Cheese Board
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Cheese Board
Description
The Cheese Board recipe outlines arranging an assortment of cheeses on a large platter, representing different types such as hard, soft, blue, and unique artisanal varieties. The cheeses can be left whole, sliced, or cubed depending on preference and presentation style. It’s enhanced with crackers or breads in various forms like fresh baguette slices or seed crackers, along with pickled accompaniments including olives or cornichons.
Adding preserves such as jams or fruit jellies introduces sweetness that balances salt and creaminess in cheeses. Fresh fruits like apples, pears, berries, and nuts including pecans and almonds add additional fresh and crunchy textures. Optionally, charcuterie like salami or prosciutto and pâté can be included for meat lovers.
This kind of board serves well for entertaining, grazing, or casual gatherings allowing guests to combine flavors and textures to their liking. The variety invites exploration of contrasts and complements between ingredients, making it visually appealing and appetizing.
Ingredients
- 4-5 cheese at least one hard, one soft, one blue and one interesting cheese, varieties of your choice
- Cracker fresh sliced baguette, crackers, bread sticks, seed crackers, or bread
- pickles (Olives, cornichons, pickled onions or pickled peppers.)
- preserves (Jams, jellies and fruit preserves like figs and melon are delicious and go well with a variety of cheeses.)
- Fresh fruit Berries, apples, pears, clementines, pomegranate. Pecans, hazelnuts and almonds
- nut Berries, apples, pears, clementines, pomegranate. Pecans, hazelnuts and almonds
- Something interesting or quirky (Mince pies for Christmas, Halloween candy, chocolate Easter eggs. Something to tie in the season you are in.)
- Charcuterie (optional but delicious. Salami, Prosciutto, Parma ham or Coppa. A pot of Pâté is also a good idea.)
Instructions
- Using your largest board or platter, start by adding the cheese first.
- Some can be kept whole and others can be cubed or sliced, ready to serve.
- Add bowls of pickles and preserves.
- Place fresh fruit and charcuterie into any empty gaps. For visual interest, slice some of the fruit and place them in groups. Fold the salami and roll or casually place meats like prosciutto.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 292 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 292kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 569mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 126mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 300IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 96mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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