Fall Crudites - Ideas and Local Sources?

[Anonymous]

Hi. I need to put together a fall crudite platter soon, and I'd like it to be tasty and attractive. Any ideas about less typical, fresh/seasonally-appropriate vegetables to include and where to get them? I'm hoping for things that will work raw or blanched rather than roasted.

I've been looking for romanesco and purple or orange cauliflower, but haven't found any yet. Purple beans? Nope. So right now I've only got rainbow carrots, mini sweet peppers, marinated baby beets, and the usual crudite suspects.

Anyone have any additional ideas? Anyone know where--preferably upper Northwest/Bethesda area--to get anything that might work well? I've looked on Instacart, and currently there aren't many more interesting prospects.

Thanks very much!

[Anonymous]

May I recommend shopping at Wegner’s?

[Anonymous]

HMart had better selection of unique produce

[Anonymous]

I'd go with apples, crisp pears (paired with cheeses), rainbow carrots (with dip in a hollowed out acorn squash), more cheese obviously, mini corn muffins with butter spread, terra chips (or the rainbow equivalent from Trader Joe's), and nuts.

[Anonymous]

Just had a gorgeous one yesterday that included long purple radishes as well as rainbow carrots, sliced in half the long way. Beet hummus, tzatziki, and normal humus as dips.

I feel like I often see colorful cauliflower at TJs. Agree that would be a nice addition. Maybe kohlrabi cut into fun shapes? We’ve been getting lots of that from our csa

[Anonymous]

Farmer's market

[Anonymous]

Farmer’s market for sourcing things and I’d included pumpkin seeds in your spread.