Beautiful, colorful, nutritious, and cooling and hydrating to boot, this is a perfect summer food alert…

I will likely not ever entertain again without making:

LUSCIOUS & LOADED GREEK HUMMUS!

Do the minimal chopping in advance, and it goes together in a breeze.  Simply spread prepared or homemade hummus on a long platter, being sure to leave swirls to catch golden pools of olive oil.

Then–and I think an S-curve is prettiest–generously sprinkle with:

*halved grape tomatoes marinated a couple hours in a drizzle of olive oil, chopped garlic, sea salt, and freshly ground pepper;
*chopped cucumber (from a friend’s garden);
*diced red onion (I bought pre-chopped); *green or black olives;
*optional but recommended vegan feta (Follow Your Heart brand is virtually indistinguishable from dairy);
*optional toasted pine nuts;
*tiny or torn basil leaves (I used Thai basil);
*a generous swish of olive oil over the top;
*and a mere whisper of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

That’s it!  Serve with cucumber slices to maximize crunch, color, and hydration, and to provide maximum scoopage.  Don’t ask a carrot stick or a bell pepper strip to do a cucumber slice’s job!

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