Holiday Cheese Board | Charcuterie
- Appetizers & Snacks, Fingerfood, Holidays & Seasonal
Cheese Boards | Charcuterie Boards are the perfect appetizers or snacks for holiday parties and get-togethers with friends and family. Fill out your cheese board with your favorite cheeses, meats, dips, spreads, canapés, fruits and veggies. Be creative and have fun with it.
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- 3 – 6 types of cheeses – a variety of hard cheeses, soft cheeses, cream cheese or blue cheese.
- 2 – 3 kinds of dips, spreads or canapé
- 3 – 6 types of meats – a variety of salami, ham, prosciutto, serrano, mortadella or ham
- mixed olives / assorted nuts
- assorted fruits – such as grapes or a variety of dried fruits
- assorted veggies – such as salad greens, tomatoes, pickles, pickled pepperoni
- crackers and breads
How to make a Holiday Cheese Board:
Arrange the Cheese Board | Charcuterie
On a large serving board or cutting board, lay out the cheeses first. Spread them out evenly, this way they can be used as pillars to arrange the rest of the ingredients.
Next, add dips, spreads or canapé to fill up the board. Anything, that can easily stay in place on their own.
Roll or fold the meats into roses, and keep filling up the board. Use the cheese as pillars, so the meats don’t lie flat.
Use the fruits, veggies, mixed olives as fillers to completely fill up the board.
Serve with crackers and a variety of breads. Enjoy!
Notes:
You can find the recipes for the Mediterranean Black Olive Spread | Canapé, the Goat Cheese Truffles with Cranberry and Walnut, the Smoked Trout Spread, the Rosemary Parmesan Crackers and the Homemade Olive Bread on my Blog.
Holiday Cheese Board | Charcuterie
Course: Appetizers & Snacks, FingerfoodDifficulty: Easy10-15
minutesCheese Boards | Charcuterie Boards are the perfect appetizers for holiday parties and get-togethers with friends and family. Fill out your cheese board with your favorite cheeses, meats, dips, spreads, canapés, fruits and veggies. Be creative and have fun with it.
Ingredients
3 - 6 types of cheeses - a variety of hard cheeses, soft cheeses, cream cheese or blue cheese
2 - 3 kinds of dips, spreads or canapé
3 - 6 types of meats - a variety of salami, ham, prosciutto, serrano, mortadella or ham
mixed olives
assorted fruits - such as grapes or a variety of dried fruits
assorted veggies - such as salad greens, tomatoes, pickles, pickled pepperoni
crackers and breads
Directions
Arrange the Cheese Board | Charcuterie
On a large serving board or cutting board, lay out the cheeses first. Spread them out evenly, this way they can be used as pillars to arrange the rest of the ingredients.
Next, add dips, spreads or canapé to fill up the board. Anything, that can easily stay in place on their own.
Roll or fold the meats into roses, and keep filling up the board. Use the cheese as pillars, so the meats don't lie flat.
Use the fruits, veggies, mixed olives as fillers to completely fill up the board.
Serve with crackers and a variety of breads. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can find the recipes for the Mediterranean Black Olive Spread | Canapé, the Goat Cheese Truffles with Cranberry and Walnut, the Smoked Trout Spread, the Rosemary Parmesan Crackers and the Homemade Olive Bread on my Blog.
