This Rainbow Veggie Pita Flatbread recipe is a nutrition-packed snack or meal option made with vibrant colored vegetables and hummus the whole family will enjoy!
Hi Friends!
It has been a while since I have come at you with a fun food creation, but here I am with this adorable Rainbow Veggie Pita Flatbread recipe! When I first started this blog over 6 years (crazy right?!) one of my goals was to share more recipes like this one. Simple, creative, nutrition-packed recipes the whole family will enjoy. At times I feel like I am in a draught with creative ideas, but then other times they all come at once. I am excited to share some more fun food creations over the upcoming months!
This recipe is incredibly simple to prepare – all you need to make it is pita bread, raw vegetables, and hummus. I chose to stick with 4 simple vegetables – tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and radishes, but you could definitely add more of your favorite raw vegetables. The first time around I used carrots also but ended up overloading the pita with too many veggies, and it was quite difficult to eat (see picture below).
This Rainbow Veggie Pita Flatbread recipe is perfect as a snack, part of a meal, or to serve as an appetizer at your next party. The pitas do maintain their best quality (and dont get soggy) if you serve immediately after preparing, but if toasted well, could probably be left out for a few hours. You could cut and chop your vegetables up to 24 hours beforehand and then assemble the remainder right before serving. If serving for an appetizer, try cutting into pizza slices to be picked up easier.
The flatbreads could serve as a complete meal with the vegetables, hummus, and pita. The variety of vegetables offer an assortment of vitamins and minerals and ample fiber to help keep you full. Hummus is made with chickpeas and olive oil, which offer protein, fiber, heart-healthy fats, and vitamins and minerals. For the pictured flatbread, an original pita flatbread was used, but for more satiety try using a whole grain pita flatbread (they offer more fiber).
This recipe is a great way to get the kids in the kitchen and excited about an assortment of different colorful vegetables. Children ranging in age from toddlers to teenagers could help arrange the vegetables. Who knows they may come up with their own design?! Most children should also be able to spread the hummus (you could refer to it as vegetable glue). Children suitable to use a knife on their own could even cut and chop the vegetables on their own.
Enjoy!
Your Family’s Dietitian,
Rainbow Veggie Pita Flatbread
Ingredients
- 2 medium pita breads cut in half
- 1/2 cup hummus
- 10-12 medium cherry tomatos cut in quarters
- 1/4 yellow pepper sliced and cut in squares
- 4 slices cucumber cut in fourths
- 4 slices of radishes cut in fourths
Instructions
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Toast pita bread until lightly browned
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Spread 1-2 tablespoons of hummus on each pita half (don't spread hummus all the way to edge - leave a little space without hummus so you can pick it up)
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Arrange veggies on each pita in a rainbow shape - start with placing tomato quarters on top of the rounded egg, next line up peppers below, line up cucumber quarters below, finally place radishes in a semi-circle
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Serve immediately, best when eaten within an hour of preparing (otherwise may get soggy).