Greek Hummus Platter
The following recipe and photography were provided courtesy of Julia of A Cedar Spoon.
Your guests will love this Greek Hummus Platter at your next gathering!
Creamy hummus is topped with Mediterranean-inspired ingredients like olives, feta cheese, chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, and fresh herbs.
While store-bought hummus is convenient, hummus is actually very easy to make from scratch, as it only requires a handful of ingredients and a couple of minutes. It also allows you to control the ingredients that go in it, so you can rest assured that it’s good for you.
Perfect for entertaining, whip this up on a whim and pair it with crackers and fresh veggies for your guests to dip as they please!
Greek Hummus Platter
Cook time: 20 Prep time: 20min Total time: 20min
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients
For the Hummus
- 1 15 oz. can of Heinen's garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup Heinen's tahini
- 1-2 garlic cloves
- 3 Tbsp. Heinen's extra virgin olive oil
- Fresh parsley, for garnish
- Heinen's paprika, for garnish
For the Toppings
- 1/3 cup Mt Vikos feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/3 cup Heinen's Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced or any small tomatoes
- 1/2 English cucumber, diced
- 1 cup Heinen's garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 5-6 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- A small handful of fresh mint, chopped
- Heinen's extra virgin olive oil, for garnish
- Heinen's paprika, for garnish
- Fresh vegetables, for serving
- Crackers, for serving
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients for the hummus in the food processor. Blend for 30 seconds to 1 minute. If the hummus is too thick, add more olive oil in small amounts until it reaches your desired consistency.
- On a large platter, spread the hummus in an even layer.
- Spread the feta cheese, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, chickpeas, green onions, parsley, and mint over top of the hummus.
- Drizzle olive oil on top followed by a dusting of paprika.
- Serve with fresh-cut vegetables like carrots, celery, cucumbers and bell peppers or your favorite crackers.