Upgrade your appetizer game with loaded hummus dip. This stunning platter is perfect for parties and gatherings, creating a pretty presentation while treating your favorite people to a healthy snack in disguise. Your next get-together needs this loaded hummus platter!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Healthy: With a base of hummus loaded up with veggie toppings, it’s full of everything good for you!
- Filling: Hummus, made from chickpeas, is loaded with fiber, and topped with all these goodies, it’s an even more satiating dip.
- Refreshing: Creamy hummus topped with crisp, crunchy, fresh veggies is a refreshing snack or appetizer, especially on hot days.
Nutrition For Mental Health
This healthy recipe is packed with plant-based goodness. One cup of chickpeas contains 45 grams of carbohydrates (12.5 grams of fiber), 4 grams of fat, and 14.5 grams of protein. Garbanzo beans are rich in manganese, folate, copper, iron, zinc, and phosphorus. They are also a good source of magnesium, thiamine, selenium, potassium, and vitamin B6. A randomized controlled trial found that zinc supplementation alongside an antidepressant drug (SSRIs) can improve major depressive disorders more effectively than a placebo alongside antidepressants (SSRIs).
Ingredients + Substitutions
Want to make this loaded hummus dip recipe, but don’t have all the ingredients? I’ve got ideas for that!
- Hummus: You can use a delicious homemade hummus, such as this classic hummus recipe with tahini, tahini-free hummus, or even pumpkin hummus.
- Chickpeas: If you used up all your chickpeas making my homemade garlic hummus, you can make these fresh-cooked garbanzo beans, canned chickpeas, or grab a can of any type of white bean, like cannellini beans, to use for the toppings.
- Olives: Kalamata olives give this a Mediterranean flair, though you can use black olives or even Spanish olives.
- Cucumbers: Persian cucumbers are less watery, though English cucumbers can also stand in here.
- Tomatoes: No cherry tomatoes? You can dice up any other kind of tomato instead!
- Herbs: Fresh dill, mint, or chives can be used if you don’t have fresh parsley.
A full list of ingredients with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Loaded Hummus
This loaded hummus platter is one of the easiest and most rewarding things you’ll ever make!
- Add chickpeas, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, olives, herbs, olive oil, salt, and pepper to a mixing bowl and toss to combine.
- Spread and swirl hummus thinly over a large plate or platter.
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- Spread veggie mixture over top and sprinkle hummus with olive oil and extra herbs.
Servings Ideas
Anytime you make this loaded hummus, it’s going to be a great day. If you’re looking at planning a full menu, try serving it with my veggie sandwich with beet hummus, fattoush salad, healthy Texas caviar, vegan black bean burger, or protein avocado toast. A side of microwave asparagus will go well too, and if you’re in a soup mood, try my lentil and carrot soup. Don’t forget to treat your guests to refreshing beverages like my citrus water and strawberry lime water.
Check out this resource for more inspiration on what to eat with hummus.
Storage Tips
It’s best to store the hummus and the toppings separately, but if that’s not possible, you can put it in an airtight container or cover the platter with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge. You’ll want to finish it off within 3 days.
FAQ
When making loaded hummus dip, the best toppings are cucumbers, garlic, tomatoes, chickpeas, red onions, olives, fresh herbs, and a little top-quality olive oil. You can also feel free to add other things you like or replace toppings you’re less fond of to make it your own.
Pita wedges, crackers, or an assortment of carrot and celery sticks all make for the perfect items to scoop up loaded hummus. For more ideas, check out this resource for what to serve with loaded hummus.
Hummus is more likely to develop bacteria after 7 days, which can make you very sick. Even if you’ve stored it properly, exposure to air when you open it to scoop some out can allow Listeria and other pathogens to multiply throughout the dip.
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Recipe
Loaded Hummus
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups store-bought hummus or homemade garlic hummus
- 1/3 cup chickpeas, cooked (or from a can)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 Persian cucumbers, halved and chopped
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered or halved
- 1/4 cup red onion, thinly-sliced
- 1/3 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped (more for serving)
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, more for serving
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
- Lemon, (slices or wedges for serving)
Instructions
- Add chickpeas, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, olives, herbs, olive oil, salt, and pepper to a mixing bowl and toss to combine.
- Spread and swirl hummus thinly over a large plate or platter.
- Spread veggie mixture over top and sprinkle hummus with olive oil and extra herbs.
Notes
It’s best to store the hummus and the toppings separately, but if that’s not possible, you can put it in an airtight container or cover the platter with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge. You’ll want to finish it off within 3 days.
Nutrition
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Reference
Ranjbar, E., Kasaei, M. S., Mohammad-Shirazi, M., Nasrollahzadeh, J., Rashidkhani, B., Shams, J., Mostafavi, S. A., & Mohammadi, M. R. (2013). Effects of zinc supplementation in patients with major depression: a randomized clinical trial. Iranian journal of psychiatry, 8(2), 73–79.
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