Heart Healthy Dinosaur Veggie Platter

Name: Heart Healthy Dinosaur Veggie Platter
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 can (15 oz) no salt added chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 Tbsp tahini; 3 Tbsp honey Dijon mustard; 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsp water; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tsp lemon zest; 1 tsp honey; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp Kosher salt; 2 large cucumbers, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices; 1/2 yellow bell pepper, sliced into strips; 1/2 red bell pepper, sliced into strips; 2 cups baby carrots; 2 heads broccoli, cut into florets; 1 pint rainbow heirloom tomatoes; 4 cups fresh blueberries

(5.0)

By Adam Fisher

Published 2/22/2023

Dietitian Reviewed: Christina Wright, RD, LDN

Approved for These Diets:

Heart Healthy | Gluten Free | Diabetic | Vegan | Vegetarian

Photo Credit: Baldwin Publishing Staff Photographer

Make a big impression at your next event with this dangerously delicious prehistoric fruit and vegetable platter! Sunny Honey Dijon Hummus makes a perfect healthy pairing with this colorful display of crisp and fresh produce. Your hungry little dinosaurs are going to want to devour it in one big bite!

Total Time

30 minutes

Servings

16

Calories

91

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Helpful How-To Video

How to Make Dinosaur Veggie Platter

Honey Dijon Hummus

Step 1

Honey Dijon Hummus Add all of the ingredients except the water and oil to a blender or food processor; blend on high until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
Step 2

Add the olive oil and water and blend until creamy and smooth. Transfer to a small serving bowl and cover with plastic wrap; set aside.

Veggies

Step 1

Using a 24 x 18 rimmed baking sheet or cutting board, arrange the vegetables and fruit.
Step 2

Start by arranging the sliced cucumbers into the shape of a “brontosaurus”. To the upper right of the brontosaurus, place the carrots in the shape of a “volcano”; then arrange the sliced red bell pepper as “lava” spouting out the top and running down the sides of the “volcano”.
Step 3

Place the bowl of hummus in the upper middle of the baking sheet or cutting board for the “sun”. Cover the top half of the surface with blueberries to make the “sky”, going around the bowl and the shapes of the “brontosaurus” and “volcano”. Arrange the sliced yellow bell pepper around the bowl of hummus on top of the blueberries to form “sun rays”.
Step 4

Cover the bottom half of the surface with broccoli florets to make the “ground”, going around the shape of the “brontosaurus”. Scatter the tomatoes over the broccoli florets. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:

1 cup vegetables, 1 Tbsp hummus

91

Calories

3

g

Fat

0

mg

Cholesterol

143

mg

Sodium

15

g

Carbs

0

g

Sat. Fat

3

g

Fiber

3

g

Protein

6

g

Sugars

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