Not only are charcuterie boards beautiful and delicious, but they are so easily customizable and incredibly simple to put together. Mine is inspired by The Crumbly Kitchen’s brunch board guidelines.
1. Start with the protein
Depending on the size of your guest list, you probably want 2-4 meat and protein options. Some ideas include:
• Think breakfast meats like bacon, sausage links
• Smoked salmon (bonus if there’s cream cheese!)
• Hard boiled eggs or perhaps this interesting take on deviled eggs
• Nuts or nut butter, chia seed pudding or rolled oats make great options for vegetarians or vegans
2. Add cheese and brunch friendly dips
• Really any kind of cheese will work, so just choose your favorites
• Hummus or a cashew based dip for your plant-based guests (like this vegan ricotta)
• Yogurt! It’s something different, but is great for dipping fruit. (I recommend this recipe for White Wine and Cardamom Poached Pears over Greek Yogurt, if you have the time to make it.)
• Jams, jellies, chutneys, and honeys are great on cheese and crackers. (I’ve been dying to try out this Tomato Cranberry Chutney.)
