Deep Sea Ocean Wave (Printable View)

A colorful appetizer platter with blue corn chips, cheeses, olives, and fresh green fruits and veggies.

# What You'll Need:

→ Cheeses

01 - 3.5 oz blue cheese, crumbled
02 - 3.5 oz creamy goat cheese, cut into small rounds

→ Chips & Crackers

03 - 3.5 oz blue corn tortilla chips
04 - 1.75 oz seaweed rice crackers

→ Vegetables

05 - 12 green olives, pitted
06 - 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
07 - 1 green bell pepper, sliced into rings
08 - 1 handful sugar snap peas

→ Fruits

09 - 1 small green apple, thinly sliced
10 - 0.5 cup green grapes

→ Garnishes

11 - Fresh dill sprigs
12 - Microgreens (optional)
13 - Edible blue or purple flowers (optional)

# How to Make It:

01 - On a large serving platter or board, arrange blue corn tortilla chips in a broad, curving line to mimic the crest of an ocean wave.
02 - Layer crumbled blue cheese along and just behind the chips to enhance the wave's sense of movement.
03 - Place goat cheese rounds and seaweed rice crackers in gentle arcs parallel to the main wave to add depth and dimension.
04 - Fill in the wave curves with green olives, cucumber slices, and green bell pepper rings, allowing natural color flow.
05 - Tuck sugar snap peas into the design and scatter green apple slices along with green grapes for fresh, crisp notes.
06 - Finish by garnishing with fresh dill sprigs, microgreens, and edible blue or purple flowers for a vibrant, oceanic presentation.
07 - Serve immediately, providing small tongs or cocktail picks for easy sampling.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It's utterly stunning—your guests will be reaching for their phones before their plates, and honestly, that moment of "did you make this?" never gets old.
  • Zero cooking required means you can spend your energy on presentation and actually enjoying your party instead of sweating over a stove.
  • Every element is fresh and vibrant, so it tastes as beautiful as it looks, with natural sweetness from grapes and apples playing perfectly against creamy cheese.
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  • Assemble this as close to serving time as possible. Wet vegetables will weep liquid onto your beautiful board, and apple slices will oxidize and lose their shine. I learned this the hard way at a party that started an hour late—the board still looked good, but it would have been stunning fresh.
  • The arrangement matters more than perfection. I used to stress about every piece being exactly placed, but the most memorable moment came when I just trusted my instincts and arranged it like I was telling a story with food. That's when it became art.
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  • Prep everything the morning of but assemble no more than 30 minutes before serving. This is the non-negotiable secret—fresh, crisp, and gorgeous. Everything else is just technique.
  • Use a large platter or wooden board with some visual interest. A plain white plate will make this look stark; wood or a large slate board makes it look like rustic art.
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