Prep Time: 35 min.
A Christmas Angel Board is perfect for your holiday entertaining. Surprise the kids with this tasty snack platter in the run-up to Christmas, or serve it as a fun appetizer on the big day. You can use any cheese or vegetables you like, and even add dried fruit, fresh fruit and chocolate.
Ingredients
- 200 gram (7oz) sour cream (or creme fraiche)
- 50 gram (1/3 cup) parmesan
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 heaped tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- dash of pepper
- black olives
- carrots
- cucumber
- white cheddar
- red cheddar
- tortillas chips
- large petal-shaped cookie cutter
Instructions
1. Mix all the ingredients for the dip: sour cream, onion powder, garlic powder, parmesan, sea salt and pepper.
2. Add the dip to a glass bowl for the angel’s face.
3. Slice the carrots and use a petal cutter to shape the carrot.
4. Cube the cheese.
5. Cut the cucumber into slices.
6. To make the halo, slice a large carrot thinly and shape it into a thin oval shape. Cut an oval shape out of the center.
7. To make the mouth, slice the side of a black olive.
8. For the eyes, halve a black olive and julienne trim into a curved shape for the eyelid and straight lines for the lashes.
9. Arrange the ingredients onto a board and top with the carrot halo.
Notes
The petal-shaped cutters I use are linked in my Shop.