Veggie tray ideas that look good and feed a crowd
Our Fresh Vegetable Crudités tray is $59 and serves 25 to 30. Here is how to build a veggie spread around it for 30, 60 or 100 guests, with prices.
By the Upper Crust Catering kitchen
For veggie tray ideas that feed a crowd, start with our Fresh Vegetable Crudités, $59 a tray, serves 25 to 30. It is marked vegetarian and gluten-free. Then build around it: add a cheese tray, a fruit display and one warm tray, and give each its own spot on the table so nobody queues at one end. Pick up at the kitchen in Yorkville, or ask for quoted delivery. Call (630) 553-9533.
What the tray is
Crudités is a French word for raw cut vegetables, served cold and eaten by hand. Ours comes on the same black lacquer trays as our other cold platters. Tell us when you order if you want to know what comes with it, and we will say.
Trays and platters have no minimum, so one tray for a small gathering is fine. We ask for about three days' notice.
How many trays to order
We plan one tray for every 25 to 30 guests when the vegetables sit next to other food. If the veggie tray is the only fresh thing on the table, plan on about 25 guests a tray.
- Up to 30 guests: 1 tray, $59.
- 60 guests: 2 trays, $118.
- 90 guests: 3 trays, $177.
- 120 guests: 4 trays, $236.
Add 9.25% sales tax to each total.
Four ways to set it up
- The snack table. Veggies, Assorted Cheese Tray with Crackers, $69, 60 pieces, and Bruschetta with Garlic Toast Points, $45, 60 pieces. For 60 guests that is 2 veggie trays, 1 cheese tray and 1 bruschetta: $118 + $69 + $45 = $232, about $3.87 a guest, or $253.46 with tax.
- Color on the tabl A Seasonal Fresh Fruit Displ, $74, is marked vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. Put it at the opposite end from the vegetables so the line splits in two.
- Something to pick up and carr Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus Spea, $74, 60 pieces, are gluten-free. They contain prosciutto, so they are not for vegetarians.
- Something warm. Add Cocktail Meatballs, $64, 100 pieces, for guests who want more than vegetables. A chafing dish at $17 keeps them hot.
Setting it out
- Keep the tray cold until guests arrive, and keep it out of direct sun.
- Set two stations, not one long table, once you pass 40 guests.
- Put napkins at both stations. Disposable Appetizer Plates & Napkins are $0.99 a person.
- Mark the vegetarian trays with a small card so guests do not have to ask.
If a guest is vegetarian and you need a main, Meatless Mostaccioli is $39 a tray, in the smaller size. More about fruit and other cold trays is in our fruit tray ideas. Prices on cheese and crackers are in our cheese and cracker tray guide. See every cold platter on the hors d'oeuvres and platters menu, or read about drop-off catering and party trays.
When you know your headcount, send it to us for a written quote.
Questions
How much is a veggie tray?
Our Fresh Vegetable Crudités tray is $59 and serves 25 to 30 people.
How many veggie trays do I need for 100 people?
We plan four trays for 100 guests when other food is on the table. That is $236 before tax. If it is the only fresh item, add a fifth tray, $295 in all.
Is the veggie tray vegan?
The menu marks it vegetarian and gluten-free. Tell us about any allergy when you order. Our kitchen handles wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish and sesame, so we cannot promise any dish is free of trace amounts.
Can you deliver a veggie tray?
Yes. Delivery is quoted when you order, or you can pick up at the kitchen on East Hydraulic Avenue in Yorkville.
Drop-off catering and party trays, priced per tray
