Date Night Cheeseboard

Make your date night an easy and fun affair with this cheeseboard. It’s luxurious yet simple to put together. A great treat to have great conversations over!

As a general guideline:

  • Cheese tastes best at room temperature, so if you’re making this ahead of time, take it out of the fridge at least 15 minutes before serving (longer if you’re in a colder climate).

  • If you’re serving the cheese uncut, be sure to place a different knife out for each type of cheese.

  • Wash any fresh fruits and slice larger ones before placing them onto the cheeseboard. You could squeeze lemon juice over apples if you’re worried about them going brown.

  • Arrange your cheese and fruits first, then fill in gaps with other components!

THE RECIPE

SERVES 2

Ingredients

Cheese

  • Hard, semi aged cheese (I used aged Cheddar)

  • Hard, mild cheese (I used Gruyere and Comte)

  • Creamy cheese (I used Brilliat Savarin)

  • Soft cheese (I used Ricotta)

Crunch

  • Crackers (light rice crackers or fruity ones)

  • Nuts of choice

  • Breadsticks

Salty

  • Any type of cold cut; I’m using Serrano ham

Sweet

  • Fruits of choice, fresh or dried (I’m using Strawberries and Grapes)

Garnish

  • Herbs (Oregano/Thyme/Rosemary)

Decorations

  • Tealight candles

  • Mini spoons and knives

Directions

  1. Begin assembling your cheeseboard with the cheese first. Cut the cheeses while they’re cold, and use a different knife for each cheese, or wash it in between! Spread them apart from each other.

  2. Next, add the fruits.

  3. Then, arrange the cold cuts. In this recipe, I folded the Serrano ham up to create a ‘ripple’ effect.

  4. Add the crunch, playing with shapes, textures, and colours.

  5. I used a cookie cutter to cut the Comte into little hearts. I left them last so they can stand out against the rest of the ingredients. Remember to garnish!

Nutrition

Coming soon!

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