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An Impressive Cheese  Board or Platter is always a hit!

With Thanksgiving around the corner and the holiday season on its way a delicious and simple way to entertain is to start with a generous and bountiful cheese board showcasing cheeses, meats, breads, fruit, nuts and sweet and salty condiments.

A cheese board is the perfect start to a dinner party and a really nice way to entertain.  The beauty is that you can customize it with your favourite nibbles.   

Often, I go with a theme, some of my favourites are  – a Parisian Themed Cheese Board, Mediterranean Themd Cheese Board, Spanish Tapas Themed Cheese Board.

And who doesn’t love cheese?   So here’s how to create an impressive, elegant and prodigious Cheese Board.

Most importantly … have fun doing it!

An Impressive Cheese Platter

Gail Pearce Elegant-Entertaining
Here’s how to create an impressive, elegant and prodigious Cheese Board.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer
Cuisine #Canadian
Servings people

Ingredients
  

Cheese:  Choose three to five cheeses with various textures and flavours.

  • Semi-Hard Cheeses: aged cheddar, gouda, havarti, gruyère, manchego (my favourite is gouda…but, my husband is a lover of aged cheddar and manchego)
  • Soft Chesses: brie, camembert, goat, chevre (my absolute favourite is Saint Andre’s super rich brie)
  • Blue Cheeses: gorgonzola, stilton, dorset blue, stichelton

Meat:  Choose two to three meats.

  • prosciutto, pepperoni, salami, summer sausage, ham
  • pates of all kinds

Breads:  Choose two to three breads.

  • breadsticks
  • crackers
  • baguette, rolls, biscuits.

Condiments:  Choose two to three condiments.

  • Mustards: Coarse grain, spicy, dijon, honey mustard
  • Sweet: Fig jam, honey, your favourite marmalade, apple butter, bacon jam
  • Spicy: Onion and pepper relish, sweet habanero jam, mango jalapeno chutney, balsamic glaze

Nibbles:  Choose three to five nibbles.

  • Dried fruit, apricots, figs, dates
  • Fresh fruit, apples, grapes, figs, strawberries, pears
  • Nuts and seeds, almonds, mixed nuts, pistachios, pepitas
  • Savory snacks, mixed olives, artichoke hearts, peppers, onions

Instructions
 

  • Choose a large tray,  wood cutting board, a slate cheese board, or a marble slab to arrange your cheese platter.
  • Remove the cheese from the fridge an hour before serving.
  • Arrange everything on your platter and ensure there is a separate knife for each cheese and utensils in each condiment.
  • Label the cheese.
  • Make it lush and generous!
Keyword #cheese, #cheesecourse, #cheeseplatter, #coldcuts, #condiments
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