Rustic Wheel Appetizer Platter (Printable)

Playful platter with celery and meat sticks, arranged spokes on a round board for easy sharing.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Vegetables

01 - 6 large celery stalks, ends trimmed and cut into 10 cm sticks

→ Meats

02 - 12 beef, turkey, or pork meat sticks, approximately 10 cm each (e.g., Slim Jim or similar snack sticks)

→ Dips (optional)

03 - 120 ml ranch dressing
04 - 120 ml honey mustard
05 - 120 ml hummus

# Directions:

01 - Place a large round wooden board or platter on your workspace.
02 - If desired, position a small bowl of dip at the center of the board.
03 - Lay celery sticks radiating outward from the center bowl, forming spokes on half the board.
04 - Fill the spaces between celery sticks with meat sticks, alternating to create a wheel-like pattern.
05 - Present immediately, allowing guests to pick and dip spokes as preferred.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • Takes ten minutes but looks like you spent an hour thinking about presentation.
  • No cooking means no stress, just knife work and arranging.
  • Works for gluten-free and low-carb guests without making a separate spread.
02 -
  • Trim the celery ends before cutting; they oxidize and look brown within minutes if you skip this step.
  • Arrange everything no more than 15 minutes before serving if you want the celery to stay snappy—too long and it starts to soften.
03 -
  • A wooden board that's at least 14 inches across gives you room to make a proper wheel without everything feeling cramped.
  • Cut all your celery at the same time and keep it standing in ice water until the last minute so it stays crisp and cold when guests grab it.
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