fridge, you can eat it for up to 3 days.

Can I make a veggie platter in advance?

You can make the dip up to 4 days in advance and store it in an airtight container in the fridge.  As for the veggies – you can prepare them up to 4 hours ahead of time, cover the tray lightly with plastic wrap and store it in the fridge until you are ready to serve.

Storing Instructions

  • Dip: Store any leftover dip in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.  
  • Veggie Tray: Wrap any leftover veggies in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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Holiday Veggie Tray Recipe

Author The Carefree Kitchen
This holiday veggie tray is full of crisp and colorful veggies, served with homemade ranch dressing on the side. It’s the perfect appetizer to serve at your next holiday party or gathering.
Prep: 30 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Yields20 people

Ingredients

  • 1 pound carrots, cut into sticks
  • 1 pound celery, cut into sticks
  • 1/2 pound radishes, sliced
  • 1/2 pound snap peas, blanched
  • 1/2 pound cucumbers, sliced
  • 1/2 pound bell peppers, cut into sticks
  • 1 pound cherry tomatoes

Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

  • 2 teaspoon dried dill
  • 1 teaspoon dried chives
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • Wash and cut all vegetables and arrange on a platter as desired.
  • In a blender, add the dried dill, dried chives, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, mayo, and buttermilk. Blend on high until smooth.
  • Use immediately or transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Enjoy!

Notes

Storing the dip: Store any leftover dip in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.  
Storing the veggies: Wrap any leftover veggies in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 1926mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
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4 Comments

  1. This might just be the cutest thing that I have ever seen!

  2. This veggie tray is perfect for any holiday or get together! Love how festive you can make it. Plus always a fan of veggies and dip! Something for everyone!

  3. Katherine says:

    I love this! It’s so cute and a fun way to make the kids eat healthy at Thanksgiving!

  4. This is so perfect for making sure everyone has healthy nibbles at Christmas!

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