A charcuterie board, as you've seen displayed at parties, dinners, etc., is a board filled with cured meats, cheese, fruits, nuts and basically anything else your creative mind can think of.
A rather nifty means to eating fancy, delicious and filling food, it is the perfect meal for when you have guests over, as it usually serves more people than you'd think.
With the ongoing pandemic, and house parties being the new thing, we figured a step-by-step on a cute Charcuterie Board would help!
What you need:
1. A serving board - cutting board or serving platter
2. Serving utensils - cheese serving knives/forks, salad forks, butter knives, etc.
3. Ramekins - small dishes/bowls that work for jam, olives, honey, pickle, etc.
What to put on it:
Set your focus on variety, taste and texture. Aligning with that, add food which is sweet, sour, salty, crunchy, savory, etc.
Ingredients (optional & customizable)
1. Cheese - spreadable cheese, soft cheese, hard cheese
2. Meats - salami, bologna, prosciutto
3. Dips and spreads - honey, jam, mustard
4. Fruit - grapes, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, apples
5. Nuts - almonds, pecans, cashews, pistachios, walnuts
6. Others - bread, crackers, olives, pickles
Putting them altogether:
Slice them up accordingly, and arrange them based on what feels and looks good to you. You could also watch some videos online for inspiration should you be drawing up blanks.
