How to Build a Perfect Cheese Board
1 portions
20mWhat you will need
1 Aged Cheese such as Cheddar, Gruyere, or Gouda.
1 firm cheese such as Manchego, or Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 soft creamy cheese such as Brie, Camembert, or Goat
1 blue cheese such as Stilton, Gorgonzola, or Roquefort
1 cheese with infused flavor such as Dill Havarti, Herb Chevre, Truffle Gouda, or Cranberry Cheddar
Cured Meats: Prosciutto, Calabrese, sopressata, chorizo, or mortadella are all good options
Sweet: dried or fresh fruits, candied nuts, preserves, honey, or chutney
Savory: olives, pickles, capers, roasted peppers, artichokes, almonds, or mustards
(Nutritional facts 116 calories, 4.9 g fat, 15.64 g carbohydrates, 3.47 g protein, 14 mg cholesterol, 119 mg sodium)How to cook
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Most cheese platters are assembled on a wooden board of any shape, but if you don't have one, using a cutting board, plate, or sheet pan works great.
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Generally for a cheese board it is nice to have cheeses of a variety of textures and flavors.
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Brie, Aged Cheddar, Swiss Lizona, Goat Cheese, Blue cheese, Gruyere, Dill Havarti
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Choose a variety of cured meats to pair with your cheese. Include some different flavors and textures.
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Prosciutto, Mortadella, Calabrese, Sopressata.
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Choose a variety of crackers or breads to pair with the cheese and meats.
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Cornichon, Castelvetrano Olives, Kalamata Olives, Capers.
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Pomegranate, Honey, Marcona Almonds, Fig Jam.
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Add each of the items to the board, spreading out the cheeses and meats. Add olives, cornichons, and almonds to the board, and place jam and honey into small containers.
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Roll up some of the meats so they can be grabbed easilly, and add crackers where there is space.
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Roll prosciutto as well.
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Remember to add small spoons or knives to cut the cheese and spread the preserves and honey.
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