Easy Holiday Cheese Board

Easy Holiday Cheese Board

Prep

20 min

Warm cheese

30 min

Cook

0 min

Total

50 min

Servings

10

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

• 8 oz brie or camembert
• 8 oz aged white cheddar, cut into slices
• 6 oz gouda or manchego, cut into wedges
• 6 oz salami, sliced
• 4 oz prosciutto
• 2 cups red grapes
• 1 cup dried apricots or figs
• 1/2 cup marcona almonds or pecans
• 1/3 cup fig jam or cranberry sauce
• 2 boxes assorted crackers
• Fresh rosemary sprigs, for garnish

Instructions

1. Take the cheeses out of the fridge 30 to 45 minutes before serving.
2. Place the cheeses on a large board first, spaced apart, and set a small bowl of jam near the brie.
3. Fold the salami into quarters and loosely bunch the prosciutto; add them in rivers between the cheeses.
4. Fill bigger gaps with clusters of grapes and dried fruit.
5. Tuck crackers around the edges and scatter nuts into the small spaces.
6. Garnish with rosemary sprigs and set out cheese knives.

Why this recipe works

Mixing a soft, a firm and an aged cheese gives every guest something they like. Letting the cheese warm up for 30 minutes brings out its full flavor and texture.

Tips, substitutions & storage

• Swap: Use any mix of one soft, one firm and one aged cheese you like.
• Swap: Swap the cured meats for marinated vegetables or olives for a vegetarian board.
• Plan about 3 oz of cheese and meat per guest for an appetizer board.
• Mix textures: one soft, one firm, one aged cheese.
• Assemble everything but the crackers up to 2 hours ahead and keep covered in the fridge.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

Calories

420

Protein

19g

Carbs

26g

Fat

27g

Fiber

2g

Sugar

12g

Sodium

940mg

Nutrition information is an automatic estimate based on typical ingredients and will vary with the brands and amounts you use. It is not medical or dietary advice.