This post is sponsored by Cabot Cheese.
Meat and cheese boards are perfect for gathering with friends and family. And even better, they are great for snacking on or to have as a meal.
I’m excited to work with Cabot Cheese once again and show you how to build a meat and cheese board. AND bring you a giveaway sponsored by Cabot Cheese. Just scroll down for the giveaway information!
How to build a meat and cheese board
There are just four steps to building a great meat and cheese board or platter. You just need the Cabot cheese, the meats, some fruit and some nuts and maybe some sweets.
Please don't be intimidated by this, they are really easy to make once you do it once or twice and get the hang of it. And even better, they taste great and everyone enjoys them!
Start out with a good charcuterie board, they can be wooden like this one, marble or porcelain. Having a couple of different sizes would be nice too so you can have more than one charcuterie tray for guests at a party.
I love the cracker cuts that Cabot offers because you don’t have to slice or cut anything. And they fit nicely on most crackers. We love to keep Cabot Vermont Extra Sharp Cheddar cracker cuts around for when you just feel like snacking!
Cabot Vermont cheddar, let me count the ways I love you. Great for snacking on or for cooking with (like sheet pan nachos or beer cheese fondue). I love Cabot's Extra Sharp and Seriously Sharp cheddars. Have you tried them before?
Cabot's Legacy Collection is so special. I can't pick a favorite! Every meat and cheese board needs at least one of these and your guests will be so happy!
Let’s make the meat and cheese tray!
Step 1, you want to add your cheeses.
I used:
- Cabot Colby Jack Cheese Cracker Cuts
- Cabot Vermont Extra Sharp Cracker Cuts
- I sliced and then cut into wedges: Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- Cabot Legacy Collection New York Vintage Cheddar Cheese
Next up, add your meats. I used prosciutto and salami. Just two kinds. I think a lot of people think they have to have so many kinds of meats. It’s totally up to you!
You can totally do meatless too and make it a cheese board. I don’t have to do a separate post on how to make a cheese board because it’s the same steps, just omit the meats.
Now add the crackers. I used 4 different kinds of crackers. You can buy variety boxes too!
Next, you’ll add the fruit. Just go with fruit that’s in season. I chose strawberries and two types of grapes. I also added chocolate covered blueberries. You can add dried fruits too if you want!
This is when you want to add more meat, cheese or fruit to fill in the spaces.
You can totally make your charcuterie board ahead of time too! Put it together and cover it and refrigerate it when you’re ready to serve.
I would love to hear what are your favorite ingredients are when you’re making a charcuterie board, let me know in the comments below!
Ingredients and Supplies for a Meat and Cheese Board
- A Charcuterie board like this one or this one
- 4 to 6 types of cheese (I used Cabot cheeses)
- 2 to 4 types of meats
- 2 to 3 types of crackers (I love buying variety boxes)
- 2 to 4 types of fruit (fresh and/or dried)
- 2 to 3 types of nuts and chocolates (optional)
I remember while I was growing up, we called them meat and cheese trays, now they are called charcuterie boards and they are super fancy. Either way, they are tasty and using Cabot cheeses are a must for a great cheese board to impress your family and friends!
Now it’s time for the giveaway! I’m so excited to partner with Cabot Cheese to give one lucky winner this amazing prize.
One winner will win:
- $75 worth of Cabot Cheese (shipped to your house)
- The marble lazy susan I used to make this meat and cheese board
- A Cabot branded Boska hard cheese knife
- A $25 VISA gift card so you can buy anything else you need to build that amazing meat and cheese board!
This giveaway is valued at over $190
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Disclosure: This post and giveaway is sponsored by Cabot Cheese. I only work with brands that I love and I always share with you my own opinions. Giveaway open to USA residents, 18 years of age and older. This giveaway is sponsored by the The Little Kitchen and Cabot Cheese. Giveaway ends on December 22, 2019, at 11:59 p.m EDT. Winner will be emailed on or about December 23, and will have 48 hours to claim the prize. If prize is not claimed, an alternate winner will be selected. If needed, one or more items of the prize may be substituted if not available at the time of prize fulfillment. There are affiliate links in this post.
Karen D says
Your presentation looks beautiful. And I love Cabot cheese.
Tina W says
I can make a dinner out of a meat and cheese board like this!
Susan P. says
I like to vary the cheeses with a mild, a sharp, a blue and a Swiss style like Jarlsberg. Ham and turkey are some of the meats I use.
Dorothy Teel says
Excellent help for the holiday, I have to make mine gluten free, but this game me a lot of different ideas, thank you
Mary Gardner says
This is a great idea for holiday get togethers. Your Charcuterie board looks great!
patricia caradonna says
You make this look simple. I definitely want to try for our upcoming office party.
latanya says
I always love the way the charcuterie board looks. They are beautiful and taste great!
Pam Flynn says
I love Cabot cheese and this cheese board looks fancy and casual at the same time. Very welcoming and fun!
Melissa Storms says
This is a beautiful charcuterie board. I have never made such a spectacular one but I am going to this year. We make a little party of the night we decorate our tree and have finger/party foods and mock cocktails for dinner. My husband will be on a business trip so it will just be myself and my teen and I think he will go gaga over a board like this.
Rose Reeder says
I think they look complicated for me. I like to keep dishes as simple as I can
Kimberly Snyder says
I love the easy to follow instructions above, that is a great board.
Rachael DeBates says
I love cheese!
MC says
I know there will be cheese at our Thanksgiving gathering and I am hoping it looks like this! Cabot cheese has become my favorite cheese. It gives so much more flavor to dishes I have been making for a long time.
Jennifer Essad says
the cheeseboards of today are so much more appealing with the variety that Cabot offers us
Chris L says
Assorted deli meats, several cheeses, few kinds of crackers, and asst’d veggies with a ranch dipping sauce
Sarah says
This is one of the prettiest meat and cheese board I’ve seen, the only thing I would add is some dried cherries or cranberries.
Debbie Welchert says
What a beautiful meat and cheese board. My favorite things to put on a meat and cheese platter is salami, turkey, crackers, different kinds and of course black and green olives.
Cynthia Smith says
Gorgeous display of deliciousness. I love Cabot Dairy. The seriously sharp cheddar is on of my all time favorites. Wondering where you found such beautiful berries this time of year.
Julie Deily says
Hi Cynthia, I’m in Florida and strawberries are in season here right now! From Nov to March! 🙂
Tiesha says
Cheese, meat and crackers…yum!
Leslie Stevenson says
When I go to a party, I am always glad to see a cheese board.
Heather says
I love beautiful presentations like this! They are so fun to make and eat!
Terri C says
Cheese and crackers are my weakness! Cabot cheese is delicious.
Diane Sallans says
I love this kind of a munchy platter
kelly light says
I decided I would do this for Christmas, along with deserts. Im super excited to have help putting it together.
Sherry Wooten says
Your board looks wonderful. Thank you for the step-by-step photographs instead of just the final product picture!!
Malia says
I used to say that pizza is my favorite food but now I say charcuterie. I love serving it as an appetizer but honestly I end up eating so much I’m not hungry for dinner.
Amy C. says
Thanks for sharing your cheese board ideas! It’s such an easy and impressive dish to serve.
Chloe says
I love smoked gouda, brie, salami, and spicy gherkins on all of my boards!
Jaye Smith says
We love having a meat and cheese board. You have some great ideas that will add to ours.
Kimberly says
This is fabulous! You make it look so easy!
Gabrielle says
I always do meat and cheese boards for holiday gatherings. Yours looks quite inviting!
Deborah Anderson says
Great instructions! The only suggestion I have is if you make it ahead of time, omit the crackers. They’ll become a bit soggy otherwise. But it takes just a minute to add the crackers when ready to serve.
Gail Ormsbee says
I always take about 3 kinds of lunch meat with mild cheddar cheese on Ritz crackers
Kym Rhymes says
Awesome ???? tips and recipes
Kayte CookWatts says
I often make myself a cheeseboard for dinner. I love to add pears and blood oranges in the winter.Cabot is a fave! I love the habanero and sharp.
Karen Lake says
Bless my husbands soul, he presents a snack tray every year for guest but this would help with his presentation and what and how to put a snack tray together.
Looks yummy!
Jennylyn Gross says
this is a real good idea
rhonda miotke says
Very well done! The next time I do a meat and cheese board I will have a very nice one, thanks.
Sara Zielinski says
This looks like a great meat & cheese board.
Crystal Abel says
I love cheese boards at parties!
Steve says
looks great!
Hailey Finocchio says
Im so hungry
Gloria Luongo says
It looks beautiful. I took a picture so I can get the general idea of it. Thanks so much.
Rania R. says
So beautiful and delicious !!!! yummy
Michael DeFren says
I actually love cabot cheese, best brand by far
Hilary says
I am going to make a board like this!
Tami Vollenweider says
Love your board you made! Got so many choices to choose from!
Amanda B. says
Cheese boards are my favorite thing to make for parties! That marble Lazy Susan is beautiful 🙂
Cheryl says
Your board looks perfect and delicious!