Simple Charcuterie Board
A customizable charcuterie board with bread, meats, cheeses, fruits, pickles, nuts, dips and spreads.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Total Time: 28 mins
- Yield: Serves 12-16 1x
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Baking, No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
Crostinis:
- 1 large baguette, sliced ½-inch thick
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- Coarse salt
Party Board Essentials:
- Bread (crostinis, canape toasts, breadsticks, crackers)
- Cured meats (prosciutto, salami, sausages, pate)
- Cheese (fresh mozzarella, brie, Parmesan, fontina, asiago, provolone)
- Olives (pitted kalamata, castelvatrano, green, black, stuffed)
- Pickles (cucumbers, pearl onions, artichokes, asparagus, roasted red peppers and marinated artichokes)
- Dips/spreads (grainy mustard, pesto, goat cheese, mascarpone, cream cheese, ricotta, hummus)
- Nuts and seeds (walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, cashews, pepitas, sunflower seeds)
- Fruit (fresh grapes, cherries, berries, melons and dried apricots, figs, dates, cranberries)
- Veggies (fresh chopped veggies like carrots, celery, bell pepper, cauliflower and broccoli)
Instructions
- To make crostinis: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place baguette slices on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake 7-8 minutes, until just crisp. Allow to cool.
- To build charcuterie board: Create heaps of desired charcuterie board essentials on a large platter, including assembled crostinis. Be sure to have a mix of cheese, meats, pickled vegetables, breads, fruit, dips/spreads and nuts and utensils. Also have stacks of small plates, napkins and utensils.
Notes
Tip: Be sure to get a variety of colorful ingredients to make your board look enticing.
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