🎄 Veggie Tree Platter for Festivals! | Healthy Broccoli Salad for Lunar New Year 🥦🥕✨

🥦 Turn simple veggies into a festive masterpiece!
This broccoli and carrot salad is beautifully shaped like a tree — perfect for Lunar New Year or holiday parties. It's healthy, colorful, and super fun to make! 🌟

🧧 Celebration Tip: Arrange your food in symbolic shapes like trees (growth & life) for good luck in the new year!

📌 In This Video You'll Learn:

● How to shape broccoli into a festive tree design

● Simple boiling/blanching techniques

● Garnishing with carrots and red pepper for a holiday feel 🎊

🥣 Ingredients:
● Broccoli – 1 large head

● Carrot – 1 large

● Red bell pepper or red chili (for small red dots)

● Lettuce or Napa cabbage (for the trunk)

● Salt

● Optional: sesame oil or dressing for flavor

👨‍🍳 Recipe Instructions:
1) Blanch the Broccoli:

● Cut broccoli into small florets.

● Boil water with a little salt.

● Blanch florets for 1–2 minutes, then shock in ice water.

2) Prep Carrots:

● Cut carrot into slices.

● Use a small round cutter or knife to cut donut shapes for “ornaments.”

● Slice some into thin strips for the “grass” or “ground” decoration.

3) Arrange the Plate:

● Lay broccoli florets in a dome/tree shape.

● Use a piece of cabbage/lettuce for the tree trunk.

● Decorate with carrot rings and small pieces of red chili/pepper to resemble berries or flowers.

4)Optional Flavoring:

● Drizzle lightly with sesame oil or your favorite dressing.

🎉 Perfect for:
● Lunar New Year 🧧

● Family Dinners 👪

● Healthy Party Platters 🎈

● Kids’ Meals 👶

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