Charcuterie Board
Load up a board with your favorite meats, cheeses, fruits, nuts and extras for an easy appetizer or snacks for a crowd!
Equipment
- Large board, tray or cookie sheet
- Small bowls for extras
- Small knives and spoons for spreads
Ingredients
- Sliced meats: salami, prosciutto, thinly sliced ham and pepperoni.
- Hard & soft cheeses: cheddar, asiago, parmesan, provolone and mozzarella, brie, goat cheese, gorgonzola, blue cheese, gouda.
- Crackers & breads: water crackers, wheat crackers, nut crackers, baguette bites
- Fruits: grapes, dried apricots, berries, dried banana chips
- Nuts: a variety of salted, unsalted and candied
- Olives and pickles
- Extras: spreads, jams, jellies, mustards, honey
- Fresh herb sprigs: mint or rosemary
Instructions
- Select your board and start by arranging any sauces, spreads, olives or pickles that are in small bowls.
- Then layer in your cheeses throughout the board.
- Artfully arrange crackers and breads around the cheeses.
- Then pile on the meats!
- Fill in the empty spaces with fruits, nuts and fresh herb sprigs.
- Enjoy!