Description
This is the how-to for making the perfect holiday charcuterie board that’s the perfect festive appetizer for any party.
Ingredients
- Variety of cheeses: soft, hard, etc., 1 – 2 ounces per person
- Variety of meats: salami and prosciutto, 1 – 2 ounces per person
- Crackers and bread
- Seasonal fruit: persimmons, pears, figs, citrus, pomegranate seeds, dates
- Nuts: pistachios, marcona almonds, candied pecans
- Spreads: fig chutney, marmalade, honey
- Olives: cerignola or castelvetrano
- Extras: sprigs of rosemary, edible flowers, honeycomb
Instructions
- Start with the cheeses to anchor the board and guide the rest of your composition. I like to spread the cheeses out into different corners of the board so it feels balanced.
- Add the meats and keep a little separate from the cheeses. I pile up prosciutto in pretty little stacks and fan out salami in overlapping lines.
- Pop in the fruit for gorgeous seasonal color. I usually place fruit next to the cheeses that it tastes best yet, so I’ve taken the guesswork out of pairings for my guests.
- Fill in the gaps with all the fixings that will make the board look really abundant. I add crackers and breads, then olives, nuts, chutneys (in little bowls), and even some sprigs of rosemary as my final touches.
- Prep Time: 30