8 - 10 Servings

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Charcuterie and Cheese Board

Always ensure to have at least 3-4 different types of cheese and meats on the platter to satisfy different palates.

Here are some guidelines when it comes to choosing cheeses.

Fresh & young: Think fresh or lightly aged goat cheese and ricotta.
Bloomy rinded: Earthy, typically soft and creamy, with a fluffy white rind like Brie.
Semi-firm: Creamy, smooth texture, and rich flavor similar to Havarti.
Firm & aged: Hard texture – can be crumbly – and lingering nutty flavor like aged Parmesan.
Blue: Creamy texture, with a pungent aroma and a sharp, salty bite.
Recommended Charcuteries include prosciutto, peppered dry salami and Genoa salami.

While cheeses and charcuterie are the stars of the platter, you also need a variety of fillers, these items can be fresh fruit, dried fruit, olives, nuts and chutneys.

Once you have selected your cheeses, meats, fillers, fruit and crackers in a methodical manner start placing them on your board or platter.

Recommendations for how to assemble the perfect charcuterie and cheese plate for your guests.

Recipe by Jillian Fenton of Simple Sassy Scrumptious

Ingredients

8 oz each of 3-4 types of cheese of your choice, like Goat Cheese, Brie, Parmesan or Blue Cheese
8 oz each of Peppered Salami, Prosciutto and Genoa Salami
Filler Ingredients such as Dried Apricots, Cashews or almonds.
Variety of fresh fruit such as Red Seedless Grapes, Fresh Figs - cut into halves and quarters, pears or apples.
Variety of crackers such as Triscuit, water crackers or Mini Grissini
1 jar Oil & Vinegar Strawberry & Onion Chutney
1 jar Oil & Vinegar Kalamata Olive & Fig Delicacy
1 jar Oil & Vinegar Mixed Provencal Olive

Preparation

  1. Slice meats and cheeses to desired thickness. Grab a big board and then start arranging. Place the cheeses down first and then throw in everything else around them, have some fun with it. Things can hang off the board, it's ok! Add some of the fresh fruit when you need a colorful moment, then nuts and crackers. The perfect charcuterie and cheese board ready for all your holiday entertaining!

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