Description
Ultimate Summer Grazing Board is an elegant charcuterie platter featuring artisanal cheeses, premium cured meats, fresh seasonal fruits, crunchy nuts, and gourmet spreads. Perfect for entertaining, summer gatherings, picnics, or holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (225g) Triple-Crème Brie, cut into wedges
- 6 oz (170g) Aged Sharp Cheddar, crumbled or sliced
- 6 oz (170g) Fresh Goat Cheese (chèvre), rolled in herbs or edible flowers
- 5 oz (140g) Manchego or Gouda, sliced into triangles
- 4 oz (115g) Prosciutto di Parma
- 4 oz (115g) Genoa Salami
- 3 oz (85g) Soppressata or Spicy Capocollo
- 1.5 cups fresh strawberries and blackberries
- 1 cup fresh figs or sweet cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup green and red seedless grapes
- 1/2 cup pitted Castelvetrano olives and cornichons
- 1/2 cup raw honey with comb or fig jam
- 1/2 cup Marcona almonds or candied walnuts
- 1 box assorted artisan crackers, flatbreads, and sliced baguette
Instructions
- Place a large wooden board or marble slab on your work surface.
- Arrange small ramekins filled with honey, fig jam, olives, and cornichons across the board.
- Position the Brie, Cheddar, Goat Cheese, and Manchego in separate areas around the board.
- Slice or crumble portions of each cheese to make them easy to serve.
- Fold the prosciutto into ribbons and shape the salami into fans or roses.
- Arrange the cured meats around the cheeses to create a balanced presentation.
- Fill empty spaces with strawberries, blackberries, grapes, and halved figs or cherry tomatoes.
- Scatter Marcona almonds or candied walnuts throughout the board.
- Add the artisan crackers, flatbreads, and sliced baguette around the edges just before serving.
- Serve immediately and enjoy with family and friends.
Notes
Assemble the grazing board shortly before serving to keep the crackers crisp and the fruits fresh. Let the cheeses sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving for the best flavor and texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 760mg
- Fat: 39g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 21g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
