Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter With Vegan Mayonnaise | Christmas Tree Veggie Platter With Eggless Mayo

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Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter With Vegan Mayonnaise | Christmas Tree Veggie Platter With Eggless Mayo

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. The tree can be put together in under 30 minutes.

Prep Time30

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, Dip, sides, Snack

Cuisine: American, Australian, Canada, European

Diet: Vegan

Servings:

Calories: 453kcal

Author: Kushi

Ingredients

For Vegetable Platter

2 small Broccoli , small head (cut into florets)
1 large Tomato , cut into desired pices (or 15 cherry tomatoes)
1 large Carrot , cut into strips
1 cup Cauliflower florets (small)
1 tablespoon Cilantro or Parsley (optional)
1 tablespoon Radish , grated (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 Oil Any neutral oil (in increments, as needed)

Instructions

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.
¼ cup Cashews, ⅔ cups + 2 tablespoon Coconut milk
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
⅔ cups + 2 tablespoon Coconut milk, 2 teaspoon Lemon juice, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Sugar, 1 ⅓ cup Oil
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 making of vegan mayo and vegetable platter.
1 ⅓ cup Oil

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.
2 small Broccoli, 1 large Tomato, 1 large Carrot, 1 cup Cauliflower florets
Cilantro or parsley to imitate grass and grated radish as snowflakes.
1 tablespoon Cilantro, 1 tablespoon Radish

Notes

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.
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.

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