Charcuterie
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TIPS FOR BUILDING A
BALANCED CHARCUTERIE
BOARD
Heather's Charcuterie Tips
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When building a board, look for sweet, salty, sour and sometimes bitter items that will round out the palate.
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Don't be afraid to try new flavor combinations, even if they seem strange. It's worth it to take a chance and find a pairing that is brilliant and outside of the box. One example is Point Reyes Blue Cheese and Primo Honey with Aji Cristal. It sounds odd, but they work lovely together.
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The best tip is to have fun and embrace your inner artist!
Heather
Culinary Master, Fort Collins
CHEESES
Blue Cheese
Triple-Crème Brie
Gouda
Cheddar
Goat Cheese
CURED MEATS
Genoa Salame
Italian Dry Salame
Calabrese
Uncured Soppressata
Prosciutto
DRIED & FRESH FRUIT
Dried Apricot
Fresh Grapes
Edible Flowers
Figs
SPREADS
Raw & Unfiltered Honey
Jam or Fig Spread
Coarse Ground Mustard
Pepper Jelly
OLIVES, PICKLED
VEGGIES & PEPPERS
Green Pitted Olives
Pickled Pepper Drops
Cornichons
NUTS
Marconas
Walnuts
Almonds
Cashews
Pecans
CRACKERS
Wafer Crackers
Wheat Crackers
Seed, Fruit or Nut Crackers
Crisps
Breadsticks
The key to a memorable charcuterie board is variety. A good board has a combination of:
The Goods!
The Goods!
SOME OF OUR FAVORITES!
CHEESES
Saint Angel Original Triple-Crème Brie
Point Reyes Original Blue Cheese
Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor Goat Cheese
Parrano Originale Cheese
SPREADS
Divina Sour Cherry Spread
Primo Apricot + Urfa
Primo Honey + Aji Cristal
CRACKERS
Effie's Lightly Sweet Biscuits, Cocoa
2s Company Wafer Crackers, Original
2s Company Crisps, Apricot & Macadamia
NUTS
Mitica Piedras De Chocolate
Mitica Truffle Marconas
Lucky's Market Bulk Nuts