Assembling the Perfect Cheese Board

ASSEMBLING THE PERFECT CHEESE BOARD

FOOD AS MEDICINE

If you’re hosting at all this holiday season, assembling a cheese board is a much needed skill that can pull any party together from a cocktail soiree to a formal dinner party to a ladies wine night. Choose at least one hard and one soft cheese to build your cheese plate around and depending on how many guests you expect plan for 1-2 oz of cheese per person. Hit up your local cheesemonger or the cheese counter at your favorite natural foods store for suggestions of pairings and aim to please a variety of palates. Pick a couple items from each of the below categories depending on the size of your crowd, stick a cheese knife in each different cheese, pop open a couple bottles of wine and voila, party time!

INGREDIENTS

Choose 1-3 hard cheeses: smoked gouda, raw aged cheddar, Manchego, Comte

Choose 1-3 soft cheeses: truffled goat cheese, brie, blue cheese

Choose 1-3 uncured pasture-raised meats or proteins: prosciutto, salami, coppa, pate, smoked salmon

Choose a nut: Turmeric Roasted Cashews, Herb Roasted Nuts (Naturally Nourished Cookbook), Roasted Almonds with Nori and Sesame, Marcona almonds

Choose a cracker or cracker substitute: Parmesan Crisps, Simple Mills Crackers, Pork Rinds, Flackers

Choose 1-2 fruits: Fresh sliced figs, pomegranate seeds, sliced green apple, sliced Asian pear

Choose 1-3 vegetables: Sliced radishes, pickled okra or carrots, cucumber slices, celery sticks, bell peppers slices

Choose a dip or spread: Olive Tapenade, Carrot Puree Dip, Beet Hummus (Naturally Nourished Cookbook), Easy Babaganoush, Garden Greek Yogurt Dip

Choose 1-3 extras: olives, roasted garlic, mustard, whipped butter, fresh honeycomb,  Hu Kitchen chocolate

Not sure what an ingredient is or which brand to choose? Check out the Ali Miller RD Amazon Store for pantry staples, favorite snacks and more! 

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