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Ingredients
- Meats & Cheeses<br>
- 12 oz thinly sliced meats such as hard salami pepperoni, smoked ham, Genoa salami, capicola, mortadella, dry-cured chorizo, summer sausage, prosciutto
- 12 oz sliced Hard cheeses like Asiago, Parmesan, Pecorino Romano, Manchego, Aged Gouda (like Beemster)
- 12 oz sliced or cubed Semi-Soft cheeses like Cheddar Swiss, Gouda, Havarti, Butterkase, Flavored Artisan Cheeses
- 2 to 3 rounds of Creamy Soft cheese like, Creamy cheeses like Brie, Camembert, Goat, Feta, Gorgonzola, mini mozzarella balls, Boursin
- <br>Fresh Fruit and Crackers</br>
- 16 oz grapes
- 8 oz strawberries halved
- 8 oz other fresh fruit
- <br>Dried Fruits and Nuts</br>
- 10 oz dried fruits like apricots pitted dates, dried cherries, sun-dried tomatoes
- 8 oz nuts like salted almonds pecans, pistachios, cashews, etc.
- fresh herbs to garnish mint rosemary, basil, thyme
- <br>Jam & Spreads</br>
- 10 oz spreads and or jams like fig plum, pepper jelly and honey
- <br>Other Stuff</br>
- 8 oz Stuffed Olives I like Jalapeno Stuffed Olives6 oz mini dill pickles
- 8 oz Giardiniera pickled vegetables
- 8 oz mini dill pickles
- <br>Crackers & Bread</br>
- Assorted Bread like Baguette and Pumpernickel
- Assorted Crackers like Triscuts Water Crackers and Nut Thins
Instructions
- Place small bowls in different positions on your board and fill with jams, mustard, honey, nuts, pickled vegetables and olives.
- Begin arranging meats and cheeses around the bowls in a decorative pattern.
- Add crackers and bread next, fanning them out on the board,
- Fill in the spaces on your board with fresh, dried fruit and nuts.
- Add garnish and serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
- You can also add sweet items in and around the board like chocolate almonds, chocolate-filled cookies like Pepperidge Farm Brussels Cookies.