MUST-HAVES FOR YOUR CHEESE AND CHARCUTERIE BOARD

If there's one thing you can't miss at a lunch or dinner party, it's a cheese and charcuterie board. It won't take you more than 15 minutes to prepare and you can assemble it in advance. Below, we tell you what you need to assemble your board and give you the keys to make it perfect.

Setting up a cheese and charcuterie board consists of organising and combining these foods with others that go well together. You should also pay attention to the colours and shapes of the elements so that harmony is created, and the result is an elegant and beautiful board.

You can prepare anything from a small board with just a few elements to a huge board, which also includes other foods such as dried fruits, jams, pickles, fresh fruit, etc.

WHAT MUST NOT BE MISSING ON YOUR BOARD?

Cheeses: play with textures, intensities, aromas, curing or different types of milk (cow, goat, sheep, or a mixture). You can use soft cheese, cured cheese, semi-cured cheese, blue cheese, smoked cheese, Brie cheese spread, goat's cheese, Parmesan, Gorgonzola, Burrata...

Charcuterie: Iberian ham, Iberian chorizo, salami, cured pork loin...

Cold meats: made with turkey breast, chicken breast, cooked ham and its versions with truffle, olives, pepper, fine herbs or nuts.

WHAT ELSE IS ON A CHEESE AND CHARCUTERIE BOARD?

Breads: village bread, rolls, crackers, crackers...

Nuts: walnuts, pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts...

Pickles: olives, mini gherkins, capers...

Fresh fruit: figs, grapes, pears, strawberries, blueberries...

Dried fruit: blueberries, dried apricots, prunes, sultanas...

Jams and sauces: red fruit jam, tomato jam, pesto...

Vegetables: cherry tomatoes, carrot sticks, sliced cucumber...

You will see how your cheese and charcuterie board will always be surrounded by guests, and if you follow these steps, success is guaranteed. We hope these ideas will inspire your next event!

Follow our step-by-step guide to the preparation of the cheese and charcuterie board here.