Christmas Party Dip
Festive Santa's Hat platter made with whipped feta and hummus, topped with pomegranate seeds and pesto.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons pesto basil or parsley
Whipped feta dip
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese plain
- 150 grams feta
- 1 garlic clove
Hummus
- 380 grams chickpeas 1 carton (save the liquid)
- 50 grams aquafaba chickpea liquid
- 60 grams tahini
- 30 grams extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- sea salt to taste
Toppings
- 1/2 pomegranate
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- 1 cucumber English or Persian
Instructions
- In a mini food processor, whip the feta, cream cheese, and garlic until creamy.
- Season to taste.
- To make the hummus, drain the chickpeas and reserve all of the liquid.
- Mix the chickpeas, aqaufaba (chickpea liquid), tahini, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, and chili until creamy. You can add more aquafaba if you want.
- Season to taste.
- Spoon the hummus onto a round platter in the shape of Santa's hat (save room for a bauble and the bottom trim).
- Add pomegranate arils on top.
- Shape a whipped feta bauble and trim onto the platter.
- Sprinkle chia seeds at each end of the trim and to one side of the bauble.
- Fill pesto into the blank space on each side of the bauble.
- Serve with cucumber slices.
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Nutrition
Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 399mg | Potassium: 400mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 453IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 208mg | Iron: 3mg