Vegetable Platter: Kansas City Game Day
Looking for a Kansas City themed game day appetizer? This vegetable platter is a crowd favorite and prepared in less than 30 minutes. It goes along with the theme for Kansas City football and is perfect for the big game!
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This is a quick and tasty appetizer to serve at your football party. It is loaded with a variety of vegetables including broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and cucumbers. Pair it with creamy and delicious dips such as ranch, hummus, dill dip, or Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce.
There is something on this platter for everyone and it will be a crowd-pleaser. It is fun, festive football appetizer.
Ingredients
- Cherry tomatoes + yellow bell peppers: for the center design.
- Broccoli, carrots, and cucumbers: To also serve on the vegetable platter.
- Provolone cheese: To spell “KC”
- Dip options: Hummus, ranch, Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce, dill dip, spinach and artichoke dip.
How to make the game day veggie platter
- Start with building the middle of the platter first with the outline. I used sliced yellow bell peppers for the outline. Then I filled in the center with cherry tomatoes.
- Slice out the letters “K” and “C” and arrange them on top.
- Surround the rest of your platter with additional vegetables. If you have room, you can place the dipping sauces on the platter. If not, place them on the side!
Why you will love this recipe
Game day themed: The fun Kansas City football theme is perfect for your party.
Classic party dish: vegetable platters are well known and well loved. You always need some vegetables amongst the cheese dip and wings, right?
Easy: This is easy to prepare and requires no baking/cooking.
Variety: A large selection of options to eat from this party platter.
FAQ
Additional vegetable options
- Cauliflower
- Red bell pepper
- Snap peas
- Celery
- Radishes
You could also serve crackers and cheese on it!
Tips for Success
Work from the inside out, making the center design first.
If you don’t have room for dips on the platter, serve them in bowls on the side.
Vegetable Platter: Kansas City Game Day
Equipment
- 1 serving platter
Ingredients
- 10 ounces cherry tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 1 large yellow bell pepper
- 12 ounces fresh broccoli florets
- 1 lb. baby cut carrots
- 2 slices provolone cheese For the letters "K" and "C."
- Optional: Dipping sauces (ranch, hummus, dill dip)
Instructions
- Start with building the middle design using the yellow bell pepper for the outline. I used a small pairing knife to cut the bell pepper. The outline required 9 pieces of bell pepper in total.
- Fill the center with cherry tomatoes.
- Slice out the letters "K" and "C" using provolone cheese and arrange them on top.
- Surround the rest of your platter with additional vegetables. If you have room, you can place the dipping sauces on the platter. If not, place them on the side!
