Rainbow Fruit and Veggie Platters with Two Plant-Based Dips
Ingredients
Sweet vanilla, cardamom, and coffee dip
1cupraw cashewssoaked for 2 hours, drained
3/4cuprecently boiled waterplus more to thin
1Tbsp coconut oil
6soft Medjool datespitted, soaked for 2 hours, drained
2tsplemon juice
1tspvanilla bean paste or extract
1/2tspinstant coffeeoptional
1/4tspground cardamom
1/8tspsalt
Savory vegan artichoke dip
2Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2garlic clovespeeled and minced
14ozcan artichoke heartsdrained well
3/4cupraw cashewssoaked for 2 hours, drained
1/2cupunsweetened nondairy milk (cashewoat, or coconut milk)
2Tbsp lemon juice
1Tbsp miso paste
1/2cupchopped fresh parsley
Pinch of Aleppo-style pepper or red pepper flakesto serve
Fruit platter
1bunch of red or green seedless grapeshalved if desired
2cupsfresh blueberries
2cupsfresh raspberries
1cupFresh blackberries
1melon such as cantaloupepeeled, seeded, and cubed
1pineapplepeeled, cored, and cubed
Vegetable platter
5celery stalkssliced
2large watermelon radishessliced
2lbsrainbow carrotspeeled and sliced
1English cucumbersliced
1head of broccoli or cauliflowercut into florets
Instructions
For sweet dip, to high-speed blender, add all Sweet Vanilla, Cardamom, and Coffee Dip ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. Add additional water to thin until desired fruit dip consistency. Transfer to serving bowl, cover, and chill completely, about 4 hours or up to 4 days.
To high-speed blender, add soaked and drained cashews, milk, lemon juice, and miso paste and blend until smooth. Add cooked artichoke mixture and parsley, and briefly pulse to chop but not blend completely. Transfer to serving bowl and chill for at least 2 hours or up to 4 days.
For platters, arrange fruit and vegetables on separate platters or one extra-large platter in a pattern of your choice. Keep each fruit or vegetable in its own section (as opposed to mixing them all together) to create the rainbow appearance. Serve fruit with sweet dip and veggies with savory dip.
Notes
Per serving: 363 calories; 8 g protein; 16 g total fat (4 g sat. fat); 54 g total carbohydrates (29 g sugars, 11 g fiber); 225 mg sodium