Mezze Platter
Updated May 27, 2025
Try this Mediterranean mezze platter next time you're entertaining! It's a colorful spread of delicious cold dips, veggies, cheese, and pita.
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Make a Mezze Platter for Your Party!
If you want to try something different from a cheese board for your next party or get together, try a mezze platter! It’s a colorful and flavorful spread full of Mediterranean dishes and veggies, which is so much fun for entertaining! In Lebanon, where my parents are from, mezze or mezza is an important part of a meal, especially at restaurants.
We will usually start off with a few cold mezzas, such as hummus, baba ghanoush, muhammara, and tabbouleh, followed by hot mezzas like falafel, kibbeh, and cheese rolls. The idea of this mezze platter is to combine as many of those items all together on one board or platter for guests to graze on.
Happy Cooking!
– Yumna
Mezze Platter Ingredients
- Tabbouleh Salad: Make a small batch of my Lebanese-style tabbouleh, or you can try a variation such as my Kale Tabbouleh Salad or Cauliflower Tabbouleh Salad. If you make the full batch, save any leftovers to enjoy during the week.
- Hummus: Homemade hummus is easy to make in a blender by throwing all the ingredients in it. Save any leftovers to us in Mediterranean Hummus Bowl or Hummus Pasta!
- Baba Ghanoush: Roasting the eggplant for baba ghanoush is the most time-consuming part; otherwise, everything is just tossed into a food processor. Because you likely won’t need a whole batch, it’s great for leftovers, or you can halve the recipe instead. Check your nearby Middle Eastern markets for premade baba ghanoush if you prefer not to make it from scratch.
- Marinated olives: The perfect salty addition!
- Feta cheese: Cut the feta into small cubes to make it easier to serve.
- Vegetables: You can use whatever vegetables you prefer, but for a classic Mediterranean spread, I use Persian cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, and radishes.
- For garnish and serving: Arabic-style pita chips are perfect for dipping. Add a dash of paprika and oil to the hummus, chopped mint and oil to baba ghanoush, some za’atar for the feta blocks, and freshly cracked black pepper for the vegetables.
- Other mezze ideas: Labneh, Muhammara, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Creamy Feta Dip, Cheese Manakeesh, or try three colors of hummus: avocado hummus, red pepper hummus, or white bean hummus.
How to Assemble a Mezze Platter
Mezze Platter
Ingredients
- 2 cups tabbouleh
- 1 cup hummus
- 1 cup baba ghanoush
- 1 cup marinated olives
- 4 ounce block feta cheese cubed
- 3 Persian cucumbers sliced
- 3 Roma tomatoes cut into wedges
- 5 radishes quartered
For garnish & Serving
- Pita chips
- fresh mint
- Olive oil
- Lemon wedges
- Zaatar
- Paprika
- black pepper
Instructions
- Place the tabbouleh, hummus, baba ghanoush and olives into small bowls and place the bowls on a large platter or charcuterie board. Arrange the cucumbers, tomatoes and radishes.
- Serve cold or at room temperature with warm pita for dipping.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
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Recipe Tips
- Use only cold ingredients. In Lebanon, we usually serve a cold mezze (or mezza, as we call it) filled with something like the one pictured here, followed by a warm mezze that usually includes Kibbeh Balls, Cheese Rolls, and Spinach Pies.
- Keep the crackers, pita chips, or bread aside. Because the vegetables can release liquid, serving the dippers on a separate plate or platter is best. If you want to serve it all together, make sure to divide everything into smaller bowls.
- Use parchment paper to line the platter. I like that the parchment paper can absorb moisture from the vegetables but also makes for easier cleanup.
- Garnish galore!! What makes the mezze platter look so appetizing is all the garnishes. So add the lemon wedges, sprinkle that zaatar, drizzle all the olive oil, and scatter all the mint leaves.
FAQs
Storing leftovers will depend on how long they were left at room temperature and are still fresh. If they were kept chilled, then store them as needed; otherwise, it may be best to toss them. Store any leftover dips in airtight containers and the vegetables, cheese, and olives in separate bags or containers in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Yes, many items on a mezze platter, such as hummus and some other dips or marinated vegetables, can be made ahead of time. However, items like pita bread or falafel are best served fresh. Storing the items properly is important to make sure they’re fresh.
