Charcuterie
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TIPS FOR BUILDING A
BALANCED CHARCUTERIE
BOARD
Heather's Charcuterie Tips
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When building a board, look for sweet, salty, sour and sometimes bitter items that will round out the palate.
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Don't be afraid to try new flavor combinations, even if they seem strange. It's worth it to take a chance and find a pairing that is brilliant and outside of the box. One example is Point Reyes Blue Cheese and Primo Honey with Aji Cristal. It sounds odd, but they work lovely together.
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The best tip is to have fun and embrace your inner artist!
Heather
Culinary Master, Fort Collins
The Goods!
The Goods!
The key to a memorable charcuterie board is variety. A good board has a combination of:
CHEESES
Blue Cheese
Triple-Crème Brie
Gouda
Cheddar
Goat Cheese
CURED MEATS
Genoa Salame
Italian Dry Salame
Calabrese
Uncured Soppressata
Prosciutto
DRIED & FRESH FRUIT
Dried Apricot
Fresh Grapes
Edible Flowers
Figs
SPREADS
Raw & Unfiltered Honey
Jam or Fig Spread
Coarse Ground Mustard
Pepper Jelly
OLIVES, PICKLED
VEGGIES & PEPPERS
Green Pitted Olives
Pickled Pepper Drops
Cornichons
NUTS
Marconas
Walnuts
Almonds
Cashews
Pecans
CRACKERS
Wafer Crackers
Wheat Crackers
Seed, Fruit or Nut Crackers
Crisps
Breadsticks
SOME OF OUR FAVORITES!
CHEESES
Saint Angel Original Triple-Crème Brie
Point Reyes Original Blue Cheese
Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor Goat Cheese
Parrano Originale Cheese
SPREADS
Divina Sour Cherry Spread
Primo Apricot + Urfa
Primo Honey + Aji Cristal
CRACKERS
Effie's Lightly Sweet Biscuits, Cocoa
2s Company Wafer Crackers, Original
2s Company Crisps, Apricot & Macadamia
NUTS
Mitica Piedras De Chocolate
Mitica Truffle Marconas
Lucky's Market Bulk Nuts