Christmas Charcuterie Board
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Christmas Charcuterie Board
Description
This recipe guides assembling a festive charcuterie board shaped like a Christmas tree using fresh rosemary to outline the form. Meats including prosciutto, capicola, soppressata, and genoa salami are arranged in slices, rolls, or decorative roses, paired with cheeses like a soft chevre log, gouda slices, blue cheese, and cubed cheddar. Complementary spreads of orange marmalade and wholegrain mustard add flavor variety.
Fillers such as olives, grapes, apple slices, pomegranate seeds, cucumber, marcona almonds, toasted baguette slices, and flatbread crackers complete and fill gaps on the board, adding texture and color contrast. The rosemary sprigs mimic pine branches, enhancing the holiday aesthetic. Utensils like forks and spreaders are tucked in for convenience.
This charcuterie board suits holiday gatherings or winter entertaining as a centerpiece or shared appetizer, providing a variety of flavors and textures. Planning amounts according to guests helps balance portions, with suggestions of 1-2 ounces per person or more if the board is the main dish.
Leftovers can be stored covered in the refrigerator for up to four days. The tree topper can be a star-shaped cheese piece, salami arrangement, or a star fruit slice, and the trunk constructed from whole-grain crackers resembling tree bark.
Ingredients
To shape the tree:
- rosemary fresh sprigs
- tree topper (see note 1)
- tree trunk (see note 2)
The meats:
- 4 ounces prosciutto or serrano ham
- 4 ounces Capicola or bresaola
- 4 ounces Soppressata
- 4 ounces genoa salami
The cheese:
- 1 (5 ounce) log chevre
- 1 (8 ounce) wedge gouda sliced
- 1 (4 ounce) wedge Roquefort cheese blue cheese
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese cubed
The spreads:
- orange marmalade
- wholegrain mustard
The fillers:
- olive
- red grape
- apple a mix of red and green (Gala apples brown the slowest, slices
- pomegranate seeds
- cucumber sliced
- marcona almond or other nuts
- baguette toasted, slices
- flatbread crackers or pretzels
Instructions
- Select a board or space that can accommodate the size and shape of your tree. Outline the general shape of your tree by arranging rosemary sprigs in a triangle shape. Leave space at the top for your tree-topper (see note 1) and at the bottom for your trunk (see note 2).
- Arrange your meats in slices, rolls, or roses and arrange them near the border (following the shape of a tree). Pair with complimentary cheeses for each meat and continue to sculpt the edges of the tree.
- Add bowls of jams, mustards, and olives to the board to fill in the large holes. Fill any any remaining gaps with dried fruit, nuts, crackers, baguette slices, and anything else you have. Layer and overlap when needed; step back to view the board from afar to spot any slim spots.
- Rearrange the rosemary sprigs along the edges to look like tree branches, adding more sprigs as needed. Add a tree topper and tree trunk, and tuck in forks, spreaders, tongs, and other utensils where needed.
Notes
- Plan 1 to 2 ounces of meat and cheese per person; increase to 4 ounces each if the board is the main feature.
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Use a star-shaped cheese piece, salami roses, or a slice of star fruit as a festive tree topper.
- For the tree trunk, opt for whole grain crackers like Scandinavian crispbread for their bark-like texture and shape.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 423 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving (meat and cheese only) | |
| Calories | 423kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 1683mg | 70% |
| Potassium | 211mg | 4% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 263IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 181mg | 18% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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