Holiday Charcuterie Board

What's on the board

Amounts and prices for each item are in the book, or open the board in the Board Builder for amounts sized to your guest count.

Why it works

Five cheeses, each a different texture: crumbly aged cheddar, soft brie, crystalline Gouda, creamy blue and firm sheep's-milk Manchego. With that spread, no two bites on the board taste the same, which matters when people graze for two hours.

The colour does the decorating. Pomegranate, cranberries and red meats against bright green Castelvetrano olives and rosemary give you red and green without anything artificial. The honeycomb sits beside the Gorgonzola, and walnuts go next to it too: sweet and bitter-nutty are the two things blue cheese needs.

Timeline

1. T–45 minTake all five cheeses out of the fridge.
2. T–30 minFill the small bowls: fig jam, olives, cornichons.
3. T–20 minPlace the cheeses and the honeycomb.
4. T–10 minFold in the meats; add fruit, nuts and crackers.
5. T–0Finish with rosemary and pomegranate seeds.

The seven-step placement plan (what goes where, and why) is in the book.

Questions

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Want more ideas? Read How to Make a Holiday Charcuterie Board or Christmas Charcuterie Board: How to Build a Festive Board for the Holidays.

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