Halloween Charcuterie Board

Introducing: char-boo-terie! The beauty of charcuterie boards is how personalized they can be, and this one adds a spooky Halloween vibe as well. The full list of ingredients that we used are listed below, but feel free to swap based on your tastes and preferences. Let your creativity shine!

Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)

Prep Time30 Minutes

Servings8

Ingredients

FOR THE CHEESE AND CHARCUTERIE: 4 ounces Somerdale Wensleydale Cheese with Cranberries

4 ounces Milton Creamery 4 Alarm Cheddar Cheese, crumbled

4 ounces LaClare Family Creamery Original Goat Cheese

4 ounces Rembrandt 12-Month Aged Gouda Cheese, thinly sliced

2 ounces Grand Noir Blue Cheese

4 ounces Veroni Prosciutto Italiano slices

2 ½ ounces Short Creek Farm Classic Dry Salami, thinly sliced

2 ½ ounces Fra'Mani Sliced Italian Dry Salame

FOR THE CRACKERS: Lesley Stowe Fig & Olive Raincoast Crisps Crackers

Firehook Garlic Thyme Organic Mediterranean Baked Crackers

Cardinal Kitchen Seed Crisps

FOR THE PAIRINGS: 1 black plum, thinly sliced

1 Bosc pear, thinly sliced

10 vine-on cherry tomatoes

¼ cup L&B Raw Pepitas

¼ cup marinated baby beets

¼ cup blackberries

¼ cup roasted garlic cloves, from olive bar

¼ cup roasted tomatoes, from olive bar

¼ cup dry-cured black olives

1 tablespoon L&B Pear Jalapeño Pepper Jam

1 - 1.8-ounce L&B Amber Honey jar

L&B fresh rosemary sprigs, for garnish

1 bar Choco Lake Kunafa Pistachio Dubai Milk Chocolate Bar, broken into pieces

6 L&B Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels

Directions

Select a large serving tray and 2 to 3 spooky decorations. Pick a few small plates and bowls, if desired, or place all charcuterie items directly onto the serving tray.
Select the cheese; 3 to 5 cheeses is ideal. The goal is to have a variety of hard and soft cheeses with various Halloween-themed colors like orange, white and black. Slice, cube or crumble cheeses and evenly space them around the tray.
Select the charcuterie. Fold and fan the meats to create ribbons and arrange them between the cheeses.
Place the pickled vegetables, small bowl of jam, and honey jar in the spaces between the cheese and charcuterie.
Fill in the gaps with groupings of vegetables, sliced fruit, berries and candy, separating like colors for visual interest.

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Directions

Select a large serving tray and 2 to 3 spooky decorations. Pick a few small plates and bowls, if desired, or place all charcuterie items directly onto the serving tray.
Select the cheese; 3 to 5 cheeses is ideal. The goal is to have a variety of hard and soft cheeses with various Halloween-themed colors like orange, white and black. Slice, cube or crumble cheeses and evenly space them around the tray.
Select the charcuterie. Fold and fan the meats to create ribbons and arrange them between the cheeses.
Place the pickled vegetables, small bowl of jam, and honey jar in the spaces between the cheese and charcuterie.
Fill in the gaps with groupings of vegetables, sliced fruit, berries and candy, separating like colors for visual interest.