Rustic Wheel Appetizer Platter (Printable)

A colorful platter with celery and meat sticks arranged like spokes on a round board for 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

# How To Make It:

01 - Place a large round wooden board or platter on your work surface.
02 - Position a small bowl of dip in the center of the board, if desired.
03 - Arrange celery sticks radiating outward halfway around the board to form spokes.
04 - Fill the spaces between the celery sticks with meat sticks, creating alternating spokes for a wheel effect.
05 - Serve immediately, allowing guests to grab and dip the spokes as desired.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It takes ten minutes but looks like you actually tried, which is the sweet spot for entertaining.
  • No cooking required means you can throw it together while guests arrive or while something else is in the oven.
  • Everyone gets to customize their own bites, so there's no arguing about preferences.
02 -
  • Celery will stay crispest if you cut it shortly before serving—if you prep it early, give the pieces a cold water bath to perk them back up.
  • The board fills best when you mix thinner and thicker sticks, so the arrangement looks less uniform and more inviting.
03 -
  • A wooden round board photographs ten times better than anything else, and people genuinely notice the presentation more than the ingredients.
  • If you want it to feel less sparse, lean the celery sticks at different angles instead of laying them flat—it adds visual texture and makes the wheel feel more intentional.
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