Tips for easy-to-make vegetable platters

Are you planning a party at home? Then you must be wondering how to please your guest with impressive display of food. The recipe you go in for should be nutritious and appealing to everyone's eyes and taste buds too. Adding a vegetable platter to the party table would definitely make a fulfilling menu. It is actually easy to make and serves as a great dish for those weight-conscious people. Even though pre-made vegetable platters are available, you can try hands on it for a personal touch to the event. If you have no clue of how to go about it, read more to know about some vegetable platter ideas.

As it is meant for a social gathering, you have to choose your guests' favorite vegetables. Otherwise, the plate will remain untouched. On deciding what vegetables would find place in your platter, your next consideration would be the color of vegetables. Color choice is very important in a vegetable platter. Likewise, the balancing of the colors plays a major role in the success of a platter. Most of the vegetables are green in color; hence choose vegetables of different colors, like carrot, pepper, dicon radish, and the like, in equal numbers. Alternately arranging them on a plate would surely be eye striking. Adding some exotic edible flowers would enhance the platter's look.

When you buy vegetables for a platter, ensure that they are fresh, bright, and crisp. They may have dirt or pesticides, so wash them before cutting and wipe them with cloth. While slicing, make sure that the vegetables you will be grouping near each other are cut in similar shape and size.

The platter you choose should go well with the occasion. Plain plates are perfect for dinner parties, whereas for holidays colored ones are the ideal choice. Glass platters can also be used for the purpose. Whatever platter you can opt for, it should be big enough to accommodate the required amount of vegetables. This doesn't imply that the plate should be too big.

Coming to the presentation phase, group a vegetable variety together. If you manage to get a tray with divisions for each vegetable, it would make your work effortless. If not, use the carrot or celery sticks to split the plate's space for different vegetables.

A vegetable platter is incomplete without a dip. Dips in various flavors are available, like creamy ranch or onion (traditional ones), cheese, honey mustard, creamy red pepper, and herb vegetable mix, so you need to choose the one that blends well with your choice of vegetables. The ideal way of serving the dip is placing it in the center of the vegetable tray.

Hope the above suggestions have induced the thought of making your own vegetable platter or fruit platter for your next party. This is one best way to make your guests feel healthy.