Hummus Mezze Platter
A big platter full of Mediterranean bites, centered around a bowl of hummus. Serve this as an appetizer, lunch, or even a full dinner with drinks.
Ingredients
- 1 batch of homemade hummus linked above/or use your favorite store bought
- 1 medium eggplant + salt pepper, and olive oil to roast
- Mini Persian cucumbers halved lengthwise
- Tomatoes sliced
- Green Beans raw or blanched-I used raw
- Roasted red peppers
- Dolmas
- Kalamata Olives
- Pickled Peppers I used peppadews
- Jarred Artichokes
- Pita Naan, sliced bread, and/or crackers
- Feta
- Olive oil and herbs for garnish
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 425. Thinly slice eggplant, and place onto a sheet pan. Drizzle generously with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 10 minutes, flip, and roast another 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature while you prepare the platter.
- 2. Make homemade hummus, or open your favorite package of store bought. Stir with a spoon, and drizzle olive oil over the top. If desired, sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes and parsley.
- 3. Place hummus onto a large platter, and arrange all mezze ingredients around it. If desired, sprinkle fresh herbs like basil, parsley, or oregano around the platter, and sprinkle salt and pepper over the fresh vegetables.
- 4. Serve as is, or pair it with any grilled meats or grain salad to make a substantial meal. Alternately, this can be made and stored in several separate containers, instead of a platter, and used to assemble mini mezze plates for lunch throughout the week.