Cheese and Charcuterie Board for a Crowd
Prep time: 20 minServes: 10
Pairs with
A well-built board is a wine invitation — it forgives whatever's open. Put out a bottle each of something crisp and something red, and let guests find their own match.
Ingredients
- 3 cheeses at different textures: a soft bloomy rind (brie or camembert), a firm aged (comté, gruyère, aged cheddar), a blue (roquefort or gorgonzola)
- 200g prosciutto or serrano ham
- 200g salami or fennel sausage, thinly sliced
- 150g cornichons
- 100g marinated olives
- Fig jam or quince paste
- Honey, ideally with the comb
- Fresh figs or grapes
- A handful of raw almonds
- Good bread, sliced, and grissini or crackers
Method
- 11. Take the cheeses out of the fridge an hour before serving — cold cheese tastes of nothing.
- 22. Arrange the cheeses at the corners of a large board, giving each its own space.
- 33. Fold the prosciutto into loose ribbons rather than laying it flat.
- 44. Fill the gaps with meats, then the sweet elements (jam, honey, fruit), then the salty (olives, cornichons, almonds).
- 55. Serve bread separately so it stays crisp.