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Turkey Vegetable Tray

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November 13, 2023 · Karen · 3 Comments

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It’s so easy to overindulge during the holidays especially with special meals and parties just about every week. There always seems to be decadent dishes and desserts around. So I try to fill up on healthy food first like munching on this turkey veggie tray!

An easy Turkey Veggie Tray is an healthy thanksgiving recipe perfect for any fall festivities.
Pin this Turkey Vegetable Tray to make this super easy (and healthy) appetizer for Thanksgiving this year.

Turkey Vegetable Platter

I don’t try eliminating the indulgent foods. Instead, I make sure I fill up on the healthier options before I indulge in the not-so-healthy foods. This turkey vegetable tray is a great healthy Thanksgiving recipe option.

One way to encourage everyone (including my kids) to do the same is to make the healthier food options festive and fun. If it looks like party food, then they are more likely to eat it. One of the easiest ways to do that is to make a fun themed fruit or veggie tray.

Turkey Veggie Tray

Today I am sharing a very easy and customizable turkey vegetable tray. A turkey veggie tray is a fun way to get your kiddos to gobble, gobble up their vegetables!

Turkey Veggie Tray ingredients
Prep all your veggies before you start creating your Turkey Veggie Tray

This is what I used for my Thanksgiving turkey veggie tray but feel free to use the vegetables that make sense for your family or what is available locally. I chose the veggies that my sons like to eat.

Turkey Vegetable Tray Ingredients

  • Romaine Lettuce
  • Orange and Red Bell Peppers – cut into sticks
  • Baby Carrots
  • Cucumbers – sliced
  • Black olives
Prep cucumbers for turkey veggie tray
Leave a little of the cucumber skin on to give the tray more color and the slices more crunch.

More Veggies to include on your tray: green peppers, yellow bell peppers, and snap peas.

Make a Turkey Face for your Turkey Vegetable Tray

I cut the bottom of a bell pepper to create the turkey head and added a carrot beak and olive eyes. The finishing touch was orange bell pepper feet. You can see how easy it is to make on my Instagram video below.

How to make a Turkey Veggie Tray

 

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Start with a single layer of romaine lettuce leaves rounded into the shape of the turkey. Then layer the rest of your veggies, pepper slices, alternating colors to create your colorful turkey.

Turkey Veggie Tray

How to make a turkey veggie tray for thanksgiving
Display veggie dip and black olives on the side of your Thanksgiving veggie tray.

Thanksgiving Vegetable Tray Dip

Go ahead and serve your turkey vegetable tray with your favorite veggie dip. You can make the dip healthier by using a light or fat-free sour cream. That’s my favorite trick to keeping the veggie tray completely guilt-free.

I suggest a ranch dressing or ranch dip but french onion dip would also work great.

Need a healthy Thanksgiving recipe? Try this easy turkey veggie tray for a quick appetizer and festive display idea. I love making vegetable trays for holiday parties. CUstomize it to local produce from your garden or the veggies your picky kids will eat. Vegetable Tray Ideas | Vegetable Tray Display | Vegetable Tray Dip | Thanksgiving Appetizers #ThanksgivingRecipes
Pin this turkey vegetable tray and make a fun and easy Thanksgiving appetizer this year.

More Fun Veggie and Fruit Ideas

It’s easy to create something cute and healthy with just a little bit of effort. Here are a few more ideas.

  • Fruit Christmas Tree
  • Christmas Tree Veggie Tray
  • Apple Turkey Craft
  • Pear Fruit Turkey Craft
  • Football Fruit Tray
This post was originally published November 30, 2017.

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  1. Autumn Brooke says

    October 7, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    A vegetable tray is an absolute must on Thanksgiving day, you’re right. This is so cute!

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    • Karen says

      October 7, 2021 at 8:43 pm

      Definitely!!

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