Here's an easy way to make a festive splash in no time. A simple dip that you can whip up in minutes is paired with creatively placed veggies that make a snowy Christmas scene.
Suggested Serving Size
2 Tbsp dip
Dip
Ingredients
12 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk
3 tsp chopped fresh dill
3 small garlic cloves, minced
3/4 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Preparation
In a bowl, combine cream cheese, buttermilk, dill, garlic, onion powder, salt and black pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and keep chilled while assembling the “Christmas tree.”
Veggies
Ingredients
2 heads broccoli florets
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1/4 yellow bell pepper, sliced thin or
1/2 oz pretzel sticks
1 bunch cauliflower, cut into florets
Preparation
On a flat platter, arrange the broccoli florets in a tree pattern with the cherry tomatoes in 2 layers as “ornaments.” Arrange the bell pepper strips in the shape of a star at the top of the “tree.”
Arrange the pretzel sticks as the tree “trunk.” Arrange the cauliflower florets as the “snow” at the bottom of the tree.