Cucumber Hors d’Oeuvre

These cucumber hors d’oeuvre are simple to make and tasty. Serve them at your next party, or before a meal as an appetizer. Heck, you can even serve them just to yourself whenever your in the mood for a fancy snack.

Ingredients:

• 1 cucumber, unpeeled and sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
• 1 ripe avocado, mashed
• 1 tablespoon minced red bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon Vegenaise or homemade Vegan Mayo
• 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh dill, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• Dash of cayenne pepper
• white pepperor other brand to taste
• Himalayan salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon shredded carrot, divided
• 1 teaspoon chopped black olives, divided
• Sprigs of fresh dill to garnish

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, mix together the avocado, red bell pepper, vegan mayonnaise, nutritional yeast, lime juice, minced dill, onion powder, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper until well combined.
2. Place 1/2-teaspoon of mixture on each cucumber slice. Top with shredded carrot and black olives, garnish with a sprig of dill, arrange on a platter, and serve! Double, triple, quadruple… the recipe, depending on the amount of people you plan to serve.

Yield:
Makes about 8 hor d’oeuvres

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