Crudité platter with easy sour cream dip

Healthy appetizers are few and far between but with this Crudité platter with easy sour cream dip, you can indulge without the guilt.

SO listen, we all know I LOVE pastry but every party needs a good Crudité platter to balance out all the cheese/pastry/meat/deep-fried stuff. And what better than a plate full of fresh, crunchy and colourful veg to offset all the richness?

And yes, we are dipping all that healthiness into a very decadent sour cream dip BUT it’s still better than a sausage roll AND you could totally swap the sour cream for Greek yoghurt and then we’re getting so healthy you could totally add a sausage roll or two to your party plate.

The herbs in the dip can also be changed for ones you like most but I’ve found through trial and error that most people are happy with parsley and chives in a dip. Plus, you really only want to use soft herbs so basil and cilantro are really the only ones you could substitute. Mint could work too but I have found that most people don’t like the idea of mint with vegetables and my family can’t stand cilantro (fresh coriander) so I never go there. Don’t forget to add LOTS of fresh lemon juice though, you want all that zingy zip to cut through the richness.

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Crudité platter with easy sour cream dip

Prep Time

10 mins

 

Healthy appetizers are few and far between but with this Crudité platter with easy sour cream dip, you can indulge without the guilt.

Course: Appetizer, Healthy snack, Snack, Starter

Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

Sour cream dip

• 2 cups sour cream/Greek yoghurt
• ½ cup parsley chopped
• 3 tbsp chives chopped
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ lemon juiced
• salt and pepper to taste

Crudité platter

• Cherry tomatoes
• Raw baby carrots
• Sugar snap peas
• Broccoli
• Asparagus
• Peppers sliced
• Baby corn

Instructions

Sour cream dip

1. To make the dip, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Transfer to a serving bowl and chill for 20 minutes. 

2. To assemble the crudite platter, arrange the raw vegetables around the bowl of sour cream dip on a serving dish/platter and serve. 

Recipe Notes

The Crudité platter can be made up to 2 hours ahead and kept tightly wrapped in the fridge until ready to serve. 

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