Summer fruit and cheese platter

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    6 as a substantial appetizer or light main

  • Calories

    535 kcal

  • Course

    Appetizer, Others

  • Cuisine

    American

Summer fruit and cheese platter

Assembling an impressive holiday cheese board is easy as pie and will knock your guests' socks off. Easy entertaining? Sorted!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 4-5 cheese at least one hard, one soft, one blue and one interesting cheese. 1-2oz/30-60g per person, varieties of your choice
  • Fruit Berries, melon, figs, grapes, Kiwi. Use any and all seasonal fruit, fresh summer
  • Cracker fresh sliced baguette, crackers, bread sticks, seed crackers, or bread
  • pickles Castelveltrano Olives, cornichons, pickled onions or pickled peppers
  • preserves Jams, jellies and fruit preserves like fig jam are delicious and go well with a variety of cheeses
  • nuts Pistachios, Marcona almonds, walnuts, etc.
  • Charcuterie optional but delicious. Salami, Prosciutto, Parma ham or Coppa. A pot of Pâté is also a good idea. A few slices per person of each.

Instructions

  1. Arrange the cheese on your serving board or platter first.
  2. Slice and cube some of the cheeses with a sharp knife to add visual interest and lay them in a decorative pattern on the board.
  3. Next, add the fruit. Again, slice the fruit into slices or halves and group them together. A big bunch of grapes looks more impressive then a few grapes randomly scattered. Halve some of the strawberries and figs then add to the board in groups.
  4. Add a few small bowls for olives, pickles, jams, etc then fill them.
  5. Add your crackers or bread, again grouping them together.
  6. Lay any meat you choose to use in between the cheese and fruit. I like to fold salami slices but some meat slices can be rolled or simply laid on the board casually.
  7. Fill in any spots of extra fruit (berries are good for this) and nuts and serve.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 535kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 23g (46%) Fat 33g (51%) Saturated Fat 17g (85%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g (18%) Monounsaturated Fat 10g (50%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 94mg (31%) Sodium 952mg (40%) Potassium 285mg (6%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 752IU (15%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 165mg (17%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6as a substantial appetizer or light main

Amount Per Serving

Calories 535 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 535kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 23g 46%
Fat 33g 51%
Saturated Fat 17g 85%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 10g 50%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 94mg 31%
Sodium 952mg 40%
Potassium 285mg 6%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 752IU 15%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 165mg 17%
Iron 3mg 17%

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

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