The Big Holiday Hummus Board with Roasted Root Veggie Chips.

There’s a cheese board… and then… then there is this hummus board.

And I love them both with all my heart.

I will not lie, I would probably choose a cheese board over a hummus board, because cheese is my thing. BUT this here hummus board is special….and yes, it also contains some cheese!! I mean, did you think it wouldn’t? Come on, you guys know me better than that.

SO, what exactly is a hummus board?? Well, it’s basically the most epic spread of hummus with a very large side of baked veggie chips. It’s kind of like the super healthy version of a cheese board, but you get to eat mass amounts of veggie chips and pita chips because you obviously need a vessel for scooping out that hummus.

YESSS.

First things first, I have to put it out there, that while this list of ingredients may seem long, this is actually such an easy appetizer/snack for a large group. I tried SO hard to keep the ingredients simple and short, but I still wanted these three hummus recipes to have AMAZING flavor. Don’t be fooled though, The Big Holiday Hummus Board is easy, and you should probably be making it for all your holiday parties for the next month and half.

Or you can pick your favorite of the three recipes and just make one…but three is better!

OKAY. Let just break the contents of this board down for you real quick. We have three simple but delicious hummus recipes that all start out with a base of plain hummus or roasted garlic hummus. To make things easy for you guys I gave you the option of either buying store-bought hummus or making my base hummus recipe. Personally I think it’s just as easy to make a big batch of homemade hummus and then stir in the flavorings, but I know a lot of you may not be into that or maybe don’t own a food processor. So store-bought hummus is A-OK here. You get to add all the fun flavors yourself and you can customize them to your taste. Not into spicy? You can tone it down? Love a lot of cheese? Pile it on. Strictly vegan? Skip the cheese and add nutritional yeast. The options and flavor combos are really endless!

BUT.

Here is what I did for my board…

…Indian Spiced Hummus with Cilantro Pesto + Pomegranate: this is the prettiest of them all and for that reason, it may just be my favorite. I adore these spicy Indian flavors and the pomegranate, feta cheese + cashew toppings are all time. You can’t beat this combo and well, it is totally festive!

…Roasted Garlic and Parmesan Hummus with Rosemary Oil: there is basically nothing not to love about this hummus. It’s incredibly flavorful, salty and so creamy. The rosemary oil is the perfect last touch that really makes this hummus shine.

…Pumpkin and Goat Cheese Hummus with Crispy Sage and Prosciutto Pesto: ahh, the sweet and savory and totally over-the-top delicious hummus. This is basically fall, but in hummus form. It has a sweet maple pumpkin flavor, but the goat cheese, sage and prosciutto keep it on the savory side. It’s insanely good. Think of it like roasted pumpkin with goat cheese, but in dip-able form. YUM.

…Roasted Root Vegetable Chips: these are the bomb, like totally addicting, can’t stop eating them, just so stinkin’ perfect. They’re salty, have just the slightest hint of rosemary and are perfectly crunchy. BONUS: they are completely healthy and good for our bodies too. Gimme all the chips please!

I also had some baked pita chips + carrots for dipping, as well and some fresh fruit for munching on, but you can’t really see it all in the photos because I just didn’t have enough room on my board.

FYI if you plan to make this, find a big table to spread it all out on!

And that’s what a hummus board is. Healthy, colorful and delicious! This board definitely takes some time to prep. Anything with this much going on does, but it’s simple, easy stuff. You guys can do it and your guests will be AMAZED.

I offered this hummus spread as a thank you to my neighbor Vern over the weekend. It was a hit. And you guys, he is a meat and potatoes kind of guys. Like hummus is so not his thing, but he was into this. The chips, the hummus and I maybe even saw a carrot being dipped…but then it was back to the chips…duh.

The chips are the best.

Oh so what was I thanking him for? Well, I kind of sort of slid into a pretty large ditch over the weekend and he kind of sort of saved my butt. You see, I live literally on a mountain and we have dirt roads coming up to the house and these said dirt roads are currently covered in snow. I was driving my brother Creighton’s old silver GMC truck which doesn’t have snow tires (we don’t usually take it very far, it’s mostly used it to haul stuff around the property), Well I was probably going a little too fast and in turn my tires slid out on the curve and into the ditch I went. It happens. Good news is that it was not the other side of the road cause that’s a giant cliff and that would have been BAD. Second round of good news is that when the parents are in Denver for the day and the only brother who IS around (cough, cough, Trevor) is ignoring all phone calls… probably because he had too much fun the night before, you call Vern. Vern is dependable and will save your butt! He’ll bring his big ole truck on down the hill and pull you out.

In turn Vern gets things like pie and hummus and a little one on one time with his favorite Gerard… ME! 🙂

And that’s my story for the day… 1,00o some words later.

Can we just eat hummus and veggies chips now? K. Cool!

It’s time to take a serious dip into that. And that. And that. <–health food?? Yes.