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This Christmas Charcuterie is the perfect cheese board recipe to make as an appetizer for a party. It’s the easiest board you’ll ever make and it’s so pretty too!
This Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board is the perfect recipe to make for Christmas parties! I absolutely love charcuterie boards because you can personalize them and they’re easy to eat. Just put it on the counter and people can grab and go as they please – my favorite way to entertain. This board is super simple to assemble and you can use my ingredients or swap our your own favorite flavors – it’s super festive and perfect for the holiday.
Ingredients Needed
You can substitute or add anything to this list of ingredients depending on what YOU like!
- Cheese: My favorites to use are medium cheddar, white cheddar, and some sort of hard cheese like flavored parmesan, but use your favorite. It’s good to have at least one hard and one soft cheese, and fill in with others that you like. I usually do medium cheddar if there are kids – they prefer it to other cheeses.
- Brie: I used a wheel of brie and jam for the star on top but you can just cut a star shape of another cheese if you want.
- Vegetables: I chose broccoli and tomatoes for the red and green aspect of Christmas, but carrots are another good one, as are sliced cucumbers or radishes.
- Fruit: Grapes are a classic charcuterie ingredient – you could even do a mix of red and green grapes.
- Meat: I love salami and used sliced packaged for this board, but I often buy a log of salami and chop it into quarters. You can also use ham or prosciutto or even deli turkey or other meats.
- Garnishes: Nuts, jam, honey, and crackers are always good additions. I added rosemary sprigs to add to the Christmas tree theme.
How to Make Holiday Charcuterie Board
- Cut a star shape out of the wheel of brie.
- Place a long row of rosemary on a rectangular cutting board or large platter.
- Top with tomatoes and chopped broccoli.
- Continue adding layers, getting smaller each row, of cheese slices, salami, nuts, and more vegetables.
- Place the brie wheel at the top for the star and fill with jam.
- Add crackers as the trunk of the tree and place additional rosemary sprigs around the tree as garnish.
Expert Tips
- I like to cut my cheeses in different sizes and/or shapes so that you can tell the difference if they’re the same color. Try rectangles and wedges to look pretty, or use a star cookie cutter to fit the holiday theme.
- To make this super Christmassy, I put it in a tree shape, you can shape it however you want. You could even make a Christmas charcuterie wreath.
Christmas Charcuterie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 small wheel Brie
- ¼ cup raspberry or strawberry jam
- Assorted Cheeses
- Salami
- Grape Tomatoes
- Chopped Broccoli Florets
- Nuts
- Crackers
- Rosemary
Instructions
- Cut a star shape out of the wheel of brie.
- Place a long row of rosemary on a rectangular cutting board or large platter.
- Top with tomatoes and chopped broccoli.
- Continue adding layers, getting smaller each row, of cheese slices, salami, nuts, and more vegetables.
- Place the brie wheel at the top for the star and fill with jam.
- Add crackers as the trunk of the tree and place additional rosemary sprigs around the tree as garnish.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
- If you have room in the fridge you can assemble the board up to 8 hours ahead, or cut everything and have it ready to go to assemble just before serving.
- I don’t recommend storing leftovers if the board has been out of the fridge more than an hour.
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