Hemp Starters and Small Plates for Sharing

Starters need to look considered and travel from kitchen to table without wilting, and hemp helps on both counts. This cluster covers dips and spreads, seeded crackers, stuffed vegetables, crusted bites, cheese-style spreads blended from hemp hearts, and platters built around a jar of seeds and a good drizzle of oil. Make-ahead timings are flagged throughout, since most of these can be finished hours before guests arrive and simply garnished at the last minute.