Easy Hummus Platter with Veggies
A simple no-cook hummus made with canned chickpeas, fresh lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, and salt. Serve it with vegetables, pita, crackers, or your favorite toppings for an easy platter.
Servings: 4
Calories: 359kcal
Ingredients
For the Hummus
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 cans chickpeas 15 oz each, rinsed and drained
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 5 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil plus more for serving
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- extra virgin olive oil
- chopped nuts
- fresh dill
For Serving
- cucumbers
- carrots
- olives
- radishes
- lime
- crackers
- pita bread
Instructions
- Put the 2 peeled garlic cloves into the food processor and pulse 5 times to chop them up.2 garlic cloves
- Add the drained chickpeas, cold water, fresh lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, and sea salt to the processor.2 cans chickpeas, ¼ cup water, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, ½ tsp fine sea salt
- Blend on high speed for 60 seconds until smooth, stopping once to scrape down the sides with a spatula.
- Spoon the dip into its own shallow bowl and make a small dip in the top with a spoon. Pour a little extra olive oil into the top, then sprinkle on paprika, chopped walnuts, and fresh dill.1 tsp paprika, extra virgin olive oil, chopped nuts, fresh dill
- Set the bowl of dip right in the middle of your platter or wooden board.
- Cut cucumber and carrots into sticks, radishes into quarters or slices. Splash cucumbers and radishes with fresh lime juice.cucumbers, carrots, radishes
- Fill the rest of the board with the green olives, lime slices, crackers and pita bread triangles before serving.olives, lime, crackers , pita bread
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Notes
Rinse and drain the chickpeas well before blending. Blend for about 1 minute before adding more water. Add extra water gradually if needed to reach your preferred consistency. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4–5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Sodium: 922mg | Potassium: 346mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg
