Candy Cane Charcuterie Board
Make your favorite meat and cheese board festive!
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 6-10 cherry tomatoes
- 6-10 small mozzarella balls
- 6-10 leaves fresh basil
- 1/2-1 cup quicos or con nuts
- 1/2-1 cup hazelnuts roasted and salted or raw
- 1/2-1 cup roasted shelled chestnuts
- 1/2-1 cup almonds we love valencia or truffle almonds
- 1/2-1 cup salted cashews
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- 1/2-1 cup crumbled gouda cheese we love a truffle gouda for this!
- 1/2-1 cup crumbled gruyère
- 1/2-1 cup crumbed mahon or any other medium-hard cheese of choice!
- 1/2-1 cup pitted kalamative olives
- 1/2-1 cup pitted castelvetrano olvies
- 1 cup red grapes
- 1 cup green grapes
- 1/2 cup candied cranberries
- 2-4 oz Prosciutto
- 2-4 oz mixed salami
- 2-4 oz sopressata
- 1/2 cup cornichons or gerkins
- fresh rosemary to garnish
- breads or crackers of choice
Instructions
- Make your Caprese Skewers by taking two tooth picks and sticking each about halfway into a cherry or grape tomato on each side. Add a mozzarella ball on one side and a folded fresh basil leaf on the other. Add basil to mozzarella side and then end with another cherry tomato on one side and a mozzarella ball on the other, to create tomato, basil, mozzarella repeated on one skewer.
- Crumbled the cheeses into bite sized pieces.
- Assmele board by layering each ingredient into a candy cane shape.
- Store extras in the fridge to easily refill any holes.
- Garnish with fresh rosemary.
- Serve with your favorite baguette and crackers if desired.
Notes
Customizable
Use your favorite cheeses, fewer nuts, fewer olives, different cheeses, all Caprese skewers, more meat - it's all totally up to you!
Different Shape
Make it into a wreath or Christmas tree! Or forget the shape altogether and just add it all to a large board.
Keep it Gluten-Free
Omit the bread and crackers or serve it with your favorite gluten-free option.