Not just for special occasions, you can serve fancy charcuterie board whenever you feel like celebrating. This Christmas, we’ll show you a brilliant way to enjoy your meat and cheese platter with a festive holiday twist. Apparently, the charcuterie wreath is becoming the latest food trend. And from the looks of it, this will surely become an essential centerpiece for Christmas tables.
To make the charcuterie wreath, you’ll first need a large platter. You can use slate cheese boards, cutting boards, marble slabs, or ceramic platters. In order to make it look like a Christmas wreath, we highly recommend a round-shaped cutting board. Just like this wooden round cutting board we found on Amazon. Gather your favorite assortment of meats, cheeses, breads, fruits, nuts, crackers, and jams. The idea here is to make it look like wreath. So, artfully arrange the ingredients in a circle while adorning the edges with green herb sprigs such as mint or rosemary.
The Charcuterie Wreath Craze Is On
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Use your artistic skills and creativity from here on. But if you ever need some help with your charcuterie wreath, we’re here to give your some useful tips. Let’s start with the cured meats. You can add an assortment of cured meats such as salami, pepperoni, prosciutto, or smoked ham. Create some meat flowers by arranging the thin slices of cured meats in the form of rosettes. Cut the cheeses in the shapes of Christmas trees, bows, Santa hats, and candy canes. Then cut the breads and crackers in the shapes of stars, gingerbread men, snowmen, and more.
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Lastly, don’t forget to garnish your creation with nuts, fresh fruits, and colorful antipasti to add more flavors and colors. We’ve collected these appetizing examples of charcuterie wreath from Instagram to give you some inspirations.
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Chopping board: Amazon