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Brooklyn: Chocolate Stout Cannoli from Femme Fraiche
Mad Max: Fury Road: Ruby Red Grapefruitcello from Making It With Stephany
The Martian: Homemade Cheddar and Chive Tater Tots from The Honour System
The Revenant: Crock Pot Ribs from Dining With Alice
Room: Victoria Sandwich Cake from Savoury Table
Spotlight: Cheesy Boston Clam Dip from Cheap Recipe Blog

Jenga Veggie Tower with Creamy Cilantro Dip
Makes one 12-inch veggie tower with a handful of extra ingredients for replenishing.
Ingredients
- Tower
- 4 large carrots
- 6 large celery ribs
- 4 Persian cucumbers
- 6 asparagus spears
- 1 medium-large jicama root
- 8 ounces cheese
- 3-inch length of salami
- Dip
- 2 cups Greek-style yogurt
- 1-2 cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- For the tower, slice vegetables, cheese, and salami into three-inch lengths. With the exception of the asparagus (unless you have enormous spears), halve, quarter, and/or trim ingredients so they are similar in size.
- Place serving dish where you plan to serve it as it will be difficult to move once you've finished. Begin with a solid base that includes three items of equal size with flat bottoms and tops (you may want to do extra trimming on this foundation layer). Continue stacking, alternating items for variety as you progress. Each layer should include at least two vegetables of equivalent size to maintain the stability of the tower. It the tower begins to lean, back track a layer or two and adjust as necessary. Build as high as you dare!
- To prepare the dip, combine ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
I think that this is pure genius! Beautiful colors and healthy ingredients. I’m definitely making this for my Oscar party.
Thanks, Karen! Your Victoria Sandwich Cake is on my Oscar Party menu as well!
I love the creativity of this! Making veggies fun can be a difficult task. 😉 Looks like a great party option for the show.
Thanks, Sharon! My persnickety kids loved pulling veggies from the tower. I love your Martian-inspired Homemade Cheddar & Chive Tater Tots recipe. Looking forward to my party spread!
I keep looking at this photo in disbelief. I mean, how is this not photoshopped?!? I swear mine wouldn’t look like that, even though you claim the tower is easy to build.
Anyway – BRAVO!! This is a masterpiece. So creative and healthy and delicious at the same time. Thanks so much for participating and I hope you’ll be up for it next year again!!
You could totally do this, Haley! I was pretty surprised about how stable the tower turned out to be! Loving your Spotlight-inspired Cheesy Boston Clam Dip recipe. Thanks so much for including me in this event. Looking forward to next year already!
This is SUCH a great and hilarious idea! Absolutely brilliant! I laughed when I saw the photos and couldn’t wait to read more- now I feel like I have to go out and watch the movie (and eat veggie jenga at the same time!)
Thanks, Greta! I really loved the movie. Your Bitesize “TV Dinner” Meatloaf Appetizer for Bridge of Spies is perfect! Can’t wait to make it!
I LOVE this idea! I think it is a perfect inspiration of the movie and a really great veggie idea for parties. I could just see guests laughing and having fun trying not to knock it over! So fun!
Thanks, Alice! I was pretty amazed to find that you can actually slide out pieces to eat…of course, the tower eventually comes crashing down, which is pretty hilarious. Looking forward to trying your Crock Pot Ribs!
This is just *such* a clever idea and it looks tasty too! Can’t wait to stack up some treats of my own!
Thanks, Greta. I’m looking forward to making your Chocolate Stout Cannoli recipe! Looks delicious!
I have been on quite the veggie kick lately. I wanna knock this tower down–into my belly!
Hahaha! Enjoy!
I love this! Loved the movie, too. I’ll be making this for nibbling while we watch the Oscars.
I loved The Big Short, too, Susan. Enjoy your tower! So great to hear from you.