How To Make the Best Charcuterie Board
Today, the best gatherings and parties include an array of eye-catching snacks and appetizers, which is why this How To Make the Best Charcuterie Board post comes in handy!
Servings: 25 servings
Ingredients
CHEESES:
- Goat cheese
- Colby jack cheese
- Sharp cheddar cheese
- Parmesan cheese
CRACKERS:
- Superseed crackers
- Rosemary & Sea Salt crackers
- Pretzel sticks
MEAT:
- Calabrese salame
- Genoa salame
- Italian dry salame
- Sopressata salame
OTHERS:
- 1 bottle Olives (Black or green work!)
- handful cherry tomatoes (Roasted or not)
- dried cranberries
- chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, etc.)
- Seeds (pumpkin seeds, etc.)
- Hummus
- Preserves or Jams (Any flavor works!)
- Chili crunch, optional (It's a paste-like sauce similar to pesto)
- Grapes (black, red, or green based on preference)
- Pesto
- sliced french bread
- Other fruit (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc.)
- Raw honey, organic
- Chocolate bars, chopped or whole
Instructions
- To start, select your board size, which will give you the best idea of how much ingredients to purchase for your charcuterie board.
TO MAKE THE CHARCUTERIE BOARD:
- Place your cheeses around the board with a couple cheese knives. Next, add a few small plates and bowls in vacant spaces to help guide you in styling your board. NOTE: I like to space out my plates and bowls or group them a bit based on similarity.
- Now, start adding the meat unto the board by slightly folding some, leaving some flat, and fanning out others to help create visual variety.
- Add some berries, hummus or other dips, and seeds to the bowls and plates that you've placed on the board. You can also add olives and a few cheeses (that are cubed) as well.
- At this point, you'll begin to fill in any spaces on the board with crackers, seeds, nuts, pretzels, chocolate, french bread slices, etc.
- Be sure to add any honey, preserves/jam, pesto, etc. to also fill in a few spaces, mostly around the bread or crackers.
- NOTE: The ingredients that I chose were based on preference. Please feel free to choose your most favorite ingredients and have fun!
- Bon Appetit!
Notes
- TIPS + BOARD IDEAS: To see tips and other ideas for assembling the perfect board, be sure to check out the information within the post!
- MAKE AHEAD: You can always prep + and make your ingredients ahead of time. be sure to check out the post for details.
- EQUIPMENT: Here, I’ve curated a list of Charcuterie Board Must-Haves that I use to achieve the best charcuterie experience. Everything from my fave boards, cheese knives, honey pots, prep bowls, cheese labels, and more.SEE THEM HERE!
- ROASTED TOMATOES: If you're thinking of adding tomatoes to your board and would love to roast them for an enhanced flavor profile, check out my Herb Roasted Tomatoes recipe.