November 3, 2025

Santa Hummus Veggie Plate: A Fun and Healthy Christmas Appetizer for Kids

The holidays are the perfect time to add a little magic to your table — and this Santa Hummus Veggie Plate does just that! It’s healthy, adorable, and fun for kids to help create.

Whether you’re hosting a Christmas Eve dinner, a kids’ holiday party, or just want to make snack time merry and bright, this festive Santa face made from colorful vegetables and creamy hummus is sure to bring smiles.

Not only does this dish make a cheerful centerpiece, but it also sneaks in nutritious veggies like cauliflower, radishes, red bell peppers, and olives — all while being 100% plant-based and easy to assemble.

Kids love helping decorate Santa’s face, and parents love that it’s filled with wholesome ingredients instead of sugar. It’s a creative way to encourage little ones to eat their veggies during the holidays!

🥕 Ingredients

For the base (Santa’s face):

1 cup hummus (store-bought or homemade)
1 large round plate or platter

For Santa’s decorations:

1 large red bell pepper (for hat and mouth)
1 small head of cauliflower (for beard, mustache, and hat pom-pom)
1 grape tomato (for the nose)
2 black olives (for eyes)
1 small black olive (sliced for eyebrows)
2 radishes (thinly sliced for rosy cheeks)

Optional garnish:

Fresh parsley or rosemary sprigs (for festive green accents)
Crackers or veggie sticks for dipping

🎅 Instructions

Create Santa’s Face
Spread the hummus evenly in the center of your plate to form a large, round face shape.
Build the Hat
Slice red bell pepper into curved pieces to form Santa’s hat on the top of the hummus face.
Place one cauliflower floret at the tip for the fluffy hat pom-pom.
Make the Beard and Mustache
Surround the lower half of the hummus circle with cauliflower florets to form a full beard.
Add two smaller florets in the middle under the nose for a mustache.
Add Santa’s Facial Features
- Use a grape tomato for the nose.
- Place two black olive slices for eyes and thin olive strips above them for eyebrows.
- Add radish slices for rosy red cheeks.
- Cut a small smile shape from a red bell pepper strip and place it below the mustache.
Decorate and Serve
Arrange sprigs of fresh rosemary or parsley around the edges of the plate to add greenery.
Serve with crackers, carrot sticks, or celery for dipping.

🌟 Tips for Success

To make this ahead, prep all the veggies and store them separately in the fridge. Assemble right before serving.
Use roasted red pepper hummus for a deeper color.
Encourage kids to help decorate — they’ll love designing Santa’s face!