How To Make A Hummus Platter

Arguably, one of the easiest appetizers on the planet is store-bought hummus. Pop the lid and serve alongside crackers and veg. While you’re not going to hear any complaints it’s not exactly a show stopper piece until… you make it a hummus platter!!

Instead of just popping the lid off a tub of hummus you’ll have to pop and unscrew the lids off a few additional condiments and then assemble. No additional work required (with the exception of slicing and assembling) to end up with a sock-knocking-off hummus platter.

Loaded Hummus Platter

5 from 3 votes

Recipe by Susanna Grace Course: Side/StarterCuisine: Mediterranean InspiredDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

1

minute

Calories

234

kcal

Total time

11

minutes

One of my go to party-pleasing-go-to-backyard-bashes. Minimal effort. Major impact. An absolute crowd pleaser filled with customizable flavor!

Ingredients

• 1 17oz 1 Hummus of choice, I love Sabra Roasted Pine Nut

• Drizzle Extra virgin olive oil

• 1 1 Lemon, sliced

• Handful Roasted chickpeas

• Handful Cherry tomatoes, quartered

• Handful Mixed olives, quartered

• Handful Banana pepper, thinly sliced

• Dippers, like Stacy’s Pita Chips

Directions

• Grab any medium sized platter with a slight lip or rim and spoon large heaps of your hummus on top. Using a knife or the back of a spoon, evenly spread. Little divots are totally fine! You want the nooks and crannies to catch all the goodness.
• Next, drizzle a bit of oil. You’ll see little puddles all over which is perfect!
  
• Before you start assembly, make sure your tomatoes and olives are quartered and pepper and ready to go. You will be sprinkling and placing these toppings towards the edges of your platter.
  
• Start with tomatoes and evenly disburse towards the edges. Next, add olives followed by pepper. 
  
• Save the roasted chickpeas and lemon wedges for last, especially if you are making a few hours in advance. You want the chickpeas to be crispy and the lemons to be bright and fresh!
  
• That’s it. Now dig in with your favorite pita chips, corn chips, veggie slice combo, whatever it is that floats your boat. 

Recipe Video

Notes

• I’ll start off by saying you do not have to use olives. I know it’s a love/hate for so many! The reason I add them, is well, I love them… but also because the brine adds the perfect touch of salt to this dish. You can sub any brined/pickled item of your choice! Salted cucumber also does the trick.
• I purposefully skipped the cheese bc I was imagining a party, and I feel like these days so many people avoid diary. HOWEVER. If you and your peeps do dairy (which I’m a dairy-er all the way) a bit of feta would make this *chefs kiss*
• Don’t have extra virgin olive oil? A drizzle of regular ol olive oil will do.
• Not a fan of hot peppers? Try dicing a green or red pepper instead! Love hot hot peppers? Go ahead and switch to jalapeño or habanero. 
• Why spread or place toppings towards the outside rim? Well, folks tend to scoop with either their chip or spoon to grab a bite. And that scoop normally heads on down towards the middle. This helps ensure that every bite has some bit of this goodness locked and loaded and ready to go! 
• Please note the nutritional information below was calculated using a calculator designed by: Verywell Fit. This information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but should not be taken as medical advice 🙂 

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The Platter That Changed Entertaining

I can’t remember the first time I saw or heard of a loaded hummus platter. I wasn’t even sure what it was to be honest. BUT I love hummus AND I’m always down for a simple, easy party loving appetizer… so I was clearly all in. One of the things I love most about the concept of a hummus platter is how adaptable it is to the changing seasons or number of guests you’re serving. Large crowd? Whip up 2 or three of these bad boys and load each one with different varieties of veg, meat, and cheese. The options are endless.

While you can certainly be extra by making your own hummus and roasting your own chickpeas, I specifically kept this simple. Chances are, there’s a more important component to your dinner party or backyard bash. Unless you’re hosting a hummus party that is!

One of my go to party-pleasing-go-to-backyard-bashes (wow that was a mouthful) is Mediterranean inspired. And it all starts with THIS hummus platter followed by: pan fried Greek chicken thighs, oven roasted veg, my homemade Tzatziki, a big bowl of rice, and bakery purchased baklava. There’s a method to the madness and I’ll spill below. You’re about to get more than you bargained for on this post wink wink

Hummus Platter Revelations

At some point in my life I realized entertaining was NOT about killing yourself. It was about people. Belly laughter. Good music. Backyard fires. Dogs running in the yard. And little kids with sticky fingers (friends with kids that is). No one cared if I made my pita chips from scratch LOLOLOL

So I got over myself and that rehabbed my strategy for sanity reasons. Starting with the humble yet mighty hummus platter. For real. I wasn’t sure I could do it. But I wanted to try and something like this seemed logical. You guessed it. A HIT. And I was left wondering how else I could streamline party time. Solution time below.

My Party Food Flow

I always pick a main dish that can be marinated over night and quickly finished in a pan, on the grill, or in the oven. That way, if the weather acts up there’s always a back up way to dish the food no problem.

I pick one side that can also be finished in a pan, on the grill, or in the oven. Same reason. But it also helps with timing, and means there’s one less thing to think about. Ideally, my side dish is of the veg variety and a one pan or one pot kinda deal. That way I can prep and forget.

Then there’s one semi-homemade kinda thing. Typically the app for me. It’s what the greedy, hungry people in my life inhale while they wait for the food-food. So there’s no reason to stress out about something that will be devoured in seconds, right?

ALWAYS purchase something (at least 1 item) completely made. Whether that’s the app, the side dish, the dessert. Doesn’t matter. If I don’t have someone helping me there’s no way I’m doing IT ALL from scratch unless its Thanksgiving. Just is what it is. I’m good with it, because it means I have more time before, during, and after to just enjoy the moment. If you don’t have help, I promise you, picking at least one thing from you menu and purchasing it locally or from the grocery will make a HUGE difference.

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Of course there’s a bunch of other tidbits like drinks, and condiments etc etc, but that’s not what this post is about. Don’t worry, I’ll come back and hit you with more info later! In the meantime I hope you found this helpful! Funny how one hummus platter turned my entire entertaining routine on its head. But that’s what happens when you try new things. You learn new things and life gets better in one way or another!

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