Christmas Tree Edible Centerpiece

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 4 lettuce leaves (optional)
• 8 cups broccoli, & broccoflower heads blanched
• 1 cup petite carrot
• 4 -8 cups mixed vegetables, grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, mixed olives, giardiniera (mixed pickled vegetables)
• 1 slice carrot (cut in a star with a cookie cutter)

Recipe

• 1 place foam on platter.
• 2 using toothpicks secure lettuce on foam just to cover.
• 3 starting with the largest broccoli and broccoflower heads place on foam starting at the base and work your way up securing with toothpicks.
• 4 push 1/2 the carrots randomly into the foam.
• 5 take the rest of the veggies cut into small pieces and fill in the empty spots and brighten up the tree. using toothpicks only if needed.
• 6 mix the remaining carrots with the juice from the carrots, remaining vegetables with the juice from the gardenia mix and place around the base of the tree.
• 7 top with the star.
• 8 serve with a dip of choice.