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Follow my Easy Step-by-Step guide to create your own Autumn or Holiday Charcuterie Board
Ingredients:
Blue Danube Smoked Turkey Breast - Sliced - Approx. 300gr
Blue Danube Smoked Turkey Csabettes - 1 Package
Blue Danube Smoked Pork Schinken - Sliced - 1 Package 150gr
Blue Danube Smoked Pork Back Bacon - Sliced - 1 Package 150gr
Blue Danube Dry Cured Pork Neck - Sliced - 1 Package 150gr
Blue Danube Emmental Cheese - Approx 150gr
Rex Ciborum Foie Gras Patte - 1 countainer
Cranberry Goat Cheese
Round Whole Wheat Crackers & Rectangle Vegetable Crackers
Butter Tarts - Butter, Rhaspberry & Lime
Figs
Apple - 1pc
Fall decorative items - have fun with it! Pinecones, leaves, pumpkins, etc.
Serving knife/spoon for goat cheese
Charcuterie Board
Deciding whether to put your non-edible decorations on your board before or after you place your edible products is totally up to you!
When I’m going to be mobile with a board (creating it ahead of time or bringing it somewhere), I always create the board with edible items first and then add all non-edible decorations once I’m setting the board up in the place where it will be displayed.
In this recipe, I’ve added the decorations first because this particular board is quite heavy and is difficult to lift when adding leaves underneath it. So, I found it easier to place all of the decorations underneath it while it was still empty.
Again, it’s totally up to you, but I recommend not mixing non-edible and edible items directly on your board unless it is extremely obvious which items are and aren’t edible. On this board, I only put non-edible decorations around the outside edges.
Recipe:
I always recommend to add your meat items first to make sure you have a good serving of meat on your board!
Meat:
For this Board, I placed all of my meat items around the edges of the board - leaving a narrow, empty space in the middle of the board (which I later filled with crackers)
Start with the Blue Danube Smoked Turkey Csabettes. Divide your package up into two halves. Cut the first half up into 1-2cm pieces. Spread them out on your board and layer the Csabettes on top of each other.
Cut the other half of the Csabettes package into longer sticks (approx 2-3 inches). Lay these pieces out side-by-side on a different part of the board. Add at least one extra layer on top of that one (layed out like logs).
Next, split your sliced Sliced Blue Danube Smoked Turkey Breast into two piles. Take one pile and roll each slice into a roll up. Lay the roll ups onto your board side-by-side.
Take the other half of your sliced Smoked Turkey Breast and fold each slice into half. Fan out the folded Turkey slices onto your board.
Next, open your package of Blue Danube Smoked Pork Schinken and, again, split your package into two. Take one half of the package and roll up the Schinken into roll ups. Lay the roll ups onto your board.
Take the other half of the Schinken and fold each slice in half. Fan the folded slices onto your board.
Open your package of Blue Danube Dry Cured Neck and split the package in half. Take one half of the package and fold each slice in half. Fan out the folded slices on the board.
Take the other half of the Dry Cured Neck and fan out each slice flat onto the board. I like to display this meat as a whole slice because it’s really beautiful to look at!
Pro Tip: I usually like to fan out the whole slices on the corner of a board.Open the package of Blue Danube Smoked Pork Back Bacon. Fan out the whole slices of Back Bacon onto the board.
Pro Tip: Because I chose to display my entire package of Back Bacon in the same way (whole slices), I fanned out the Back Bacon in several different spots on the board (rather than in one large pile)Open the container of Rex Ciborum Foie Gras Duck Patte and remove the Patte. Cut Patte up into slices. Fan out the slices onto the board.
Pro Tip: Again, I like to fan out the slices in several different areas on the board.
Cheese:
On this board, I placed all of the cheese on the outer edges of the board (just like the meat) so that I kept the middle of the board empty for crackers.
Cut up your Blue Danube Emmental Cheese into small cubes. Create a few piles with the cubes on your board and layer the piles as high as you safely can.
Open your package of Cranberry Goat Cheese. Cut the Goat Cheese loaf in half and place in two different areas on your board.
Pro Tip: When planning your spread, keep in mind that you will be adding a knife/spoon beside the Goat cheese. But, you can add the knife/spoon at the very end.
Crackers:
Now you can finally fill the space in the middle of your board! Fan out the two different types of crackers that you have onto the board to fill the empty spaces. Make sure you put enough crackers for the amount of people eating from the board (at least a few crackers per person).
Pro Tip: Putting the Crackers in the middle fanned out the way I did leads your eye down the board. It also creates a “home base” for peoples’ eyes on the board. They start with their cracker at “home base” and then can fan out and choose from the large selection of toppings.
Pro Tip: I always use at least 2 different types of crackers/breads to give people variety.
Extra Goodies:
Now my personal favourite part - Butter Tarts! I add them before all other goodies to make sure that I have space to add as many as I want. I used mini Butter Tarts but you can also use regular sized Tarts and cut them in half. Decide how many Butter Tarts you want to add (how many people x how many you’d like each person to eat) and add them all around the board.
Pro Tip: I used a mixed package of Tarts that included Butter, Lemon and Rhaspberry because this brought an assortment of beautiful colours to my board that matched my colour scheme. The Tarts can add a lot of pop to your board!Next, take your figs and cut them in half lengthwise. Place the figs all over your board.
Pro Tip: I like to spread the Figs out in groups of 1-4 all over my board, rather than in large piles.Take your apple and cut it up into slices. Spread the slices out onto your board.
And now the big step of completion that really brings the Automn feeling to your board. Take your Sunflower seeds and spread them into every area where your Board is still showing. Cover every area of Board with the sunflower seeds and feel free to sprinkle a few extra over a few items as well. This really gives the board an Abundant and Harvest feel to it.
Finally, add all serving utensils needed - knives, spoons.
