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Ingredients | Minutes | Calories |
Prep | Cook | Servings |
10 min | 0 min | 12 |
482 gm | Hummus (Container of purchased plain hummus or use your homemade) |
1/2 cup | Feta cheese, low fat (crumbled) |
1/4 cup | Green onion (thinly sliced) |
3/4 cup | Parsley, fresh (chopped) |
1 tsp | Olive Oil, Extra Virgin (extra virgin) |
1/4 tsp | Salt (kosher) |
4 1/2 tomato | Cherry Tomatoes (halved, for wreath decorations) |
1 large pepper(s) | Red bell pepper (optional, for wreath bow) |
1 tbsp | Feta cheese, low fat (very finely crumbled) |
Step 1: In a medium-sized bowl, combine hummus, feta, and green onions.
Step 2: Place a small bowl or drinking glass in the center of a large, round platter. If you plan to place a bowl of pita chips or veggies at the center of the finished wreath, you'll want to use that bowl (or a similarly sized glass), to be sure the hole in the middle of the wreath is the right size.
Step 3: Use a rubber scraper to spread the hummus mixture in a circle all around the bowl/glass you placed at the center. Remove the bowl/glass from the center using a gentle, upward twisting motion. If needed, you can carefully insert the tip of a toothpick under the edge of the bowl/glass to help it release.
Step 4: In another small bowl, toss parsley, oil, and salt until the parsley is thoroughly coated and the oil and salt are evenly distributed. Spoon parsley mixture in a circle on top of the hummus layer, leaving a small border of hummus showing all around.
Step 4: Place halved cherry tomatoes, cut-side down, randomly throughout the parsley layer, so they look like Christmas ornaments.
Step 5: To make the bow out of red pepper, cut one broad, flat side off the pepper, and gently but firmly press a metal, bow-shaped cookie cutter through the pepper slice to cut out your bow. Place the bow on your wreath.
Step 6: Sprinkle the entire wreath lightly with remaining finely crumbled feta, to look like snow. You can adjust the exact amount of feta, depending on the diameter of your wreath – you want it to look like just a light dusting, without using so much feta that it hides the other ingredients.
Step 7: Serve immediately with dippers of your choice, or cover and refrigerate for up to 1-2 days (See make-ahead tips below).
Meat Alternative | 0.2 |
Milk Alternative | 0.1 |
Vegetables | 0.7 |