Cheese Board Making 101 {a.k.a. How To Make A Cheese Board in Minutes}
Cheese boards can be as simple or as fancy as you’d like - typically 2-3 meats, 2-3 cheeses, a pile of crackers, and a few handfuls of snack foods that I pull from whatever is stashed in the pantry. You can pull something together in about 5 minutes or spend half an hour assembling something fancy.
Ingredients
CHEESES (about 1-2 ounces TOTAL per person)
- Brie
- Cheddar
- Pepper Jack
- Humboldt Fog
- Stilton
- Goat Cheese
MEATS (about 1-2 ounces TOTAL per person)
- Salami hard and soft
- Prosciutto
- Capocollo
- Deli meats: ham turkey, roast beef, or chicken
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS (choose your favorites)
- 2-3 varieties of crackers
- Fresh vegetables
- Dried fruits
- Fresh berries or other fruits
- 2-3 varieties of nuts
- Pickles
- Olives
- Jams
- Mustard
Instructions
- First, arrange the cheese around the board. Add the meats. Then, add the crackers.
- Add little bowls or piles of pickles and olives. Small dishes of jam, mustard, and chutney can be added next.
- Fill in the gaps with plenty of fresh vegetables, dried or fresh fruits, nuts, and other assorted snack foods. Dig in and enjoy!