It is no secret that I live for a cheese platter. Any time of the year, any occasion, I’ll have a cheese board ready. This glorious fruit and cheese platter celebrates perfect Summer produce and a few soft, fresh cheeses. Add some crackers and charcuterie and you have a feast.
| Cuisine: | American | Prep: | 30 mins | Cook: | 0 mins | Total: | 30 mins | Servings: | 6 |
- 4–5 Cheese varieties of your choice at least one hard, one soft, one blue and one interesting cheese. 1-2oz/30-60g per person
- Fresh Summer fruit Berries, melon, figs, grapes, Kiwi. Use any and all seasonal fruit.
- crackers/bread fresh sliced baguette, crackers, bread sticks, seed crackers
- Pickles Castelveltrano Olives, cornichons, pickled onions or pickled peppers
- Preserves Jams, jellies and fruit preserves like fig jam are delicious and go well with a variety of cheeses
- Nuts Pistachios, Marcona almonds, walnuts, etc
- Charcuterie optional but delicious. Salami, Prosciutto, Parma ham or Coppa. A pot of Pâté is also a good idea. A few slices per person of each
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Arrange the cheese on your serving board or platter first.
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Slice and cube some of the cheeses with a sharp knife to add visual interest and lay them in a decorative pattern on the board |
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Next, add the fruit. Again, slice the fruit into slices or halves and group them together. A big bunch of grapes looks more impressive then a few grapes randomly scattered. Halve some of the strawberries and figs then add to the board in groups.
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Add a few small bowls for olives, pickles, jams, etc then fill them.
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Add your crackers or bread, again grouping them together.
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Lay any meat you choose to use in between the cheese and fruit. I like to fold salami slices but some meat slices can be rolled or simply laid on the board casually.
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Fill in any spots of extra fruit (berries are good for this) and nuts and serve.
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| Calories | 535kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 37g |
| Protein | 23g |
| Fat | 33g |
| Saturated Fat | 17g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g |
| Trans Fat | 1g |
| Cholesterol | 94mg |
| Sodium | 952mg |
| Potassium | 285mg |
| Fibre | 2g |
| Sugar | 10g |
| Vitamin A | 752IU |
| Vitamin C | 2mg |
| Calcium | 165mg |
| Iron | 3mg |
