Crudite Christmas Tree with Sour Cream and Chive Dip
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Serves: 8 - 10
You can still add a Crudite Christmas Tree to your holiday plans!
Ingredients
- Dip:
- 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice, plus 1 teaspoon zest
- ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup finely chopped fresh chives
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- Crudite Tree:
- Kosher salt
- 1 large head broccoli, cut into florets
- 1 small head cauliflower, broken into florets
- One 2-inch piece English cucumber, plus half-moon slices for decoration
- 1 orange or yellow bell pepper, cut into strips and star shapes with a small star cutter
- Grape tomatoes, for serving
Instructions
- For the dip: Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, horseradish, lemon juice, lemon zest, granulated garlic, ¼ teaspoon salt and a generous grinding of black pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Process until well combined and smooth. Transfer the dip to a medium bowl and fold in the chives and parsley. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice water. Add the broccoli to the boiling water and blanch until bright green and crisp tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with a strainer to the ice bath. Repeat with the cauliflower. Drain the vegetables well and pat them very dry.
- To build the tree, make a triangle of broccoli florets in the center of a serving platter. Place the cucumber piece, skin side up, at the base of the tree as a stump and scatter the cauliflower on either side. Decorate the tree with tomatoes, cucumber slices and pepper strips and stars, leaving one star for the top.
You can still add a Crudite Christmas Tree to your holiday plans!Get the recipe: http://www.foodtv.com/5bdga.
Julkaissut Food Network Torstaina 7. joulukuuta 2017
