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Thanksgiving Cheese Board

Thanksgiving Cheese Board with brie manchego white cheddar cranberry goat cheese assorted salami
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Create a beautiful and delicious Thanksgiving cheese board featuring a variety of cheeses, meats, crackers, and festive extras, perfect for sharing with family and friends at your holiday gathering.

Ingredients

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  • 6 ounces brie
  • 6 ounces Manchego cheese sliced
  • 6 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese cubed
  • 4 ounces goat cheese we used this cranberry goat cheese log from Vermont Creamery
  • 9 ounces hot sopressata salame
  • 9 ounces genoa salame
  • 1 sleeve plain water crackers
  • 1 sleeve poppy & sesame crackers
  • 1 whole wheat baguette sliced and toasted
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries
  • ¼ cup walnut pieces
  • ¼ cup roasted almonds
  • ¼ cup marinated olives
  • ¼ cup apple butter
  • ¼ cup cranberry sauce
  • ½ cup fresh arugula leaves

Instructions

  1. Take cheeses out of the fridge at least 30 minutes before you plan to serve so they can begin to come to room temperature. Slice any hard cheeses like cheddar or manchego before adding them to the cheese plate.
  2. Arrange all ingredients on a large cutting board or serving platter. We recommend arranging any small bowls you’ll be using first, then adding cheese, meat, and a few crackers.
  3. Add small handfuls of nuts and fruit into any remaining open spaces, then fill the small bowls/jars you laid out before with your spreads like apple butter and cranberry sauce and olives.
  4. Tuck some fresh arugula into any remaining spaces as a garnish, then serve immediately.

Notes

  • Serving sizes if you make this as written with the quantities above
  • If you’re serving this cheese plate as an appetizer and you will have other appetizers available it will serve 15-20 people
  • If you’re serving this cheese plate as the only appetizer it will serve 10-12 people
  • If you’re serving this cheese plate as a graze-able dinner with a quick arugula side salad it will serve about 6 people
  • Adjust quantities to suit your group
  • It’s hard to get a full sleeve of crackers on a cheese board — we recommend placing just a few crackers on the board itself for aesthetics, and setting out a bowl full of any remaining crackers and crostini next to the cheese board so you don’t have to worry about replenishing them too often
  • Food safety USDA recommends leaving food out at room temperature for no more than 2 hours
  • Plan to give your cheeses about 30 minutes on the counter to come to room temperature, and set a timer to remind you to put any extra food back in the fridge after the cheese board has been out for an additional 60-90 minutes
  • If you’d like to leave your cheese board out longer than an hour and a half we recommend cycling your meats and cheeses put small pieces of cheese and charcuterie on the board when you first set it out then add new pieces every 30-60 minutes as the original pieces run out

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