Description
Easy ingredients with simple ways to display the charcuterie boxes – make simple skewers, roses, and add interesting snacks!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ounces of salami and pepperoni
- 4 ounces cubed cheddar
- 8 ounces of crostini and/or buttery crackers of choice
- 4 ounces of seedless olives
- 4 ounces of seedless grapes or blueberries
- 4 slices of American cheese, rolled
- 8 slices of provolone cheese
- optional – handful of candied nuts, seeds, or granola
- 4 individual aluminum trays with clear lids, 4×6 inches
- 8 toothpicks
Instructions
- Prepare toothpick skewers – thread a few slices of meat sausage, two slices of folded over pepperoni and top with a cubed cheddar to hold in place. Make 4.
- Prepare butterfly cheese – thread a cubed cheddar on toothpick, fold a slice of provolone cheese in a fan pattern and thread, then secure with some blueberries or grape at the top. Make 4.
- Roll american cheese into a log. Make 4
- Combine the items into the individual charcuterie boxes – start with small crackers and rolled up cheese “log”, then add remaining items.
- Optional – sprinkle with candied nuts, granola, or seeds of choice.
Notes
To fold the salami, pepperoni and cheese properly they need to be cold but not just-out-of-the-refrigerator cold. Take them out about 30 minutes before you want to work on them, so they are more pliable and less likely to crack or break apart when you try to fold them
