The holiday season is upon us, and it's time to make a Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board. This fun appetizer combines a variety of meats, cheese, fruits, veggies, crackers, nuts, and olives - and can be tailored to what you prefer!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 8people
Calories 560kcal
Author Sue Ringsdorf
Ingredients
6oz.sharp cheddar cheese
6oz.gruyere cheese- or white cheddar cheese
6oz.salami and other cured meats
6-8largeSpanish olives
1/2English cucumber- sliced
1largecarrot- sliced
1cupcherry tomatoes
1cupraspberries
2cupsgrapes- green and red combo
1cuppretzel sticks
8oz.miscellaneous crackers
1cuphoney roasted nuts
sugared cranberries- to garnish
fresh rosemary- to garnish
Instructions
Prep all ingredients. Slice cheese, clean fruit, slice veggies, remove items from packaging.
Prep star. Use a cookie cutter and fill it in with sliced cheese.
Assemble board. Use a large board for this quantity of food. Place the star on top and continue adding items, using the lower quantity ones at the top, forming a triangular tree. I like to plan out the color scheme before I assemble so there are some bright pops of color throughout. The grapes are a nice touch to the bottom of the tree, because they resemble branches hanging down.Add the pretzels to the bottom of the tree, or the trunk.
Garnish tree with sprigs of rosemary and the sugared cranberries. Make it your own!
Make some fun drinks! Wine is always nice, but making a party cocktail is even better! Try my Cranberry Sangria Recipe or my newest holiday cocktail – some Mistletoe Margaritas!