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!
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Party platter, Snack
Cuisine French
Servings 4people
Equipment
Labelled chopping boards
Chef knife
Slicer
Large porcelain platter
Serving plates
Ingredients
1carrotorganic, large
1cucumberorganic, large (or two small)
1tomato organic, large
1½bell pepperorganic, optional
1handfulNocellara olivesor any other type
1handfulsavoury Taralli or bread sticks, crackers, bread
150gsmoked bacon (kaiser ham)or any other ham
150gspicy chorizoor any other sausage/salami
50gcow cheese
50gdense goat cheese
50gsheep cheese
50gsoft cheese
2tbspapricot or strawberry jamorganic
1tbspmedium-hot mustard for meatsoptional
1handful dried cranberries or any other dried/fresh fruit
1handfulchopped walnutsor 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.
Keyword Charcuterie platter, Creative charcuterie platter, Meat and cheese board, Party platter