7 Tips to a Delicious Crudités Platter
Do you ever wonder how to say the word “crudités”? Today I’m sharing 7 Tips to a Delicious Crudités Platter for your next party! Watch the video!
Just in time for hosting a party, today I’m sharing a delicious Crudités Platter recipe! Or, if you want a little more substance, check out How to Make an Epic Charcuterie Board. And friends, I want to tell you about my new book out this year, Big Boards for Families! You can preorder it now!
7 Tips to a Delicious Crudités Platter
This is not your usual mama’s veggie platter. My mom’s generation would make the standard vegetable plate with carrots, olives, celery, and maybe Ranch dressing. Today’s platter is much more beautiful, fresh, with many flavors, and maybe 1 dip (and a little meat).
Crudités definition
Crudités are raw vegetables which can be cut into small pieces, sticks, or thinly sliced. They are usually served with some sort of dip. I love serving a fresh platter for company, because not ony is it healthy, there’s something for everyone!
How do you pronounce Crudités
But let’s get it straight: How exactly do you pronounce this word, “crudités?”
Like this: “krew/dee/tay”
Since my living room was spotless (for a moment), with a newly inspired happy space, I decided to invite a few friends over for dinner a few weeks ago, and whipped up a beautiful Crudités Platter, with some pita chips and baguettes on the side.
Crudites can sometimes be rather boring, with carrots, celery, olives and dip, so it only takes a tiny bit of creativity to make the platter sparkle with liveliness and color!
The perfect appetizer, and also delicious to make for springtime entertaining! ENJOY!
Tips to a Crudités Platter
1. Use what is in season, and look for vibrant, rich colors!
2. Mix in meat and cheese. Serve baguette or pita chips on the side (optional).
3. Include at least 4 types of vegetables (pickled is always good, too!)
4. Include a dip.
5. If a green vegetable, such as asparagus or snap peas, or string beans, blanch the veggies first to bring out the color.
6. Separate heads of small crisp lettuces, such as endive or radicchio.
7. Cut the vegetables within 2 hours of party time to keep them fresh!
8. Tips to a Delicious Crudités Platter
Crudités Platter
Blanch the green vegetables in boiling water for about 1 minute; shock in ice bath to stop cooking and set a vibrant color. Leave some veggies whole, slice some in half (peppers, snap peas, radishes).
On a large tray (I bought at World Market), place a bowl of dip off to the side. Layer leaves of radicchio around the platter. Start filling in the spaces with each vegetable. BUY your own charcuterie boards today!
Wrap the mozzarella sticks with a hard meat, such as salami or prosciutto.
Arrange by different colors to make the platter as beautiful as you can!
Related recipes: How to make an Epic Charcuterie Board or Game Day Smoky Jarlsberg Dip Recipe
Also Buffalo Bacon Blue Crudite Bites [Cupcakes & Kale Chips], and Creamy Dill Sauce to go with Crudite [Barefeet in the Kitchen].
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7 Tips to a Delicious Crudités Platter
Ingredients
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Cherry or grape tomatoes
- Carrots, skinny, baby, leave stems on
- Pickled green beans, found in the pickle section of grocery store
- Mozzarella sticks
- Salami or prosciutto
- Cocktail cucumbers, or English, thinly sliced
- Mini peppers, slice some in half
- Snap peas, slice some in half
- Favorite dip, spinach, artichoke, hummus, salsa
Instructions
- On a large tray, place a bowl of dip off to the side. Layer leaves of radicchio around the platter. Start filling in the spaces with each vegetable.
- Wrap the mozzarella sticks with a hard meat, such as salami or prosciutto.
- Arrange by different colors to make the platter as beautiful as you can!
Notes
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I might impress my peers when I presented to the word Crudites to them. I love how the vibrance of the produce colors have been preserved. But first, I’ll try what I have at home with my thousand islands dressing and some avocado dip.
Look yummy! One of my favorite Crudités Platter, nice to see your guide, easy to follow, will cook this for family this weekend. Thanks you!
What a great recipe! For a meat eater, vegan dishes are often consumed in the family. I’m looking to use both eggplants and some of the leftover lentils to avoid wasting them and this fits the bill perfectly! It’s very good.
Impressed with the bright colors. It kind of makes crudites irresistible, and I practically salivated while reading this piece so thumbs up. I am not so sure if I have the patience to arrange this to the most minute detail but I would most definitely love to have a plate.