Cucumber Canapés-Crudités

It’s time to party with these delicious snacks, which are great as an hors d’œuvre, amuse-bouche, or part of a buffet. And like all our offerings, they’re very healthy too—in this case, especially for the gut and heart!

You will need

• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 1 cup pitted Kalamata olives (or other black olives)
• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 oz feta cheese (or vegan equivalent, or pine nuts)
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
• 2 tsp black pepper, coarse ground

Method

(we suggest you read everything at least once before doing anything)

1) Make the first topping by combining the olives, half the olive oil, and half the black pepper, into a food processor and blending until it is a coarse pâté.

2) Make the second topping by doing the same with the tomatoes, basil, feta cheese (or substitution), and the other half of the olive oil and black pepper, again until it is a coarse pâté.

3) Assemble the canapés-crudités by topping the cucumber slices alternately with the two toppings, and serve:

Enjoy!

Want to learn more?

For those interested in some of the science of what we have going on today:

• Making Friends With Your Gut (You Can Thank Us Later)
• Cucumber Extract Beats Glucosamine & Chondroitin… At 1/135th Of The Dose?! ← yes, you can get this benefit by eating cucumber
• Black Olives vs Green Olives – Which is Healthier? ← have a guess!
• Lycopene’s Benefits For The Gut, Heart, Brain, & More ← tomatoes are very rich in lycopene
• Herbs for Evidence-Based Health & Healing ←Basil features here
• Black Pepper’s Impressive Anti-Cancer Arsenal (And More)

Take care!