How to create the perfect charcuterie board
We share our tips and tricks for the ultimate DIY sharing board…
Ever wondered how to create those showstopping instagram charcuterie boards? We’ve put together some simple ways to serve up a fabulous sharing platter for friends and family. They’re the ultimate ‘no cook’ starter and perfect for casual evenings in, al fresco lunches or last minute wine and nibbles.
Here are our tips to build a cheese and charcuterie sharing board and showcase the flavour of the salami, air dried hams and cheeses to their maximum potential with an irresistible selection of accompaniments.
Charcuterie, cheese and antipasti sharing board
Serving ideas
British cheese
Pickled walnuts
Fresh figs
Mixed nuts
Dried apricots
Honey
Crackers
Bread sticks
Cornichons
CHOOSING YOUR BOARD
Choose your board - there are some great Acacia and Olive Wood boards out there but if you don’t have anything to hand you can just as easily use a baking tray lined with baking paper.
PREP YOUR MEAT & CHEESE
Always allow cheese and charcuterie to come to room temperature before serving. if you’re prepping in advance, make sure you cover the slices before putting them in fridge to keep them fresh. Play around with the thickness or slices - choose from smaller individual salamis to large diameter pre sliced salamis. Adding air dried hams like Hartgrove Coppa and Bresaola adds variety and can be wrapped around breadsticks or pickles.
BOWLS & RAMEKINS
Use small bowls or ramekins to hold jams, chutneys and honey or even spicy, spreadable Nduja.
ASSEMBLY
Start with the larger items first. Play around with sizes and thickness of slices of the salami. For Blue Cheese and medium goats cheese, crumbling an edge of the cheese looks great, or try slicing firm white cheese into triangles for pieces which are easy to pick up. Fill gaps with crunchy walnuts, sweet fig quarters and thin slices of apple for acidity.
BREAD & CRACKERS
Mix up your cheese and charcuterie board with a variety of crackers, crispbread, sliced pitta and mini breadsticks which can be used to wrap Hartgrove Coppa or Bresaola around.
In this recipe
Stock your cupboard, ready to make this recipe. You can rest assured that we only use British free range pork, wild venison and grass fed beef in all of our great British charcuterie products. We believe our sustainable sourcing and traditional preserving methods make the best tasting charcuterie in the UK.
More about Us
About The Real Cure
We are an artisanal charcuterie producer based in Dorset, delivering our British charcuterie to your doorstep. We also run charcuterie courses and provide our award-winning charcuterie to trade suppliers including delis, farmshops, pubs and restaurants.