Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board
Make an unforgettable charcuterie board for your Thanksgiving celebrations. Here’s a step-by-step guide to making a festive Turkey Day charcuterie board.
Servings: 1 cheese board
Calories: 486kcal
Cost: Mid
Equipment
- Serving board (can use a [cheese board], cutting board, serving platter, tray, or cookie sheet)
- [Cheese knives]
Ingredients
- Cheeses we like a variety of flavors, textures, shapes, and colors
- Salty things meats, nuts, cornichons, stuffed olives, etc.
- Sweet things fruit, dried fruit, cookies, etc.
- Crunchy things crackers, baguette slices, etc.
- Condiments cranberry sauce, jams, honey, grainy mustard, etc.
- Space-fillers grape clusters, fresh herbs, etc.
- Decorative things colorful faux leaves, mini pumpkins, etc.
Instructions
- Place your cheeses. Space them evenly around the surface of the board.
- Arrange your meats and other salty items around the cheeses, like nuts, olives, and other savory goodies.
- Fill in with sweet foods like fresh and dry fruits, plus any sweet snacks you picked out.
- Add piles of crackers around the board. We like to use a variety, but a few piles of the same crackers works, too.
- Add your condiments. Place small jars of jam or mustard directly on the board, or transfer some or all of your condiments to small bowls.
- Fill in any remaining spaces with grape clusters or fresh herbs to make the board look full.
Notes
- If you're serving mostly adults, save yourself time and serve the cheeses uncut with cheese knives. If you have a lot of kids around, pre-slice or pre-cube the cheeses so they can serve themselves easier.
- Since this is meant as an appetizer before a big meal, we recommend one standard-size (4-6 ounces) wedge of cheese or meat per three people. Extra meat and cheese is never a bad idea, though!
Nutrition
Serving: 1ounce salami, 2 ounces cheese, 10 crackers | Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 22.2g | Fat: 35.2g | Saturated Fat: 16.4g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 1092mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.8g | Calcium: 440mg | Iron: 2mg
