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Top down view of a fully assembled, abundant charcuterie, board featuring various cheeses, cured meats, grapes, crackers, and bowls of olives and jam.

The Ultimate Charcuterie Board

Make your party stand out with a beautiful Charcuterie Board. Get the step-by-step breakdown of how to have a show stopping board.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Calories: 100

Ingredients
  

🧀 Cheeses (Choose 3–5 for variety)
  • Soft & Creamy:
  • Brie wheel or wedges
  • Camembert
  • Triple crème cheese
  • Goat cheese plain or rolled in herbs/nuts
  • Burrata served in a small dish
  • Semi-Soft:
  • Havarti
  • Fontina
  • Munster
  • Port Salut
  • Semi-Hard:
  • Cheddar sharp, white, aged
  • Gouda smoked, aged, or young
  • Gruyère
  • Manchego
  • Asiago
  • Hard & Aged:
  • Parmesan or Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • Pecorino Romano
  • Aged Comté
  • Blue Cheeses:
  • Gorgonzola
  • Roquefort
  • Stilton
🥩 Meats (Cured & Savory)
  • Prosciutto
  • Soppressata
  • Salami Genoa, hard, or spicy
  • Capicola Coppa
  • Mortadella
  • Chorizo
  • Jamón Ibérico or Serrano
  • Pepperoni classic or artisan
  • Bresaola air-dried beef
  • Turkey or chicken sausage for a lighter option
🥖 Breads & Crackers
  • Sliced baguette toasted or fresh
  • Crostini
  • Rustic sourdough slices
  • Breadsticks plain, sesame, or wrapped in prosciutto
  • Artisan crackers sea salt, olive oil, rosemary, etc.
  • Pita chips
  • Flatbreads or lavash
🍇 Fresh Fruit (Sweet & Juicy Contrast)
  • Grapes red, green, or champagne grapes
  • Fresh figs halved
  • Apple slices
  • Pear slices
  • Strawberries
  • Raspberries blueberries, or blackberries
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Dried apricots dates, or figs
🥜 Nuts & Crunchy Add-Ons
  • Marcona almonds
  • Candied pecans
  • Honey-roasted peanuts
  • Pistachios
  • Walnuts candied or plain
  • Cashews
  • Pumpkin seeds pepitas
🥒 Pickled & Savory Items
  • Cornichons tiny pickles
  • Gherkins
  • Dill pickles or bread & butter pickles
  • Pickled red onions
  • Pickled asparagus or green beans
  • Marinated artichoke hearts
  • Olives Castelvetrano, Kalamata, stuffed, or mixed
  • Roasted red peppers
  • Sun-dried tomatoes
🍯 Spreads, Dips & Condiments
  • Honey drizzle or in a jar with a dipper
  • Fruit preserves fig jam, apricot, raspberry
  • Chutneys mango, onion, tomato
  • Mustards Dijon, whole grain, honey mustard
  • Olive tapenade
  • Hummus classic, roasted red pepper, or lemon
  • Pesto
  • Whipped ricotta or cream cheese spread
🥗 Vegetables (Fresh or Roasted)
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Cucumber slices
  • Baby carrots
  • Radishes sliced or whole with tops trimmed
  • Roasted red peppers
  • Grilled zucchini or eggplant strips
  • Celery sticks for crunch

Equipment

  • Cutting Board
  • Ramekin

Method
 

  1. Select ingredients and have fun building your board!