Christmas Tree Cheese Platter Recipe (2024)

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How to make a Christmas tree cheese platter? ›

Simply gather up cubed cheese, salami & some colorful accoutrements and line them up to create a tree shape. Add in some festive touches with cheese cut outs and garnish and you have yourself an impressive holiday appetizer.

Take a roll of string and create an even triangle shape on the board, taping each of the 3 corners of the triangle to the board so it stays in place. Use one layer of crackers to create the 1st row in the tree at the bottom of the triangle. Then add sticks of cheese, and a row of purple grapes above that.

A bounteous and beautiful Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board! Made with a generous amount of flavorful cheeses, vibrantly colorful fresh fruit, crunchy nuts, bite size salami coins, and rich Italian olives. It's an ideal starter for large holiday gatherings.

No matter the style of the wood charcuterie board, you can always follow the 3-3-3-3 rule. Every charcuterie board should have three meats, three cheeses, three starch options, and three accompaniments, such as fruit, nuts, or veggies.

Hard cheeses. Our favorites are parmesan, aged cheddar, manchego, and romano. Semi-firm cheeses. Gouda, muenster, gruyere, butterkäse, and cheddar jack cheese are all winners.

Here's some of the best cheese for charcuterie boards: Hard cheese: chunks of parmesan, aged gouda, asiago. Firm cheese: gruyere, comte, manchego, colby, cheddar. Semi-soft cheese: havarti, butterkäse, muenster.

What three cheeses go on a cheese board? ›

A good rule of thumb is to choose three to five cheeses with different flavors and textures. Think sharp and crumbly (such as cheddar or Parmesan), soft and bright (like goat cheese), firm and nutty (such as Manchego or Gruyère), tangy and funky (a blue), or ripe and oozy (a Brie).

A Good Cheese Board Starts With Good Cheese.

You're going to want to pick a few varieties for your board. We suggest three (and up to five) cheeses for a large cheese board for a party.