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How to Build a Cheese Board
How to Build a Cheese Board is an easy how-to on assembling the perfect cheese plate for a crowd. This makes the easiest, crowd-pleasing appetizer. This step by step guide will show you how to do it!
Prep Time
10 mins
Assembling Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 312 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
French , American
Ingredients
Cheeses To Serve:
- 12 ounces hard cheeses such as gouda, havarti, comté or sharp cheddar
- 12 ounces Soft cheeses such as brie, camembert, tallegio or goat cheese
Meats to Serve:
- 1 pound Cured meats (such as sliced salami, prosciutto or chorizo)
Nuts to Serve:
- 6 ounces nuts (such as marcona almonds, caramelized pecans, pistachios, walnuts, pecans)
Fruit to Serve:
- 1 pound Fresh fruit (such as sliced figs, pears, applies, grapes)
- 4 ounces dried fruit (such as crystallized mango, ginger, cranberries, cherries or golden raisins)
Fun Additions:
- 4 ounces carb (such as bread, crackers, mini toasts)
- 4 ounces something briny (such as olives, peppadews, cornichons)
- 1/4 cup jam or honey
Instructions
To Assemble the Cheese Board:
- Place your board close to the area in which you're going to set it out. Traveling with this entire board can be heavy and scary (especially if you have a dog waiting for anything to drop). There's no wrong way to do this!
- I like to add all of the cheeses and carbs to the board FIRST, this way I can arrange around them. Then I add the dried fruit, nuts, meats, briny things, etc. Don't be shy to divide each category in two, adding multiple piles of each group.
- Garnish with flowers, if you like and serve.
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Notes
- Tips and Tricks:
- Repeat ingredients on the board - For instance, I have two groups of the same olives, two groups of dried apricots and two groups of prosciutto. I think it looks pretty! And it also offers a practicability factor. If two or three people are reaching for the board, they have options as to where they can grab for the ingredients.
- Get cute with it! Non-edible garnishes are very controversial but I’m down for it. I am pro-non-edible garnishes. I do go with organic flowers as garnish just in case someone decides they want to eat a flower (I dunno). You can also add little ornaments or tinsel around the cutting board.
Nutrition Information
Calories
312kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Sodium
133mg
(6%)
Potassium
365mg
(10%)
Fiber
14g
(56%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
382IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
113mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 312
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 312kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Sodium | 133mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 365mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 14g | 56% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 382IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 113mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.