Learn how to create a beautiful charcuterie board for all your summer entertaining -- whether it's the fourth of July or a simple evening-- using a variety of meats and cheeses and all the bountiful fresh produce available!An easy and effortlessappetizer or snack plate that can be used for any occasion.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Course: Appetizers
Cuisine: French
Servings: 1charcuterie board
Calories: 270kcal
Author: Eden Westbrook
Ingredients
Fruit
1poundgreen or red grapes
16ouncesstrawberries
½pintraspberries
½pintblueberries
½pintblackberries
Cherry tomatoes on the vine
Cheeses
A small round of briecut into wedges
8ouncescolby jack cheesesliced
8ouncessharp cheddarsliced
8ouncesyoung goudacubed
8ouncesparmigiano reggiano
Blue cheese
Meats
Genoa salami
Slicesof prosciutto
Hard salami
Sopressata
Peppered salami
Breads
Crackers
Slicesof baguette
Others
Fig Jam
Honey with honeycomb
Chocolate covered almonds
Extra-virgin olive oil
Brown mustard
Fresh herbs
Instructions
First, place the larger items onto a food-safe board or tray. Fill bowls with the jam, mustard, and other dips.
Create layouts and borders using the crackers, breads, bunches of grapes, and large cheeses and bowls.
Fill in the spaces with handfuls of berries, slices of meat, and other items for easy pairings.
Notes
This is a general recipe, not something to follow to the tee. All of the items can be replaced with ones you like more, produce you find at your local grocery store.