Crudit Christmas Tree Recipe

There are as many ways to make a christmas tree crudit or antipasti platter as there are ways to trim a real tree. This version keeps things fairly simple, but scroll down for a whole host of suggestions for trimming this tree with even more delights. The whole thing can be assembled in a snap and is fun to do with kids. Experience tells that if the kids help create it, they'll also help eat it, so bring them in the kitchen, have them wash their hands, and give them some broccoli to play withKnow that you can prep all the ingredients (trim and cut the broccoli and peppers) several hours ahead of time; feel free to assemble the tree up to an hour before servingit holds very well at cool room temperature.