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Rainbow Fruit and Veggie Platters with Two Plant-Based Dips

More fun than a side salad, it’s a spread of the good stuff in a burst of glam color, with two dipping sauces: one sweet for the fruit and one savory for the veggies. Don’t forget to use Mom’s favorite fruits and veggies! Below are some suggestions to get you started.
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Servings 10

Ingredients
  

Sweet Vanilla, Cardamom, and Coffee Dip

  • 1 cup raw cashews soaked for 2 hours, drained
  • ¾ cup recently boiled water plus more to thin
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 6 soft Medjool dates pitted, soaked for 2 hours, drained
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
  • ½ tsp instant coffee (optional)
  • ¼ tsp ground cardamom
  • ⅛ tsp salt

Savory Vegan Artichoke Dip

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves peeled and minced
  • 14 oz can artichoke hearts drained well
  • ¾ cup raw cashews soaked for 2 hours, drained
  • ½ cup unsweetened nondairy milk (cashew, oat, or coconut milk)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp miso paste
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • Pinch of Aleppo-style pepper or red pepper flakes to serve

Fruit Platter

  • 1 bunch of red or green seedless grapes halved if desired
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 2 cups fresh raspberries
  • 1 cup fresh blackberries
  • 1 melon such as cantaloupe peeled, seeded and cubed
  • 1 pineapple peeled, cored, and cubed

Vegetable Platter

  • 5 stalks sliced
  • 2 large watermelon radishes sliced
  • 2 lbs rainbow carrots peeled and sliced
  • 1 English cucumber sliced
  • 1 head of broccoli or cauliflower cut into florets

Instructions
 

  • For sweet dip, to high-speed blender, add all Sweet Vanilla, Cardamom, and Coffee Dip ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. Add additional water to thin until desired fruit dip consistency. Transfer to serving bowl, cover, and chill completely, about 4 hours or up to 4 days.
  • For the savory dip, in saucepan, heat olive oil over medium, add garlic, and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Immediately add drained artichoke hearts and saute for 3 minutes, until warmed through.
  • To high-speed blender, add soaked and drained cashews, milk, lemon juice, and miso paste and blend until smooth. Add cooked artichoke mixture and parsley, and briefly pulse to chop but not blend completely. Transfer to serving bowl and chill for at least 2 hours or up to 4 days.
  • For platters, arrange fruit and vegetables on separate platters or one extra-large platter in a pattern of your choice. Keep each fruit or vegetable in its own section (as opposed to mixing them all together) to create the rainbow appearance. Serve fruit with sweet dip and veggies with savory dip.