I’m getting ready for a Halloween party tonight. The party’s hostess is going all out with Halloween-themed food and decorations. Everyone is asked to bring a relatively healthy dish to the party. I volunteered to bring a Halloween veggie platter and a few dips. Now with all the theming going on, I couldn’t just show up with a standard vegetable platter. Thank you to Pinterest to give me some ideas! Where would we be without you? If you are like me, craft challenged, Pinterest is a God send!
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I came across a Cauliflower skull from Mommy on the Money on Pinterest. She created a skull for her vegetable platter using cauliflower florets. What a great idea! She mentioned that this was pretty difficult, but how hard could it be?
Well, this is what I created!
I’m calling it a Cauliflower monster because I don’t think it looks like a skull. What do you think?
This bad boy took me about 45 minutes of cutting, placing, and re-cutting cauliflower to get this to look like a skull or monster. I hope no one wants to eat any cauliflower, because it’s full of toothpicks holding it together. Can you spot them in this picture? (Hint: Look for the beige spots)
To create this Halloween Veggie Platter, a built my monster/skull on an inverted bowl (1″ high x 5″ round). I just pieced it together and secured it with toothpicks. If you want a better step-by-step, see the original post above. It keep the cauliflower in place, I added a variety of fresh veggies around it. Since we’re taking this to the party, it’s safely secured under a mountain of cling wrap. After all this work, I want this thing to survive the trip.
The dips are on the tray since I ran out of room. I made a homemade spinach ranch dip (recipe below) and Classic Chickpea Hummus
Homemade Spinach Ranch Dip
Ingredients
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Mix everything together and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Serve with fresh vegetables, crackers, etc.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1417Total Fat: 117gSaturated Fat: 77gCholesterol: 420mgSodium: 3612mgCarbohydrates: 55gSugar: 21gProtein: 32g
Homemade Spinach Ranch Dip
Ingredients
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Mix everything together and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Serve with fresh vegetables, crackers, etc.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1417Total Fat: 117gSaturated Fat: 77gCholesterol: 420mgSodium: 3612mgCarbohydrates: 55gSugar: 21gProtein: 32g
So Voila! Halloween Veggie Platter finished! Not a complete Pinterest Success, but certainly not a fail. What do you think?
Tara
I always made a veggie platter when we had our Halloween parties, this is the best idea ever!! Love it!!
Little Family Adventure
Thanks so much Tara. It was a fun twist on a standard party food.
Patricia @ Grab a Plate
Too, too cute! The dip sounds like a tasty one that will keep people coming back!
Little Family Adventure
Thanks Patricia. The dip is very tasty.
Healing Tomato
Ok, that skull is not going to deter me from eating these platter. I love your creativity in presenting this dish.
Little Family Adventure
Thanks so much. Maybe next time, my monster will look more like a skull than this one did.
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
Wonderfully festive and kinda spooky veggie platter.
Little Family Adventure
If you can’t play with your food at Halloween, then what’s the fun? It’s sure to get kids to eat their veggies.
Debi @ Life Currents
Bwa ha ha! That’s just awesome! I love it! So creative. And, your spinach ranch looks so yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
Little Family Adventure
What can I say? It’s Halloween so why have boring party food. The dip is great. I also like to serve it on baked potatoes.
Kristin
This is such a great, healthy alternative for a Halloween treat!
Little Family Adventure
Thanks Kristin
Little Family Adventure
Thanks Joanne. With all the Halloween candy, there should be at least one healthy thing on the party table.
Little Family Adventure
I always try to bring the fun healthy snack. Healthy doesn’t have to be boring. For Christmas I love bringing a snowman shaped cheese ball with veggies or crackers too.
Little Family Adventure
Thanks Michelle. I will have to make this every year from now on. It was just too much fun. Plus it got the kids to eat more veggies.