Description

A spooky-cute vegetable platter shaped like a skeleton. Quick, kid-friendly, and make-ahead friendly with dairy-free and gluten-free options.

Ingredients

Scale

1 English cucumber (about 12 oz / 340 g), sliced into coins
2 mini cucumbers (200 g), halved lengthwise
2 large carrots (10 oz / 285 g), peeled; 1 sliced into coins, 1 cut into sticks
1 red bell pepper (170 g), sliced
1 yellow bell pepper (170 g), sliced
1 small head cauliflower (1 lb / 450 g), florets
1 cup sugar snap peas (100 g) or green beans
1 cup cherry tomatoes (150 g)
12–14 black olives
2 celery stalks
1 cup hummus (240 g)
1 cup ranch or dairy-free ranch (240 g)
Optional: whole-grain crackers or GF crackers

Instructions

Prep: Wash/dry veggies. Slice cucumbers and carrots, cut peppers into strips, break cauliflower into florets, trim snap peas, halve mini cucumbers. Place hummus and ranch in small bowls.
Assemble the skeleton: Build a cucumber “skull” with olive eyes; run cucumber coins down the center as a spine. Make ribs with carrot coins, pepper strips, and celery sticks. Use cauliflower and pepper curves for the pelvis.
Add limbs & serve: Mini cucumbers + snap peas for arms, carrot sticks for legs, cherry tomatoes as joints, olives as buttons. Tuck dip bowls at the sides. Serve crackers separately.

Notes

Make-ahead: slice sturdy veg up to 24 hours ahead; cucumbers/tomatoes 8 hours. Keep very dry. Line platter with paper towels under veg to prevent sliding.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Category: Appetizer
Method: No-Cook
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1/10 tray
Calories: 90
Sugar: 5
Sodium: 160
Fat: 4
Saturated Fat: 0.5
Carbohydrates: 12
Fiber: 3
Protein: 3
Cholesterol: 0

Keywords: Skeleton Veggie Tray, vegetable platter, Halloween appetizer, healthy Halloween snack, crudités, hummus dip, ranch dip, kid-friendly, party tray, make-ahead, gluten-free option, dairy-free option