Christmas Themed Charcuterie Board
A deliciously assorted Christmas charcuterie board pleases the whole family and is prepared very quickly! With homemade spreads, exquisite sausages and cheeses, nuts, and vegetables, this easy charcuterie board is an experience for the eyes and the palate. Accompany it with a delicious glass of red wine and different kinds of bread, and the Christmas dinner can begin!
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Equipment
- 1 Large wooden plate for arranging
- 4-6 small ceramic bowls for the spreads
- 1-2 medium ceramic bowls for the vegetables
- 5 small bread baskets
Ingredients
- 250 g Egg salad homemade or purchased
- 250 g Liptauer cheese spread homemade or purchased
- 250 g Hummus homemade or purchased
- Pickles
- Olives - green without pit
- Cucumber sliced
- Cherry tomatoes
- Bell pepper sliced
- 240 g Camembert
- 120 g Saint Severine Saint Albray cheese
- 120 g Babybel or small goat cheese wheels
- Salted butter
- 100 g Salami
- 100 g Ham
- 100 g Pork sausage
- 100 g Prosciutto
- Salted almonds
- Cashew nuts
- Types of crackers
- Pine nuts for the snowman eyes
- Star anise and fresh rosemary for decoration
- Bread and rolls Two to three loaves of bread
Instructions
The Snowman
- Place the charcuterie tray on the kitchen table.
- We made the snowman's body and head from two Camemberts and one Saint Albray cheese.240 g Camembert, 120 g Saint Severine
- And the two arms of two wheels of mini Babybel cheese. (You can also use small sheep's milk cheeses here as a variation. Also very tasty)!120 g Babybel
- Next, we put the rosemary broom in our snowman's hand right away and gave him a small piece of another rosemary branch as a head of hair.Star anise and fresh rosemary
- The snowman's buttons are made from green olives, the mouth and nose carved out of small bell peppers, and the eyes are made out of pine nuts.Olives - green, Bell pepper, Pine nuts
Spreads and butter
- Whether homemade or store-bought, now is the time to place those yummy spreads inside cute little bowls on the board.250 g Egg salad, 250 g Liptauer cheese spread, 250 g Hummus
- Place the spreads in the board's top right and left quarters and place a block of salted butter and different types of crackers next to them.Salted butter, Types of crackers
Vegetables
- Wash the cocktail tomatoes, cucumber, and bell pepper and cut them into bite-sized pieces.Cucumber, Cherry tomatoes, Bell pepper
- Put the veggies and the pickles in a medium ceramic bowl and place it above the snowman's head, like a little cloud floating above him.Pickles
- Set the rest of the cut veggies aside to decorate the board in the end.
Cold cuts
- Now the time has come to distribute the different types of meat on the board. We have tried to either roll or fold them to be able to distribute them decoratively round on the board.100 g Salami, 100 g Ham, 100 g Pork sausage, 100 g Prosciutto
Decor
- The final step is to distribute the rest of the vegetables, nuts, and olives and place anise stars and more rosemary twigs.Salted almonds, Cashew nuts
- Separately, cut up the bread of your choice and place them in bread baskets on the dining table. That way, everyone has a little basket to snack from.Bread and rolls
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
As a scrumptious dessert, we will spoil you with a delicious chocolate mousse if there is still room in the stomach.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 763kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 62g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 165mg | Sodium: 1991mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1434IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 460mg | Iron: 2mg
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 763kcal
