Holiday Charcuterie Board
Be the hostess with most-ess this holiday season with a decadent, delicious charcuterie board! This appetizer or snack option is highly customizable and facilitates lots of creativity in the kitchen. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to taste-test various cheeses with different flavor profiles. Read below to follow along with the recipe & don’t forget to upload a picture and tag @NevadaMilk when you try this delicious holiday treat out for yourself!
Holiday Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
Pick 1-2 from each category below:
Soft Cheese
- Mozerella
- Burrata
- Brie
- Cheese Curds
Semi-Soft Cheeses
- Smoked Gouda
- Jarlsberg
- Blue Cheese
- Gorgonzola
- Queso Fresco
Semi-Hard Cheeses
- Provolone
- Havarti
- Gruyere
Hard Cheeses
- Asiago
- Aged Cheddar
- Irish Cheddar
- Parmesan
Meats
- Salami
- Pepper Salami
- Prosciutto de Parma
- Serrano Ham
- Pepperoni
- Spanish Chorizo
Bread
- Plan crackers
- Toasted baguettes
- Breadsticks
- Pretzel sticks
- Chocolate dipped or covered crackers
Fruits & Nuts
- Sliced pear
- Grapes
- Roasted nut mix
- Candied nut mix
- Pecans
- Walnuts
- Cashews
- Almonds
- Pistachios
- Figs
- Dates
- Blackberries
- Rasperries
Extras
- Berry jam
- Castelvetrano olives
- Rosemary garnish
- Artichokes
- Basil pesto
- Bacon jam
- Fig jam
- Stone ground mustard
- Honey
- Sun dried tomato pesto
- Roasted bell peppers
Instructions
- Select a cheeseboard you’d like to display your food items on.
- Prep all items. This can include dicing your cheese, washing fruit, unwrapping meats, and/or placing your "extras" in ramekins.
- Arrange your ramekins on your selected charcuterie board, spacing them apart from each other.
- Add your cheese. Try to cover as much of the board as possible.
- Continue filling the empty spaces with your meat and bread.
- Finish off your board with any remaining fruit, nuts, and extras. Take your time experimenting with placements, colors, and textures to achieve optimal eye-appeal. You want the board to look full!
Notes
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