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This cute Pumpkin Veggie Tray, made with carrots, cucumber, mozzarella, and hummus, is fun, delicious, and definitely not scary!
It’s the perfect appetizer or grazing board for your Halloween and Thanksgiving gatherings, whether you’re serving a crowd or making it for your kids.
Pumpkin Veggie Tray Ingredients
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- Carrots: Use different-sized carrots for a variety of slices.
- Cucumber: I prefer English or Persian cucumbers. You’ll need the skin for the pupils and a few slices for the stem.
- Hummus: Make your own or use storebought.
- Mozzarella: You only need a slice of fresh mozzarella for the mouth.
Recipe Tip
I used avocado peel for the eyes, but cucumber peel is better. That way, you can eat everything.
How to Make a Pumpkin Veggie Tray
- Peel and slice the carrots.
- Fill two small bowls with hummus and arrange them on a platter for the eyes. Use cucumber peel for the pupils.
- Arrange the carrot slices on the platter around the bowls.
- Final details: Decorate with cucumber slices and make a mouth out of mozzarella.
Possible Variations
- Carrots: Try orange peppers or sweet potato fries.
- Cucumber: Swap for basil, parsley, or mint leaves, arugula, gem lettuce, or green peppers.
- Hummus: Pesto, guacamole, sour cream and onion, or your favorite savory dip.
- Mozzarella: Use cucumber peel for the mouth, or omit.
- Make a scary pumpkin: Slice a piece of mozzarella for the mouth and fill it with sharp cucumber, or almond teeth.
- Swap for a fruit tray: Use nectarines, abricots, persimmon, cantaloupe, clementine, or physalis instead of carrots, and kiwi, Granny Smith, or Galia melon slices instead of cucumber. Swap the hummus with my easy fruit dip and use blueberries for the eyes.
- Make appetizers with the same ingredients: Slice cucumbers, top with hummus or cream cheese, and carrot strips for a healthy, yet spooky snack.
How to Store Leftovers
Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 2 days.
FAQs
You can make it a few hours ahead. Keep it covered in the refrigerator until serving.
Pumpkins belong equally to both holidays.
Spoon the hummus in mounds directly on the platter, top with cucumber pupils, and then arrange the carrot slices. Or omit the hummus, and plate the carrot and cucumber pumpkin without dip.
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Pumpkin Veggie Tray
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 carrots
- 200 grams hummus
- 1 cucumber
- 1 fresh mozzarella
Instructions
- Peel the carrots.
- Chop them into discs.
- Place two small bowls of hummus for eyes on a platter.
- Use the round cutter to make cucumber peel eyes. Top with a bit of mozzarella for the highlights.
- Arrange the carrot discs around the bowls and make a slight indent between the eyes so it resembles a pumpkin.
- Place some cucumber slices for the stem.
- Make the mouth using a long strip of mozzarella or cucumber peel.
- Serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
