This is a great way to get the kids to eat healthy snacks over Christmas.

Santa Board Ingredients
Serves 10

The Santa Board is easy to build. You will need the following ingredients:
   450g plain hummus
    a few large pitted black olives, divided
    30 cherry tomatoes, divided
    3 large red  peppers, cut into strips, reserving ½ top of a pepper
    225g  fresh mini mozzarella balls, drained and patted dry
    340g cauliflower florets
    18 crackers
    340g broccoli florets

Instructions
 
You will need a 20×13-inch board with a lip, or a platter to make the Santa Board.
    Evenly spread the hummus onto a round white plate with a lip around the edge. Place the plate in the center of a large wood board or platter.
    Press 2 large black olives for Santa’s eyes, a cherry tomato for his nose, and the ½ top of a bell pepper for his smile onto the hummus.
    Layer the red bell pepper strips, starting from the top of the plate up to the top-right corner of the board to look like Santa’s hat.
    Add a line of mini mozzarella balls to the top edge of the plate and a small pile of mini mozzarella balls to decorate the top of Santa’s hat.
    Arrange the cauliflower for Santa’s beard, mustache, and eyebrows.
    Place the remaining black olives, except for one, at the bottom of the board, around the cauliflower beard to look like Santa’s belt. Stack 3 club crackers at the very bottom center of the board with the remaining large black olive cut in half and the halves pressed together in the center of the top cracker to look like Santa’s belt buckle.
    Divide the remaining cherry tomatoes on either side of Santa’s cauliflower beard, filling in from the olives up to the middle of the board.
    Add the broccoli to the top left of the board and fan the club crackers along the right sight of the board.
    Serve!

Notes
The Santa Board can be made several hours in advance before serving, just wait to add the crackers. Cover with plastic wrap and keep in the fridge.

Created this for a party last night. It went down a treat with all of the guests.

Christmas Antipasto Platter

Serves 8 people

Ingredients

•     225g of smoked cheddar cheese or any cheese of your choice, cut   into slices and then triangles
  
•     225g sliced salami
•     500g cherry tomatoes, sliced in half if on the larger side
•     500g container of marinated olives, green or black or a combination
•     500g fresh mozzarella balls
•     225g of Baby or Sliced Roasted Red Peppers
•     225g of olive tapenade
•     Crackers or crostini for serving
•     Fresh rosemary for garnish
•     Pomegranate seeds for garnish
•     1 yellow pepper, cut into a star shape for the top of the tree

Instructions

1. Cut a strip of off the flat side of the pepper. Use a star shaped cooking cutter to cut the pepper, or you can use a knife and cut it out by hand.
   
2. Assemble the ingredients into a triangle shape, like a Christmas tree and garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs.
3. Serve with crostini, gherkins and crackers of your choice.