Lebanese Mezze Platter
The Lebanese way with small plates, or mezze, lends itself perfectly to a party board or platter. My Lebanese Mezze Platter is just luscious with hummus, labneh, fresh veggies, olives, pita chips, and more. My "recipe" is a list of possibilities for your platter or board; you'll run with it from here!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Hummus,in any flavor or a combo of two different flavors (herb and beet, for example)
- Labneh, or try Labneh GreenGoddess here. (or Greek Yogurt)
- Baba Gannouj
- Muhummara
- Olives, a variety of black and green, spiced, and different sizes.
- Cucumbers, sliced and quartered in spears
- Multi-colored cherry tomatoes, whole or halved
- Pickles, such as turnip, cucumber, carrot
- Grape leaf rolls
- Little Gem or small romaine lettuce leaves
- Nuts, especially pistachios!, or any roasted salted nut or nut mix
- Dried fruit, such as apricots, cherries, figs, dates
- Good pita chips
- Za'atar Crackers
- Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- Spices such as za'atar, dried mint, 7 Spice, sumac, black pepper, sea salt
- Fresh herbs, such as mint, cilantro, or parsley
Instructions
- 1
Select the platter or board with size and amount needed for your group. Have handy a variety of small bowls and plates. Loosely map out where everything will be located on the platter.
- 2
Make the dips the anchor by swirling them in similar-sized plates or bowls. Place them on the platter in a balanced way; one on each side, for example.
- 3
Arrange vegetables around the dips. Add groupings of the other items to fill the platter until the entire surface is covered. Fill in empty spaces with more pita chips or little piles of nuts and dried fruit.
- 4
Drizzle olive oil over the dips. Brush olive oil on the vegetables to give them some glisten and prevent dryness.
- 5
Dust spices over the dips and vegetables, tuck in herb bunches for color, and serve.