Description
Learn how to easily build a beautiful and impressive Trader Joe’s Cheese and Charcuterie Board for a crowd!
Ingredients
CHEESES:
- 1 (7 ounce) block Unexpected Cheddar Cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) log Cranberry Chevre cheese
- 1 (5.3 ounce) wedge Manchego cheese
- 1 (7 ounce) wedge Blue Stilton cheese
- 1 (4.4 ounce) wheel Goat Milk Brie cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) block Cheddar & Gruyere melange cheese
- 1 (7 ounce) wedge Le Delice de Bourgogne Triple Cream cheese
- 1 (5 ounce) wedge Gouda cheese
MEATS:
- 1 (5 ounce) package Calabrese Salame
- 1 (8 ounce) log Soppressata Salame, sliced
- 1 (5.29 ounce) package Prosciutto
- 1 (6 ounce) package Gourmet Deli Selection (Clabrese Salame, Prosciutto, and Capocollo)
FRESH FRUITS:
- 1 large bunch red grapes
- 1 large bunch green grapes
- 1 large Honeycrisp apple, thinly sliced
- 1 medium pears, thinly sliced
CRACKERS:
- 1 (5.3 ounce) box Fig and Olive Crisps
- 1 (5.3 ounce) box Raisin Rosemary Crisps
- 1 (3.4 ounce) package Original Savory Thin Crackers
- 1 (8 ounce) box Pita Bite Crackers
- 1 (10.6 ounce) box Stoneground Wheat Crackers
ACCOMPANIMENTS:
- 1 cup dried apricots
- 1 cup dark sweet cherries
- 1 cup dried Calimyrna figs
- 1 cup candied walnuts
- 1 cup truffle marcona almonds
- 1 cup roasted & salted marcona almonds
- 1 cup sweet & spicy pecans
- 1/2 cup marinated olive duo
- 1/2 cup cornichons
- 1/3 cup fig butter
- 1/3 cup strawberry jam
- 1/3 cup dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup orange marmalade
- 1/3 cup honey with honeycomb
Instructions
- Start with a good large wood board. One of my favorites is our 36″ x 12″ walnut wood board because it can span down the middle of a table or island, which is great for a crowd to easily gather around. It makes for a wonderful entertaining experience.
- Wash the fresh fruits and leave them to dry.
- Place the honey, fig butter, orange marmalade, strawberry jam, dijon mustard and anything juicy or brined foods you want to keep from getting on the other foods, such as the olives and cornichons, in serving bowls on the board first.
- Next arrange the cheeses, meats, grapes and crackers on the board. Spreading each of these larger items out across the board so you can fill in the remaining spaces with the smaller foods.
- Finish by filling in the board with all of the nuts and dried fruits and then the pear and apple slices. It’s okay for items to touch each other and overlap. You want it to be abundant.
- Serve each cheese with a cheese knife, spreader or fork. Place a spreader or spoon in each of the spreads. Serve and enjoy!