Thanksgiving Appetizer Platter

Thanksgiving Appetizer Platter

from familyfreshmeals.com
30 min
10 servings

This Thanksgiving Appetizer Platter is easier to do than it looks. Lay out slices of different things around a big round platter, ending with a pear turkey face.

Ingredients

  • 1 red pear
  • 12 oz. package (party tray of sliced cheeses)
  • 13 oz package club crackers or rectangular crackers of choice
  • 8 oz package of Breton crackers or large round crackers
  • 10 oz. package of salami (we used peppered)
  • 1-2 red bell peppers (sliced)
  • 1 English cucumber sliced
  • 1 sleeve Ritz crackers or small round crackers
  • 1 cup almonds or desired nuts
  • 2 candy eyeballs

Directions

  1. 1

    Slice pear in half lengthwise and place one half cut side down at the bottom center of your serving platter.

  2. 2

    Arrange cheeses, overlapping, around the perimeter of the serving platter.

  3. 3

    Arrange rectangular crackers to form a second row around the perimeter of the platter, under the cheese layer.

  4. 4

    Spread the larger round crackers in the next row.

  5. 5

    Pinch salami at one end and arrange below the crackers, placing them tightly together so that the pinched bottoms are touching and the open sides form a fan.

  6. 6

    Arrange bell pepper strips tucked in and around the salami pieces to accent the reds of the “turkey feathers.”

  7. 7

    Create a few rows of cucumber slices for the turkey back. Lift the pear half and fan out a circle of Ritz crackers to support the pear head.

  8. 8

    Place the pear back in shape and fill in the extra space at the bottom of the tray with the almonds.

  9. 9

    Cut a small triangle from an extra piece of cheese and place on the pear face to form a beak. Use hummus, peanut butter, or even a little butter to stick the candy eyeballs to the pear face.

  10. 10

    Storage: Keep refrigerated and covered in plastic wrap until ready to serve. Assemble as close to serving time as possible to keep