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Home » Appetizers » Trader Joe's Crudité Platter

Trader Joe's Crudité Platter

Published: Apr 16, 2022 by Mara · This post may contain affiliate links - as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Move over, grocery store vegetable trays - this Trader Joe's Crudité Platter features colorful vegetables and your favorite dips all beautiful arranged. This is a delicious make-ahead appetizer or snack board for any time. Perfect for a party, potluck, game day, or family gathering.

Plates and platters of different vegetables, crostini and pita with different dips. There are small scallop plates with veggies and dip. Everything is on a white background.

Crudité (pronounced kroo-dee-teh) are raw vegetables arranged on a platter or board and typically served with sauces or dips. For something so basic, a crudité platter can be beautiful and elegant for your next party or gathering. This one showcases all items you can find a Trader Joe's. They're beautifully arranged on multiple dinner plates but you can arrange on one large platter or even a sheet pan.

Despite having a limited selection, Trader Joe's have some really amazing products! So many in fact, that I've even made several charcuterie and cheese boards using all their ingredients - Trader Joe's Winter Cheese & Charcuterie Board and Trader Joe's Summer Fruit & Cheese Board. Best of all, any sort of cheese, charcuterie or crudité platter is completely customizable depending your tastes!

Fresh vegetables are a perfect way to balance out heavier appetizers like Truffle Honey Baked Brie, or Buffalo Onion Dip.

Why You'll Love this How-To

  • Fresher & Tastier: Making your own crudité platter is fresher and tastier than a plastic grocery store tray
  • Beautiful Presentation: How knew vegetables could looks so colorful and elegant?!
  • Quick and Easy: Takes about 10-15 minutes depending on how many vegetables you need to prep
  • Completely Customizable!: Creating your own allows you to have a variety that will appeal to different tastes or ages, or size or type of event
Sun-dried tomato basil hummus in a small white dip bowl with vegetables and crostini surrounding the platter on a white marble background with chamomile flowers scattered.

Ingredients

Vegetables in packaging on a white marble background. Each ingredient is labeled with a dark red box with white text capitalized.
  • Vegetables: Use what's in season and aim for a variety of vegetables that have different texture, color and flavor. I've including baby corn, rainbow petit carrots, baby cauliflower, mini cucumbers, endive, cherry tomatoes, radishes and sweet mini peppers. You could also add broccoli, sugar snap peas, asparagus, green beans, celery, or beets, just to name a few other options.
3 different dips in different packages - Tomato & Basil Hummus Dip, Tzatziki Dip and Mediterranean Style Hummus. Each one is labeled with a dark red box with white text capitalized.
  • Dips: I used Tzatziki a creamy yogurt based dip as well as two different types of hummus (Mediterranean style & Tomato + Basil). One really classic and something a little different/unexpected addition. But, Trader Joe's offers several different types of dips including romesco dip, green goddess dip, buffalo dip (chicken or vegan), herbed tahini sauce and so much more!
French baguette and naan packaged on a white marble background. Each one is labeled with a dark red text box labeled with white text all capitalized.
  • Bread: A good crostini and naan made the most sense for this crudite platter. There's a few items that lean mediterranean - hummus and tzatziki so naan or pita fits into those flavors.
  • Toppings: To spruce up the dips I used a handful of ingredients to add to the presentation - olive oil, chickpeas, sun-dried tomatoes, dill, and cucumber. I put them on the prospective dips to give it a beautiful almost-restaurant like presentation. But, these are completely optional.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Side by side photos. A number is in the upper left corner in white to indicated the how-to step. The left '1' shows radishes being washed in a colander. The right '2' shows bread is sliced on a small cutting board with a bread knife.
  1. Wash all vegetables. Slice to your preference.
  2. Slice bread and pita. Optionally, toast under the broiled for about 2 minutes or until you have reached your desired toastiness.
Side by side photos. A number is in the upper left corner to indicated the how-to step. The left black '3' shows three dips in three small bowls. The white right '4' shows vegetables and bread on plates and platters on a white marble background with three different dips in small white bowls.
  1. Scoop dips into small individual bowls. Note: with the Trader Joe's Tzatziki Dip, I blended it in a small food processor as the cucumber slices were too big.
  2. Lay out all vegetables, bread, and dips.
3 pictures side by side. Each shows a different crudite platter. There's a '5' in black font color in the upper left corner.
  1. Place 1 bowl of dip onto 1 plate/platter. Arrange vegetables and bread on the plate/platter. (Note: You don't have to use every single variety of vegetable on each plate. It's always a good idea to have some leftover as back up.) Fill in any gaps on the plate/platter!
3 pictures side by side. Each shows a different crudite platter, each dip has extra decoration on top. There's a '6' in black font color in the upper left corner.
  1. Optional: Top dips with olive oil and extra toppings for gorgeous presentation
    1. Mediterranean Hummus: chickpeas + olive oil + paprika
    2. Sun-dried Tomato Basil Hummus: olive oil + sun dried tomatoes
    3. Tzatziki (blended smooth): olive oil + dill + diced cucumber

Expert Tips

  • Stick with things you love BUT add in things you want to try. I think everyone loves the variety that comes with boards and platters. I always stick with things I love but make sure to add in a handful of things I also want to try!
  • Bring out the green! For certain green vegetables like asparagus, green beans or snap pea, you can gently blanche vegetables to bring out green color.
  • Buy vegetables that are in season for the freshest and tastiest vegetables
  • Organize, organize, organize. Setting out all your vegetables, dips and bread lets you see everything you get to use and let those creative juices fly for arranging.
tzatziki dip in a small white bowl with dill, olive oil and diced cucumber on a round plate with vegetables and toasted pita surrounding on a white marble background.

FAQ

What else can I add to this crudité platter?

There are endless additions you can add to a crudité platter! Nuts, dried fruits, olives, marinated vegetables are just a handful of options. You could go full mediterranean and add in a nice feta cheese and falafel. Tortilla chips if you want to serve with a salsa(s).

What other type of dips can I use?

Ranch, salsa, buffalo dip, green goddess, onion dip, bean dip, spinach dip, different flavored hummus - edamame, beet, etc. You can go homemade or use your favorite store bought.

Can I make ahead?

Yes, you could prep the vegetables 2 hours ahead. However, since we are using pre-made dips, I would scoop those right before service except for the tzatziki dip, which can be blended smooth and refrigerated to thicken up.

What can I do with the leftover vegetables?

I love leftover vegetables as a snack or grilled or roasted as a side or in a salad.

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Trader Joe's Crudité Platter

Mara
Move over, grocery store vegetable trays - this Trader Joe's Crudité Platter features colorful vegetables and your favorite dips all beautiful arranged. This is a delicious make-ahead appetizer or snack board for any time. Perfect for a party, pot luck game day, family gathering.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 minutes mins
Total Time 17 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, French
Servings 10 people
Calories 392 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces baby corn
  • 4 mini cucumber
  • 16 ounces rainbow carrots
  • 16 ounces cherry tomatoes
  • 12 ounces radishes
  • 1 french baguette sliced and toasted into crostini, optional
  • 18 ounces naan toasted, optional
  • 8 ounces hummus (I used Trader Joe's Mediterrean Hummus or hummus/dip of your choice)
  • 7 ounces sundried tomato hummus (I used Trader Joe's Sundried Tomato & Basil Hummus or hummus/dip of your choice)
  • 12 ounces tzatziki (I used Trader Joe's Tzatziki, blended or hummus/dip of your choice)
  • olive oil for topping, optional

Instructions
 

  • Wash all vegetables. Slice to your preference.
  • Slice bread and pita. Optionally, toast under the broiled for about 2 minutes or until you have reached your desired toastiness.
  • Scoop dips into small individual bowls. Note: with the Trader Joe's Tzatziki Dip, I blended it in a small food processor as the cucumber slices were too big.
  • Lay out all vegetables, bread, and dips.
  • Place 1 bowl of dip onto 1 plate/platter. Arrange vegetables and bread on the plate/platter. (Note: You don't have to use every single variety of vegetable on each plate. It's always a good idea to have some leftover as back up.) Fill in any gaps on the plate/platter!
  • Optional: Top dips with olive oil and extra topping for gorgeous presentation. Mediterranean Hummus: chickpeas + olive oil + paprika. Sun-dried Tomato Basil Hummus: olive oil + sun dried tomatoes. Tzatziki (blended smooth): olive oil + dill + diced cucumber.

Notes

What else can I add to this crudité platter? There are endless additions you can add to a crudité platter! Nuts, dried fruits, olives, marinated vegetables are just a handful of options. You could go full mediterranean and add in a nice feta cheese and falafel. Tortilla chips if you want to serve with a salsa(s).
What other type of dips can I use? Ranch, salsa, buffalo dip, green goddess, onion dip, bean dip, spinach dip, different flavored hummus - edamame, beet, etc. You can go homemade or use your favorite store bought.
Can I make ahead? Yes, you could prep the vegetables 2 hours ahead. However, since we are using pre-made dips, I would scoop those right before service except for the tzatziki dip, which can be blended smooth and refrigerated to thicken up.
Organize, organize, organize. Setting out all your vegetables, dips and bread lets you see everything you get to use and let those creative juices fly for arranging.
Nutritional information for this recipe is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. Please calculate your own nutritional information if you want it exact to what you make and use my calculations as a guide only.

Nutrition

Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 884mg | Potassium: 521mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 7996IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 3mg
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