Individual Charcuterie Cups
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Individual Charcuterie Cups
Description
The Individual Charcuterie Cups start by selecting two or more base ingredients placing them loosely at the bottom of cups. Options include various nuts, fresh or dried berries, slices of semi-hard cheese, foil-wrapped chocolates, and crackers. These dense elements anchor the cup and create a flavorful backdrop.
Three or more skewers per cup are prepared with a selection of three or more ingredients each. Skewers mix cured meats like salami, prosciutto, and chorizo with semi-soft cheeses such as Brie or Havarti, olives, grapes, fresh berries, and pickles arranged thoughtfully to balance weight and taste. Heavier items like grapes and olives go towards the bottom to stabilize the skewer.
The filled cups are garnished with additional loose ingredients like crackers, cheese slices, chocolates, and fresh herbs such as rosemary or thyme. Cups can be chilled until serving, providing a neat, diverse snack or appetizer with contrasting flavors: sweet, savory, salty, crunchy, and fresh.
Choosing semi-hard and semi-soft cheeses for skewers ensures pieces hold their shape without crumbling. Meats may be rolled or folded for better skewer adhesion. Components can be varied seasonally or by theme to add interest. Pairing dips, preserves, or spreads can complement the cups. The ingredient selection strongly influences the nutritional profile of each cup.
Ingredients
Base Layer (choose 2 or more)
- 4-8 tablespoons nuts Mixed nuts, like cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachios.
- 4-8 berries blackberry or other berries or dried fruit
- 4-8 lices cheese like cheddar, Wensleydale cheese, firm
- 4-8 pieces Chocolates foil wrapped chocolates work best
Skewers (choose a variety of 3 or more per skewer)
- 8 ounces cured meat sliced thin; like salami, chorizo, prosciutto, pepperoni, Calabrese, Mortadella, Capocollo, Soppressata, Summer Sausage
- 4-8 ounces Semi-hard cheese Brie wedges, Gouda, Cheddar, Havarti, baby mozzarella balls, cheddar cheese cubes, or semi-soft cheeses
- 4-8 olive Try garlic stuffed, regular, Spanish olives, blue cheese stuffed for variety
- 6-12 grapes black, red, green, seedless grapes are best
- 4-8 fresh berries like blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and small strawberries. Sugared cranberries would be great too!
- 4-8 pickles mini dill pickles, baby cucumbers or cornichons work well here, or cucumbers
Final Loose Ingredients
- 4-16 crackers use hearty crackers, pretzel sticks, cookies to fill in gaps
- 4-8 Chocolates add additional chocolates to fill in gaps
- 4-8 lices hard cheese add colorful slices of hard cheeses to fill in some of the gaps
- 4-8 prigs rosemary use fresh rosemary or thyme for a beautiful presentation
Instructions
- Line up your cups on a table or working surface. Begin by filling the bottom of the cups with loose foods like nuts, chocolates, berries, sliced cheese, and/or crackers.You can add more loose ingredients after the skewers have been added in order to fill the cup, but it is good to start with dense items like nuts to help weigh the base of the cup down.
- Create 3 types of skewers with at least 3 ingredients to put in each cup. Remember that if the skewers are too top-heavy, they will make the cup tip so be sure the add some heavy pieces (like grapes or olives) towards the bottom of each skewer.
- Place 3 finished skewers in each cup, making sure to include a variety of ingredients in each cup. Use additional loose items to finish filling the cups making them look full and balanced.
- Place finished cups on a tray, cover in plastic wrap, and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
- Choose semi-hard or semi-soft cheeses that hold shape well without crumbling for skewers.
- Roll or fold cured meats tightly to keep them secure on skewers, especially wet-cured varieties.
- Arrange heavier ingredients like grapes and olives at the bottom of skewers to prevent tipping.
- Add loose ingredients like nuts, berries, and crackers to fill cups and balance appearance.
- Customize ingredient choices seasonally or by theme for variety and personal preference.
- Serve chilled and consider pairing with dips, preserves, or spreads for added flavor contrast.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4or more servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 706 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 706kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 54g | 83% |
| Saturated Fat | 24g | 120% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 127mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1963mg | 82% |
| Potassium | 767mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1030IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 644mg | 64% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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