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Fruit and Cheese Charcuterie Board

A delicious array of fruits, cheeses and meets along with nuts and condiments for an appetizing spread at your next gathering.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: French
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Candi Elm
Cost: $20.00

Equipment

  • Large board
  • Small bowls for wet or small ingredients
  • Serving utensils

Ingredients

Dips

  • Cranberry Chutney
  • Honey
  • Garlic Hummus
  • Fresh Rosemary Optional Garnish

Olives

  • Large Black Olives Pitted
  • Jalapeno Stuffed Green Olives

Crackers

  • Pretzel Crackers
  • Ritz Crackers
  • Sesame Topped Wheat Crackers

Dried Fruits

  • Dried Cranberries
  • Dried Apricots

Fresh Fruits

  • Grapes
  • Raspberries
  • Blackberries

Nuts

  • Pistachios
  • Candied Spice Pecans

Meats

  • Thin-sliced salami
  • Prosciutto wrapped cheese
  • Large thin-sliced Pepperonis

Cheese

  • Cubed Colby jack cheese
  • Cubed Cheddar
  • Thin sliced white Cheddar
  • Brie round cut in half
  • Cranberry topped goat cheese

Instructions

  • Begin by preparing the cheese if needed. You can also buy prepared cubed cheese in most deli departments. Set Aside
  • Prepare the meats, Set Aside
  • Wash and pat dry all fresh fruit. Set Aside.
  • Fill your bowls or ramekins with the chutney spread, hummus, olives and honey.
  • Start your board with something in the middle such as the olives. Then add the bowls of dips.
  • Now add the prepared cheese, crackers, nuts and fresh fruit.
  • Add fresh fruit by the sweeter cheese like Brie and goat cheese.
  • Fill in the blank spaces with dried fruit and nuts.

Notes

Add your utensils you will need on the board . This will guide your guests to know what to use when and where.
Meats are best served thinly sliced and the suggested best meats are Salami and Prosciutto. 
Use hard cheeses for best results. 
Nuts and small dried fruits are great to fill in empty spots on the platter. 
You can add more olives, nuts, and meats if you don't want to add fresh fruit. The best fruits are berries. 
Make your Charcuterie Board colorful. This is most pleasing to the eye. Add different textures, colors and sizes of ingredients.