Meat Cheese Fruit Board

Tips for serving fruit and cheese platter.

Meat cheese fruit board.

Perfect for game day entertaining to holiday parties or late night snacking to dinner with the family. And as you can see from my shopping cart above i had ordered a ton of cheese fruit and deli meat. You know i love a good cheese board. I estimate about 3 4 slices of meat per person when building a board.

This 3 2 ratio is ideal when entertaining. For optimal cheese flavor bring to room temperature. Because i really needed to make myself a pretty banging cheese board. Look for various hard and soft cheeses from mellow to sharp.

Choose a variety of cheeses. Jessica advises choosing one cheese from each animal. See more ideas about charcuterie food platters charcuterie board. Add some wine and baguettes and you have yourself a meal.

I m paying for so much less yet it looks equally fabulous. Cheese and charcuterie boards are an art form that involves much more than throwing some cheeses and crackers on a plate and serving it to guests it s more than just a meat and cheese board. Spread a layer of parchment or wax paper over the board to keep the fats oils from the meat cheese from seeping into the wood. A meat and cheese board is an easy and elegant way to elevate an appetizer from basic to gourmet.

Sep 24 2020 explore debbie bodnar s board charcuterie board followed by 1179 people on pinterest. It s the art of assembling meats and cheeses accompanies by fruit nuts and crackers for easy and quick hors d oeuvres. I find all of my cheese boards at stores like home goods tj maxx and marshall s. Our favorite simple charcuterie board is filled with meats cheese veggies olives fresh fruit crackers and more.

And i love it even more with aldi prices. For cheese we chose a goat s cheddar a raw cow s milk with a soft washed rind and a hard sheep cheese. I try to include a variety of flavors and textures for example a sliced pepper salami a rolled prosciutto and thoughtfully piled ham. 1 to 2 bunches green grapes 1 2 round of brie such a tremblaye wedge of aged sharp cheddar 8 ounces goat cheese at room temperature.

Determine what board to use. The flavors are much more pronounced when cheese is a room temperature. Slice or cube the meats cheeses if needed then wash prep the veggies and fruit. Meat and cheese boards are my go to for super chill no stress summer entertaining.