Christmas Wreath Appetizer
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My holiday appetizer wreath is the ultimate party starter! This epic cheese and charcuterie platter can be prepped ahead for stress-free entertaining.
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Ingredients
fresh herbs
- rosemary sprigs
- thyme
- sage
cheese
- swiss cheese aged, cut in long triangles
- dill havarti cheese cut in batons
- cheese balls see recipe here, mini
- cheddar cheese merlot, cut in bite sized cubes
- goat cheese soft, slices
- Brie cheese or Camembert, cut into small wedges
- Tete de Moine cheese or other unusual variety
Meat
- salami formed as roses
- prosciutto rolled
- hard sausage sliced
Nuts
- marcona almonds dark roasted almond recipe here, or dark roasted almonds
- pistachio
- pecan spiced
Fruit
- pear sliced or left whole
- grapes seedless
- tangerines
- kiwi sliced
condiments
- mustard
- hot pepper jam
- honey
- fruit jam made for cheese plates such as fig, onion, or bacon
crackers
- crackers choose three types with different shapes, texture, and/or color
Instructions
- Arrange a loose circle of herb sprigs around the perimeter of your board, to serve as a base for your food.
- Spoon condiments in small dishes and scatter around the edge of your board.
- Follow with the cheese and meats, placing them in groups. Slowly form a thick wreath shape with the center left empty. Follow my photos for guidance if needed.
- Add the fruit, and nuts. You can leave the nuts in piles, or put them in little bowls.
- Fit the crackers into any empty spaces. I like to place them in groups of 5-6.
- Tuck in extra herbs along the center circle to complete the wreath effect.
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Notes
- Prep cheeses and meats ahead of time and keep wrapped in the refrigerator for up to a day. You can assemble your appetizer wreath shortly before guests arrive.
- Use this diagram to get you started, but be sure to take it in your own direction.
- aged Swiss cheese, cut in triangles
- Marcona almonds with sea salt and rosemary
- spiced toffee almonds
- handmade mini cheeseballs
- sliced soft goat cheese log, rolled in herbs
- dilled havarti cheese, cut in thin batons
- orange fig jam
- whole grain Dijon mustard
- Swiss tete de moines cheese (a ruffled cheese I've never seen before!) a sharp semi hard cheese sliced on a girolle, a tool that creates decorative ruffly rosettes
- merlot laced cheddar cheese cut in cubes
- Valencia orange jam
- rolled prosciutto
- salami rose
- Camembert or Brie, cut in bite sized wedges
- Peruvian hot pepper jam
- pistachios in shell
- hard sausage. sliced
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