Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
- 1/2 bunch curly-leaf kale
- 1 slice heddar cheese
- 1/2 pound deli roast turkey
- 1/2 pound deli ham
- 1/2 pound olby-Jack cheese
- 1/2 pound sliced pepper Jack cheese
- 16 dried apricot halves, or more as needed
- 16 pecan halves, or more as needed
- 5 snack-sized Babybel
- 4 sticks prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups crackers, or crackers of choice
- 1 cup sweet gherkins (optional)
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Instructions
- Using kitchen shears or a sharp knife, cut each kale leaf along the center vein, creating two “branches”.
- On a 24x12-inch cutting board or platter, arrange greens in a tree shape, making the “tree” wider in each row. Leave a small open space between each row of “branches”.
- Cut the Cheddar slice into a star shape, and place it at the top of the tree. Cut the trimmings into ornament shapes and reserve.
- Cut turkey slices, ham slices, and remaining cheese slices into 2-inch squares. Beginning with the bottom row, fan turkey pieces across the “tree”, allowing some of the greenery to show. Repeat with a row of ham pieces, then a row of each type of cheese, and end with another row of ham. The number of rows will be determined by the size and shape of your platter.
- Add the dried apricots in a curved line across the “tree”, to represent a garland. Add the pecan halves in a curved line across the “tree” to represent a second garland.
- Decorate the tree with the wax-wrapped snack cheese “ornaments”, and the reserved Cheddar cuts.
- Form the trunk of the tree with prosciutto-wrapped cheese snacks.
- Add seeded crackers at the base of the “tree” to represent presents. Serve with additional crackers and baby gherkins.
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