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Fall Inspired Charcuterie Board

Fall Inspired Charcuterie Board

Fall is a time for back-to-school and football season, and this Fall Inspired Charcuterie Board is perfect for both busy weeknights and the first football party of the season. This show-stopping assembly-only snack board will be requested over and over again!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Servings: 20
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 kinds of cheese 1 hard, 1 soft, 1 cheese of choice
  • 3 types of meat like pepperoni, prosciutto, and peppered salami
  • 2-3 spreads like apple butter, honey, or various jams
  • 2 snacks like nuts & various fruits/veg
  • 2-3 carbs like crackers or breadsticks
  • garnish (I used fresh thyme)

Method
 

  1. Assemble everything on a board. Get creative!

Notes

Charcuterie Tips

The unique and wild arrangement of charcuterie is what makes it beautifully yours. So don’t focus on straight lines and perfectly placed items. Add a curve in your crackers, make a pile of raspberries, shape your charcuterie like a football, fill the tray then let it spill onto the table – the sky is the limit!
Fall offers so many opportunities to get creative with the presentation. You can use ghost-shaped cookie cutters to make ghost-shaped cheese slices. You could make little pumpkin cheese balls. You could use fun Halloween-themed bowls or a cutting board shaped like a skull! Have fun with it!
With that being said, there are a few tips I’d like to let you in on as you start to build your charcuterie.
  1. Start with the largest items, such as the cheeses or maybe certain bowls that you know you want to use.
  2. Decide if you want a fun shape, such as a curve in your crackers or a salami rose. Place your shape next and build around it.
  3. Cover the whole board by using your smaller items as fillers. Do you see a smidge of the board between a bowl and some cheese? Fill it with some nuts, olives, or blueberries!
  4. Finish with a garnish. Mini daisies, a fresh flower, or fresh herbs.
Bonus tip: Don’t be afraid to make store-bought items your own. For example, I often make Moroccan Honey or Thai Hummus simply by mixing my spice blends into the basic honey or hummus. It adds a little unexpected flair!