Christmas Charcuterie Board
Christmas is approaching, and as you start planning your holiday parties, consider this great way to celebrate the season with a festive Christmas charcuterie board! The fun part about this perfect appetizer is that you can decorate with a festive touch using a Christmas theme and displaying Christmas colors on your charcuterie board.
Equipment
- 1 charcuterie board
- serving spoons and knives
- small serving bowls
Ingredients
- 1 block sharp cheddar cheese cubed
- 1 pkg Brie cheese
- 1 cranberry specialty cheese
Dips
- fig jam
- honey
Nuts
- 1 pkg toasted almonds
- 1 cup candied pecans
Fruit
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds
- green grapes
- red grapes
- 1 honeycrisp apple sliced
- sweetened dried orange slices or fresh orange slices
- 1 fresh fig halved
- dried cherries
Vegetables
- black olives
- cherry tomatoes
- pickled green beans
Meats
- 1 pkg salami
- 1 pkg prosciutto
- 1 pkg pepperoni
Crackers
- stone ground wheat crackers
- peppered crackers
- flat pretzels
- Na'an bread slices (or pita bread)
Cookies
- shortbread cookies
- chocolates
Instructions
- Start by creating the base and structure of your board with the dips in bowls and the cheeses.
- Next, add in your nuts and meats, working in a diagonal to create visual beauty with your board.
- Lastly, fill in space with your crackers, cookies, vegetables, and fruit. Lay your crackers and cookies so they can be easily grabbed one-by-one.
- To finish off the charcuterie board, place the serving spoons and knives with the dips and cheeses. Have toothpicks or tongs for people to use to grab their items.
Notes
- While assembling your own charcuterie board, keep in mind that you can be as creative as you like, and literally make it look like a piece of art with the colors, textures, and the way you display the food items. There is no wrong way to do it!
- You can purchase charcuterie boards of all different shapes and sizes! I love the Christmas tree shape.
- You can even use cookie cutters to cut slices of cheese into different shapes such as bells, Christmas trees, angels, and snowmen.
- Think about adding pops of color to your board with different festive foods and Christmas food items.
- Make sure you use small bowls to contain messy food items. An organized and well-laid out charcuterie board is appealing and appetizing! You can also use parchment paper or foil on the top of the charcuterie board to avoid messy clean-up.
- Another fun idea is to make a separate dessert board with all your favorite Christmas cookies and other sweet goodies.