Who says you shouldn’t play with your food?
These cucumber roll-ups are a fun twist on traditional veggies with dip. You can use any of your favorite dressings or sauces to create a platter of delicious finger food–> perfect for a light meal or snack.
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Cucumber Roll Ups
makes as many as you’d likeIngredients:
1 large cucumber
Raw Bean-Free Hummus
Sun Dried Tomato Sauce (recipe below)Directions:
To create your cucumber rolls, you’ll need a mandolin or a wide vegetable peeler. Slice the cucumber lengthwise, into very thin slices.
Because they are so thin, you’ll want to double-up the slices for each roll, like so:
Apply a thin layer of of hummus lengthwise down each slice.
Then roll up, and top each roll with a dollop of tomato sauce!
And to think, I was tempted to just have cucumber slices with hummus for lunch.
These roll-ups are way more fun!
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While you can create a variety of flavor combinations using any dips or sauces you like (this pesto would be delicious, and you could make a kid-friendly version using almond butter and honey), I loved this pairing of hummus + tomato sauce.
Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
makes about 1 1/2 cupsIngredients:
3 oz. sun dried tomatoes
2 roasted red peppers (here’s an easy how-to-guide on roasting peppers)
1/2 cup water
2 cloves raw garlic
1/4 cup fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to tasteDirections:
In a high-speed blender, blend all the ingredients until smooth and creamy.
This makes a very thick, richly tomato-flavored sauce. Feel free to add more liquid, or adjust the ingredients, to suit your tastes!
Enjoy!
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Next time, I think I’ll reduce the amount of sun dried tomatoes, to bring out the roasted red pepper flavor a bit more. (I can’t get enough of roasted red peppers lately!)
I’m so excited to enjoy leftovers this weekend. 
These are so cute!! I actually just bought some roasted red peppers AND sundried tomatoes for another recipe yesterday, and I’m going to make sure there’s some left over so I can make this too!
What a great idea! I love the thought of bean free hummus and roasted tomatoes and eggplant…YUM! Thanks for sharing your fabulous recipes!!
loving all the recipes you are posting lately
They look so bright and fresh! Gorgeous!
I swear to goodness, I’m coming to live with you for months…and months!! Your food is amazing!!! How fresh and tasty are these little gems??? OMG!
xxoo
So much yum.
Yay – I was so excited to find your blog after you commented on mine
Oh my gosh, these are soo beautiful and they look super satisfying and fresh! Thanks for sharing and thanks for commenting on my blog. I already bookmarked your site!
WOW THESE LOOK AMAZING!!!!! I’m very, very intrigued by the sun dried tomato sauce… I have yet to roast my own bell peppers, it intimidates me, haha.
delish! can’t wait~ I think my kids are going to LOVE these!!!
Never again will I settle for just plain old sliced cukes and hummus. This is awesome!
These look so fun! What a great healthy snack or lunch