Simple Crudités Platter
Use at least 4 to 5 fresh vegetables to make your crudite platter. Aim for seasonal vegetables with a variety of color and texture. Add a dip such as tzatziki, olives or other marinated vegetables. If you like add a cheese such as marinated feta. And for a palette cleanser, include grapes, sliced apples, or another fruit of choice.
Servings: 10 people (up to)
Ingredients
Vegetables
- Snap peas
- Cherry tomatoes
- Baby bell peppers, (sliced in half, seeds removed)
- Carrots, (or rainbow carrots)
- Radishes, (quartered)
- Cucumbers, (sliced in rounds or short spears)
- Cooked beets, (quarters)
Dip (select one or two)
- Tzatziki, use this recipe or a quality store-bought option
- Walnut Spinach Yogurt Dip, use this recipe or a quality store-bought option
- Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, use this recipe or a quality store-bought option
Olives or other marinated vegetables (choose one or two)
- Olives, (pitted kalamata olives or green olives)
- Marinated artichoke hearts
- Pickles
- Pickled or marinated mushrooms
Other
- Cheese, (such as blocks of marinated feta or baby mozzarella)
- Pita wedges, (optional)
Instructions
- On a large platter or board, place a small bowl of tzatziki sauce or other dip of your choice on one side. If using two dips, arrange the two bowls on opposite sides of your platter.
- Arrange the vegetables on the platter, filling in the spaces around the dip (bowl). For a beautiful platter, separate veggies of like colors and use ones that are different in color and texture near each other.
- Fill any gaps on your platter with the remaining ingredients including olives, grapes, cheese (feta or baby mozzarella) and wedges of pita.
Notes
- Make-ahead tips: You can make your dip one night ahead and save it in the fridge in a tight-lid container. Wash and dry your veggies and slice them about 2 hours before you're ready to assemble the platter, and save the vegetables in the fridge in zip-top bags.
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Nutrition
Calories: 48.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.6g | Protein: 1.5g | Fat: 2.6g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.6g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 156.2mg | Potassium: 204.3mg | Fiber: 1.6g | Sugar: 3.1g | Vitamin A: 2772.3IU | Vitamin C: 26.5mg | Calcium: 38.2mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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