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Cucumber Cups with Hummus and Veggie Straws

Total Time: 25 mins.
Prep Time: 10 mins.
Cook Time: 15 mins.
Serves: 4

Ingredients

Here’s a fun way to serve veggies and dip for school lunches.

1 large English cucumber
1 cup (250 mL) prepared hummus
2 cups (500 mL) Sensible Portions® Veggie Straws
2 large carrots, cut into sticks

Star Product

Original Garden Veggie Straws

Directions

  1. Trim ends of cucumber. 
  2. Using vegetable peeler, peel off strips of cucumber skin to create stripes. 
  3. Cut cucumber crosswise into 1-inch (2.5 cm) rounds.
  4. Using small melon baller or round-bowled teaspoon, scoop out centre of each cucumber piece to form a hollow divot, leaving base intact. 
  5. Fill divots with hummus, mounding slightly.

Serve with veggie straws and carrot sticks.