Description
Veggie-packed cups deliver garden-fresh flavors in a delightful handheld appetizer. Crisp vegetable fillings nestled in delicate pastry shells provide quick, elegant bites you’ll savor at gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 clear plastic cups (9 oz/255 g)
- 12 wooden toothpicks
- 2 cups (480 ml/16 fl oz) sugar snap peas
- 3 stalks celery, cut into sticks
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
- 1 orange bell pepper, sliced
- 1 pint (473 ml/16 fl oz) grape tomatoes
- 1.5 cups (360 ml/12 fl oz) vegetable dip
Instructions
- Preparation: Equip a cookie scoop to evenly distribute vegetable dip into 12 transparent serving vessels, ensuring uniform portion distribution.
- Layering: Construct a colorful vegetable mosaic within each cup by artfully arranging yellow and orange bell pepper slices, crisp celery segments, sugar snap peas, and grape tomatoes in a visually appealing pattern.
- Stabilization: Pierce grape tomatoes with decorative toothpicks to anchor them securely and maintain the aesthetic composition of the veggie cups.
- Preservation: Encase the prepared cups with plastic wrap, protecting the delicate arrangement and maintaining optimal freshness until the moment of serving.
- Temperature Management: For outdoor events, position the cups atop a bed of crushed ice to keep the dip cool and appetizing, preserving the integrity of the ingredients during the gathering.
Notes
- Precision Portioning: Use a cookie scoop for consistent dip distribution, guaranteeing equal servings and professional-looking appetizers.
- Color Composition: Select vibrant bell peppers in contrasting yellow and orange to create visual excitement and enhance the overall aesthetic appeal of the veggie cups.
- Stabilize Ingredients: Gently insert toothpicks into grape tomatoes to prevent movement, maintaining a neat and structured presentation during serving and transportation.
- Temperature Control: When serving outdoors, place cups on a bed of crushed ice to keep the vegetable dip cool and fresh, preventing potential spoilage in warm environments.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg