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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!
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
Ingredients
- 4-5 Cheese varieties of your choice at least one hard, one soft, one blue and one interesting cheese. 1-2oz/30-60g per person
- Fresh Summer fruit Berries, melon, figs, grapes, Kiwi. Use any and all seasonal fruit.
- crackers/bread fresh sliced baguette, crackers, bread sticks, seed crackers
- 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
- Arrange the cheese on your serving board or platter first.
- 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.
- 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.
- Add a few small bowls for olives, pickles, jams, etc then fill them.
- Add your crackers or bread, again grouping them together.
- 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.
- Fill in any spots of extra fruit (berries are good for this) and nuts and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
535kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
94mg
(31%)
Sodium
952mg
(40%)
Potassium
285mg
(8%)
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
% 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.