Servings: 4 to 8 People
How to Make a Charcuterie Board
Pick a variety of cured meats, mild, medium, and bold cheeses, candied nuts, fruit, and spreads to include in your charcuterie board. For wine pairings, bold cheeses pair beautifully with bold wines, and mild cheeses go great with white wine. Everything in between? Pair it with a Rosé wine or a medium-bodied red.
Ingredients
Meat & Cheese:
- 10 to 12 oz soft cheeses of choice blue cheese, brie cheese, goat cheese, marinated feta etc.
- 10 to 12 oz aged cheeses of choice parmesan, Gouda, Gruyere, aged cheddar, etc.
- 10 to 12 oz cured meat prosciutto, pancetta, roast beef, turkey deli meat, black forest ham, etc.
Spreads:
- 10 to 12 oz spreads of choice tapenade, pate, mustard, hummus, fig preserves, jam, jelly
Nuts, Dried Fruit, Fresh Fruit:
- 2 cups nuts of choice raw or roasted almonds, pecans, walnuts
- 1 to 2 cups dried fruit of choice dried cranberries, figs, dates, etc.
- 2 to 3 lbs fresh fruit grapes, peaches, apples, blueberries, strawberries
Etc.
- 4 oz dark chocolate
Crackers/Bread
- 1 large baguette toasted and sliced
- 1 to 2 boxes crackers of choice gluten-free, nut and seed crackers, etc.
Instructions
- Arrange the meat and cheese on a large cutting board with knives for slicing the cheese and/or meat. Fill in the board with your spreads of choice, fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts, jams, dark chocolate, etc.
- Serve with choice of wine pairings and/or alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages of choice!
Notes
Nutrition Facts are based off an estimate of what one individual would eat from a charcuterie board. Exact nutrition facts will be person-dependent and also dependent upon the exact ingredients used.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving of 24, Calories: 246kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 15g, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 9g