Making a holiday charcuterie board is easy and infinitely customizable. Pick two (or more) cheese, charcuterie and additional items for the board, and then serve. Add in smaller extra items like fruit and nuts to the board, to fill in gaps to give the sense of bounty and plentifulness. This is my go-to recipe for a charcuterie board, but feel free to mix it up. I have more suggestions and hints in the sections above.
Course Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
7ouncesadditional cured meatlike Boar Head’s Pepper Salame, Sopressata or Capocollo
1applesliced
1pomegranatecut open
1bunch grapes
1/2poundcarrotspeeled and cut into sticks
1bell peppercut into sticks
8ouncescrackers
8ouncesbaguette bread
1/2cupolives
1/2cupjam or honey
8ouncesBoar’s Head hummusI used roasted red pepper hummus but use your favorite
Cookies or chocolate
Instructions
Take a wooden, ceramic, or slate charcuterie board and add the cheese and cured meat to the board. Slice the cheese and/or charcuterie if necessary or desired.
Add apples, pomegranates, and grapes to the board, filling in the gaps and holes in the board.
Add a small bowl of olives, jam and hummus to the board. If there isn’t room, place them next to the board. Add cookies or chocolate to the board as well.