Summer Mezze Platter

Name: Summer Mezze Platter
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: Hummus: 0.5 cup; Olive Oil: 1 Tablespoon; Smoked Paprika Powder: 0.5 teaspoon; Olives: 0.3 cup; Pearl Couscous: 0.5 cup, cooked; Fresh Parsley: 1 Tablespoon, chopped; Feta Cheese: 0.3 cup, cubed (I use vegan); Cherry Tomatoes: 0.5 cup, halved; English Cucumber: 0.5 cup, quartered; Radishes: 0.3 cup, quartered; Honeydew Melon: 4 slices; plum: 1, sliced; Pistachios: 0.25 cup; Naan Bread: 2, toasted & quartered

Features:

10 minutes
Serves 4
Easy

Ingredients

0.5 cup Hummus
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
0.5 teaspoon Smoked Paprika Powder
0.3 cup Olives
0.5 cup, cooked Pearl Couscous
1 Tablespoon, chopped Fresh Parsley
0.3 cup, cubed (I use vegan) Feta Cheese
0.5 cup, halved Cherry Tomatoes
0.5 cup, quartered English Cucumber
0.3 cup, quartered Radishes
4 slices Honeydew Melon
1, sliced plum
0.25 cup Pistachios
2, toasted & quartered Naan Bread

Directions

Pretty and flavorful summer mezze platter!

This appetizer board has a mediterranean flare with a mix of store-bought and homemade ingredients.

I love to mix fruits, vegetables, nuts and dips for the most visually stunning platter.

My homemade hummus recipe lends itself to customization and for this mezze platter, I’ve added finely chopped kalamata olives.

The whole green olives on this platter are Castelvetrano olives, which are my favorite. They are buttery, mild in flavor and beautifully vibrant green.

Most of you will agree that a cheese is mandatory when it comes to a grazing board. Since I prefer to keep it dairy free, I am adding a vegan feta cheese.

For the vegetables and fruits, I choose whatever is currently in season and/or looks good at the grocery store!

Cherry tomatoes, cucumber and radish pair well with the other ingredients and are also a great vehicle to scoop up that hummus.

Naan bread is a flatbread which is found in the cuisines mainly of Western Asia, Central Asia, and India. It pairs well with hummus and the couscous salad.

I love to add a little bit of everything onto a piece of naan bread for the perfect bite.

Please leave your review for this summer mezze platter in the comment section below.

For questions, you can always send me a direct message via Instagram.

Steps

1 Done	Couscous Salad & Hummus Though you can buy store-bought, I prefer to make my own couscous salad by simply combining cooked and cooled pearl couscous with a bit of sea salt, olive oil and finely chopped parsley. Same for the hummus, use store-bought or make your own! For this platter, I used my hummus recipe but added kalamat olives then topped it with olive oil and smoked paprika powder.
2 Done	Build the Mezze Platter Arrange all of the ingredients on a large platter and serve with small forks, spoons and appetizer plates.

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Joni

Hi guys, so glad you are here! My food blog is about easy, colorful and mostly healthy recipes. I grew up in Germany and have been in the states since 2002. Currently, I am living in sunny Miami, FL! Please leave me a comment if you have questions or recipe requests and also follow me on social media via @foodbyjonister. Happy cooking and eating!