Creative Charcuterie Platter
Let your creativity shine through your culinary creations! A creative charcuterie platter looks impressive on the table, it is easy to put together, and the cost is a fraction of ready-made ones. Ideal for sharing with just one or many, a charcuterie board or platter makes a perfect centrepiece for an intimate dinner as well as for an extensive buffet for holidays, parties and large gatherings!
Equipment
- Labelled chopping boards
- Chef knife
- Slicer
- Large porcelain platter
- Serving plates
Ingredients
- 1 carrot organic, large
- 1 cucumber organic, large (or two small)
- 1 tomato organic, large
- 1½ bell pepper organic, optional
- 1 handful Nocellara olives or any other type
- 1 handful savoury Taralli or bread sticks, crackers, bread
- 150 g smoked bacon (kaiser ham) or any other ham
- 150 g spicy chorizo or any other sausage/salami
- 50 g cow cheese
- 50 g dense goat cheese
- 50 g sheep cheese
- 50 g soft cheese
- 2 tbsp apricot or strawberry jam organic
- 1 tbsp medium-hot mustard for meats optional
- 1 handful dried cranberries or any other dried/fresh fruit
- 1 handful chopped walnuts or any other nut
Instructions
- Wash, peel and slice the vegetables. Use labelled boards for each ingredient group to avoid cross-contamination. For creativity, use a slicer with various blades.
- Combine and position the basic ingredients to make them easily accessible to everybody at the table.
- Bring the cheeses out of the fridge, cut/slice and add them creatively among the other ingredients.
- Slice the meats using a meat-labelled chopping board.
- For an eye-pleasing effect, either roll the slices or use a glass to create a flower-like salami (place overlapping slices on the rim, push the middle into the glass, then turn it upside-down and remove the piece gently to keep the shape)
- Sprinkle dried or fresh fruits and chopped nuts over the platter.
Notes
Cover and keep the charcuterie platter in the fridge for up to 24 hours if not served immediately.
For parties/large gatherings, impale the ingredients/provide toothpicks for accessible collection.
Pair the charcuterie platter with a wine of your choice.