Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter with Vegan Mayonnaise will be a star recipe at your dinner table this Christmas Holiday season.

Making a Christmas tree vegetable platter is easy and fun. My kids love broccoli, carrots, and tomatoes with mayonnaise, and thus I decided to make a healthy edible tree for them.

Christmas is one of our most favorite festivals. It is our wedding anniversary too. I feel there is something special with the jingle bells song. Every time I hear it, it connects to me, and it makes me happy.

And my kids love Christmas trees, listening to Santa stories, and my elder one is all excited about the gifts he is going to receive for being a good kid 🙂

My last post was on CHRISTMAS TREE PULL APART BREAD. If you love baking and are looking for something delicious to serve as a side on your Christmas dinner, then definitely try this bread.

But if you are a veggie-lover, make this edible tree and vegan dip. You can enjoy this vegan mayo dip and vegetable platter throughout the year for any dinner, new years eve, game night, super bowl, etc. The vegetable platter is effortless to put together, and you can get creative about how you shape it depending on the occasion.

What is Mayonnaise?

Mayonnaise is a thick creamy sauce used in sandwiches & burgers and served as a dip for vegetables and french fries. It is nothing but an emulsion of oil, egg yolks, and lemon juice (or vinegar).

How to make vegan or eggless mayonnaise?

To make an imitation of traditional mayonnaise, we substitute egg with any dairy-free milk like soy or coconut milk, and to make it a little creamy, I have used some cashew paste.

Ingredients for CHRISTMAS TREE VEGETABLE PLATTER WITH VEGAN MAYONNAISE

For Vegetable Platter

2 Broccoli, small head (cut into florets)
1 Tomato, cut into desired pieces (or 15 cherry tomatoes)
1 Carrot, cut into strips
1 cup Cauliflower florets (small)
1 tablespoon Cilantro or Parsley (optional)
1 tablespoon grated Radish (optional)

For Vegan Mayonnaise

¼ cup Cashews
⅔ cups + 2 tablespoon Coconut milk
2 teaspoon Lemon juice or Vinegar
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Sugar
1 ⅓ cup Neutral oil (in increments, as needed)

How to make vegan mayonnaise

Soak cashews in hot water for 15 minutes and drain. Add cashews with 2 tablespoon of coconut milk in a blender and blend it into a thick paste.

In a bowl, add cashew paste, coconut milk, lemon juice, salt, sugar, and ⅔ cup of oil and blend for a minute. I use my blender or mixie jar. For best result, make sure all the ingredients are at the same temperature

To this, add ⅓ cup oil and blend it again. If the mayo is thick enough now and is emulsified, transfer it to a bowl. Else add oil little by little and blend again until the desired consistency is reached. Check out the video here on the making of vegan mayo and vegetable platter

Tips:

You can enhance the flavor with garlic or dijon mustard or some fresh herbs.
I have used fresh coconut milk. You can use full-fat cow milk for a vegetarian eggless version of mayonnaise. Use aquafaba or any dairy-free milk like soy, almond, rice, etc., for vegan mayonnaise. You will get an excellent result with soy milk or coconut milk as it has a consistency similar to regular whole milk.

How to store vegan mayo?

Once done, you can transfer it to a bowl and serve immediately or store it in an airtight container for 4 to 7 days in the refrigerator. The dip can be made in advance for Christmas.

Which oil to use while making mayonnaise?

I recommend using olive oil. You can also use other neutral oils such as vegetable oil, canola oil, or sunflower oil. Don't use coconut oil as it will solidify when kept in the refrigerator.

Some methods in which you can make vegan or eggless mayonnaise

Powerful Mixie or Regular Blender or food processor works for me all the time. Hand blenders work, but it takes a lot of time and patience.

How to make Edible Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter

Depending on how big or small you want your platter, vary the amount of ingredients.

I have used broccoli florets to make the tree, carrot strips as tree trunk, diced tomatoes as ornaments, and cauliflower florets as snow on the ground.

Cilantro or parsley to imitate grass and grated radish as snowflakes.

Tips:

Use any vegetables that you love to shape the tree.
You can even use any leftover veggies from the platter to prepare stir fry or make curry or gravy.
You can cut the veggies and keep them in the fridge overnight (8 to 16 hours) before you are ready to serve, but not beyond that. Fresh vegetables are better in looks and taste.

How to store any leftover vegetables?

You can store leftover veggies in an airtight container in the fridge. This will last for up to 7 days.

While you are here, don’t forget to check out this CHEESY GARLIC BREAD and some CHRISTMAS FOOD IDEAS, which I kickstarted this year with the BEST HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPE.

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