Epic Holiday Cheese Board Recipe

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72 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    8 servings

  • Calories

    454 kcal

  • Course

    Appetizer

  • Cuisine

    North American

Epic Holiday Cheese Board Recipe

Want to impress this holiday season? A perfectly crafted holiday cheese board is your answer! After years of perfecting flavor combinations and presentation, I’ve got all the tips you need to create a showstopping board - plus what ingredients to include and the best styling tricks. (And yes, I’ll also show you how to make the cutest little Santa hats!)

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Ingredients

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The Holiday Cheese Board

  • Brie cheese
  • honeycomb
  • pomegranate seeds
  • mozzarella fresh, flaky
  • olive oil
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • gouda sliced, smoked (gouda
  • fontina cheese sliced, smoked (gouda
  • hummus store-bought or homemade (hummus); minced (parsley
  • olive oil
  • parsley
  • red bell pepper sliced or cut into star shapes with a cookie cutter
  • green bell pepper sliced or cut into star shapes with a cookie cutter
  • hazelnuts
  • olives
  • dried cranberries
  • sweet mini peppers
  • pomegranate seeds orange segments
  • orange
  • honey
  • beet chips store-bought
  • parsnip chips store-bought
  • rosemary to decorate

Pear and Goat Cheese Slices

  • 1 pear cored and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons goat cheese
  • 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds

Tomato Bocconcini Bites (AKA: Santa's Hats)

  • 20 bocconcini or regular bocconcini cut in half, pearls
  • 20 grape tomatoes cut in half
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar reduced

Instructions

  1. Put the brie on your cheese board and top with some honeycomb (or honey) and a few pomegranate seeds. Put the mozzarella in a bowl and drizzle it with olive oil, sprinkle it with salt and pepper and put it on the board. Arrange the sliced gouda and fontina on the board.
  2. Either put the hummus in a bowl or directly on the board, if it is marble. Drizzle some olive oil and sprinkle some parsley over top. Arrange the peppers around it.
  3. Add the pear and goat cheese slices and the tomato bocconcini bites to the board then arrange the remaining ingredients to fill in all the gaps on the board.

Pear and Goat Cheese Slices

  1. Place a little goat cheese at the end of each pear slice and fan them out on the board. Sprinkle some pomegranate seeds over the goat cheese.

Tomato Bocconcini Bites

  1. Skewer the bocconcini and tomatoes on toothpicks and pour the reduced balsamic vinegar into a small bowl.

Notes

  • With a busy board like this one, I find it best to serve the harder cheeses sliced.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 serving Calories 454kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 27g (9%) Protein 21g (42%) Fat 31g (48%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g (29%) Monounsaturated Fat 11g (55%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 65mg (22%) Sodium 679mg (28%) Potassium 717mg (15%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 879IU (18%) Vitamin C 35mg (39%) Calcium 361mg (36%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 454 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 serving
Calories 454kcal 23%
Carbohydrates 27g 9%
Protein 21g 42%
Fat 31g 48%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Monounsaturated Fat 11g 55%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 65mg 22%
Sodium 679mg 28%
Potassium 717mg 15%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 879IU 18%
Vitamin C 35mg 39%
Calcium 361mg 36%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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