How to Make a Charcuterie Board

Total Time Prep: 30 min.
Yield 16 servings
A perfectly arranged spread of meat, cheese, crackers and condiments is irresistible at any gathering. Here's everything you need to know about how to make a charcuterie board.

Ingredients

  • CHEESES:
  • Boursin garlic and fine herbs cheese
  • Smoked Gouda cheese
  • Mimolette cheese
  • Havarti cheese
  • Blue cheese
  • Southern Pimiento Cheese Spread
  • MEATS:
  • Thinly sliced prosciutto
  • Thinly sliced soppressata
  • Thinly sliced calabrese
  • Mortadella
  • BREAD AND CRACKERS:
  • Thyme Sea Salt Crackers
  • Baguette slices or crostini
  • Rye crackers
  • FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
  • Sweety drop peppers
  • Seedless red, green and purple grapes
  • Dried apricots
  • PICKLES AND NUTS:
  • Marinated Olives
  • Rosemary Walnuts
  • Cornichons or gherkins
  • Marcona almonds
  • CONDIMENTS:
  • Stone-ground mustard
  • Honey
  • Fig spread

Directions

  1. On a large platter or cutting board, arrange cheeses, meats, breads, crackers, fruits, vegetables, pickles and nuts. Place condiments in small jars or bowls; tuck among bread and crackers.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 447 calories, 23g fat (9g saturated fat), 48mg cholesterol, 1353mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 2g fiber), 15g protein.

Knowing how to make a charcuterie board is a great skill to rely on when hosting any type of gathering. This recipe has everything you could ask for on a board—cheeses, meats, crackers, fruits and veggies and pickles and nuts. —Josh Rink, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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