ISO: ISO a simple way to party-up hummus that I want to take to an outdoor

[dawnnys]

buffet next weekend. I plan on making two - a garlic hummus and also a red pepper hummus, with a plate of crostini to accompany them. Any suggestions on how to make them more "festive"? TIA!

 

[joe]

Some colorful veggies--celery, cucumber, radishes, sliced red and yellow peppers

They all taste good with hummus.

 

[cheezz]

Why not pour them side-by-side in a wide bowl, then do a light swirl with a knife?

 

[cheezz]

Or, in separate bowls with red bell chopped up on one and whole roasted cloves on the other

 

[dawn_mo]

What about layering them in a pretty glass bowl. I have bought one from

Trader Joe's that does that, and it is delish. Maybe do one more hummus and make it three-layers?

 

[marilynfl]

Make bowls out of hollowed-out red & yellow bell peppers. Cut slice off bottom to stabilize.

 

[erininny]

A handful of chickpeas scattered over the top. Drizzle of great olive oil. Pine nuts. Chopped herbs.

And/or different kinds of bread for the crostini?

ETA: I realize all my suggestions (except the last one) are complete ripoffs of various varieties of Sabra hummus, but since we ate gallons of the stuff for two years (before I finally learned to make my own), it's kind of been imprinted on my brain. smileys/wink.gif

 

[angak1]

what great ideas everyone has! this layered dip is a favorite of ours

maybe for another gathering or to use any leftover hummus.

http://www.eat.at/swap/forum2/114_Layered_Dip_Middle_Eastern_Style___Tammy-Arcadia

 

[dawnnys]

Yes, this is good and thank you everyone else too! I ended up making sun-dried tomato hummus, and

swirled it with "regular" (lemon/garlic) hummus. Pretty, altho it probably could've been a little more runny to mix better.

Along side of it I had toasted pita chips and "healthy" crackers, very good.