My love for a cheese board, or any board with a variety of food, runs deep! This summer I'm jazzing up the traditional pre-dinner nibble situation and giving the Summer Cheese Board a life of its own!
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Cheeses, meats, cherries, nibbles, bits, bobs... it goes on and on and it's my absolute FAVORITE way to start a party!
The key to a good cheese board is variety. Below you'll find a list of all my summer go-to items. There's lots of color, texture, flavor and size. Cherries and stone fruit are a great addition. Various kinds of cheese are a must. When adding a soft cheese, I love to add a bit of honeycomb on top to make it a little extra! If you have a cheese of goat cheese, roll it in chives to give it a little bit of color. Go crazy on the nuts, the more the merrier. I always use at least 2-3 different kinds of crackers. And of course.... Rosé wine!!
Take this and put your own spin on it. Your dinner party guests, for your next party, will be IMPRESSED!
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Summer Cheese Board
Ingredients
- Cherries
- Sliced stone fruit peaches, nectarines, apricots etc
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Marcona Almonds
- Roasted Pistachios
- Dried Fruits cranberries, apricots etc
- Assorted crackers love those Lesley Stowe Rain Coast Crisps
- 1 small wheel of soft cheese like brie
- 1 small log goat cheese rolled in snipped chives
- Aged Cheddar
- Sliced Smoked Gouda
- Sliced Prosciutto
Instructions
- Piles! Piles of each of the above on a large platter. That's all there is to it- easiest appetizer ever!!
Notes
Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe by What's Gaby Cooking