Game Day Charcuterie Board
Elevate your next game day gathering with a charcuterie board that's guaranteed to please! This Football Charcuterie Board features a pimiento cheese football surrounded by an impressive array of sweet, savory, and crunchy elements that will keep your guests snacking from kickoff to the final whistle!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces pimiento cheese spread
- 2 cheese slices, any flavor, for garnishes
- 13 ounces cheese, cubed, Pepper jack or Cheddar
- 8 ounces cheese, specialty (any variety)
- 4 ounces dry salami
- 4 ounces raspberries
- 4 ounces crackers, I used mini Club crackers
- 3 ounces coated almonds, white chocolate or yogurt coated
- 3 ounces stuffed olives, bleu cheese or garlic
- 2 ounces popcorn, in team colors
- 2 ounces jam or honey
- 1 ounch nuts, seasoned
- 3 mini sweet peppers, sliced
- 1 cucumber, small, sliced
Instructions
- To a 13''x18'' board, place 2 small bowls for the olives and jam.
- Next, add the pimiento spread. Use a spoon to shape it into a football shape.
- Use a pairing nice to cut one long strip from the cheese slice, then three short strips. Arrange these into the "laces" for the football shape.
- Arrange cubed and sliced cheeses around the small bowls.
- Fold the salami and arrange it into ribbons on opposite corners of the board.
- Place the club crackers under the football shape, then arrange cucumber slices on the other side of the football.
- (Optional) Use your alphabet cutters to cut the second cheese slice into letters to top the ribbons of salami. You could use "game day" as show, or a phrase with your team name, like "Go Chiefs."
- Fill the remaining space with the popcorn, nuts, berries and pepper slices.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Any thick dip or cheese spread can be substituted for the Pimiento.
- I recommend a lighter color cheese for the cheese slices for better contrast. I used provolone.
- For the cubed cheese, I recommend a mix of cheddar, pepper jack and Colby jack, but choose the varieties you like best.
- For the speicalty cheese, I recommend choosing something that feels a bit special. I chose a well aged Smoked Black Pepper Cheddar. Manchego, aged gouda or even a blue cheese wedge would work well.
- Feel free to use any variety of berry or grapes instead of the raspberries.
- If you can't find the right color candied popcorn, try using pretzels and sprinkling in some M&M's in your team's colors.
Serving: 1, Calories: 678kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 27g, Fat: 49g, Saturated Fat: 22g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 12g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 107mg, Sodium: 1390mg, Potassium: 294mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 1010IU, Vitamin C: 8mg, Calcium: 839mg, Iron: 2mg
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