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How To Make A Christmas Charcuterie Board
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Christmas Charcuterie Board

If you're looking for a unique and impressive way to serve holiday appetizers this year, look no further than a Christmas Charcuterie Board.
Course Appetizers & Starters
Cuisine American
Prep Time 45 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 10 -12
Calories 1147kcal
Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

Meat

  • 16 oz / 450g salami
  • 8 oz / 225g pepperoni
  • 8 oz / 225g prosciutto
  • 8 oz / 225g dry coppa
  • 8 oz / 225g soppressata
  • 4 prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella
  • 4 soppressata-wrapped mozzarella
  • 4 pepperoni-wrapped mozzarella

Cheese

  • 8 oz / 225g Brie small round
  • 3 oz / 75g Brie triangle
  • 6-8 Cheddar Cheese sliced into squares
  • 6-8 Colby Jack Cheese sliced into squares
  • 6-8 Fontina sliced into squares
  • Blue cheese wedge
  • 1 cup fresh Mozzarella pearls
  • 3 Mini Babybel
  • 4 oz / 100g Wild Blueberry Chèvre Goat Cheese Log

Fruit

  • 2-3 strawberries sliced in half through the stalk
  • ½ cup green Grapes
  • ½ cup red Grapes
  • ¼ cup pomegranate arils/seeds
  • ½ cup blueberries
  • ½ cup blackberries

Vegetables

  • ¼ cup baby tomatoes

Olives

  • ½ cup green olives
  • ½ cup Kalamata olives
  • ½ cup black olives

Condiments

  • ¼ cup red pepper jelly

Sweet Extras

  • Sconza Milk Chocolate Churro Almonds
  • Yogurt-covered raisins
  • Chocolate-covered blueberries

Garnishes

  • ¼ cup sugar-frosted cranberries*
  • Cheese cut into star shapes
  • Cinnamon sticks
  • Fresh rosemary sprigs
  • Fresh dill sprigs

Instructions

  • Use 9-12 slices of salami to make a salami rose. Take your first slice of salami and place half of it in the glass with the remaining folded over the rim of the glass. Place the second slice of salami halfway over the first slice and the other half on the glass. Continue working around adding salami slices half over each other until all slices have been used. Set the glass aside and when ready to place on the board, carefully turn the glass upside down and gently press to release the salami rose.
  • To make the Christmas tree Brie, use a Christmas tree cookie cutter and press it into the Brie wheel about ¼ of the way down. Use a sharp knife to cut through and remove the tree. Place the Brie wheel in the center of your board.
  • Place the Brie triangle to the top left of the board, the blue cheese to the bottom left, and the goat cheese to the right.
  • Roll the prosciutto and dry coppa and place them around the top half of the Brie wheel.
  • Fold the pepperoni in half and in half again and place it in a line below the Brie wheel across the whole board.
  • Fold the salami in the same way and place it at the top of the Brie triangle, and to the right of the blue cheese.
  • Place the salami rose in the top right corner.


    Setting Up A Christmas Charcuterie Board Step-By-Step
  • Make a pile of meat-wrapped mozzarella on either side of the Brie wheel.
  • Add the mozzarella pearls behind the salami rose.
  • Unwrap the Mini Babybel and stand in a line to the right of the blue cheese.
  • Place the squares of Cheddar, Colby Jack, and Fontina in rows on either side of the Brie Wheel, next to the meat and cheese rolls.
  • Fill a small bowl with red pepper jelly and place it at the top of the board.
  • Now to add fruit and olives: blueberries between the Brie wedge and red pepper jelly, olives on the opposite side next to the salami rose, blackberries and green grapes to the left of the blue cheese, raspberries behind the goat cheese, strawberries to the left of the Brie triangle, baby tomatoes behind the blue cheese, and the red grapes between the Mini Babybel and goat cheese.
  • Add the sweet items in the remaining spaces: yogurt-covered raisins next to the strawberries, churro almonds next to the red grapes, and chocolate-covered blueberries next to the goat cheese.
  • Add the pomegranate seeds into the Christmas tree cavity on the Brie.
  • Garnish the charcuterie board with sugar-frosted cranberries, cheese stars, cinnamon sticks, and fresh rosemary and dill sprigs. Serve and enjoy!

    How To Make A Christmas Charcuterie Board

Notes

*To make sugar-frosted cranberries, brush clean, dry cranberries with beaten egg white, and use a spoon to shake sugar over them to cover. Leave to dry at room temperature.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 1147kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 67g | Fat: 84g | Saturated Fat: 40g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 37g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 258mg | Sodium: 3939mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g