Christmas Charcuterie Board

Looking for a delicious and easy Christmas appetizer? This detailed Christmas charcuterie board recipe is perfect for your holiday party!

Looking for a festive and easy appetizer to bring to your Christmas party or other holiday parties? This Charcuterie Board Recipe is perfect! It’s simple to put together, and everyone will love the variety of flavors and textures.

It’s always great to have something easy to nibble on when you’re mingling with friends and family. This charcuterie board is festive and very inviting; featuring brie with a Christmas tree cut out, cheese stars, and plenty of sweet and savoury options.

My kids love when we skip “normal dinner” and enjoy a charcuterie board just like this one on Christmas eve. It’s fun, easy, and filled with everyone’s favourites.

So this holiday season grab some meats, cheeses, and fresh produce and get started! You’ll be glad you made this beautiful board, read on for step-by-step instructions!

Ideas for What To Include in a Festive Charcuterie Board

I’ve already included a pretty large variety of items on this traditional charcuterie board but if you are looking for more christmas charcuterie board ideas that would work on this holiday board, here are some more great options to make a perfect appetizer.

Meats

• Capicola
• Mortadella

Cheese

• Havarti cheese
• Gorgonzola cheese
• Fresh Buratta
• Provolone
• Gouda
• Manchego
• Pepper jack cheese

Fruit

• Apples
• Dried fruit
• Figs
• Pears
• Persimmons
• Kiwi
• Blood oranges

Vegetables

• Roasted Red Peppers
• Marinated olives
• Marinated artichoke hearts
• Grilled or pickled pepperoncini
• Cucumber

Jams/Dips

• Guacamole
• Roasted red pepper hummus

Of course for a perfect holiday appetizer you will want to serve this all up with a selection of crackers and breads.

Tips for Making the BEST Christmas Charcuterie Board

• Prepare some of the ingredients in advance, such as washing vegetables and fresh fruit, as well as cutting any hard cheeses.
• Don’t stress out about buying the exact ingredients shown in this guide. Plan out some of your favourites.
• Use a layer of parchment paper to make cleaning up a breeze and to help protect wooden board from stains. Alternatively just use a large rectangular platter.
• Charcuterie boards are best served at room temperature.
• Plan for about 2 ounces of meat and cheese per person, as well as about a cup of fruits, vegetables, and nuts per person.
• If you are serving as a main course you will want about twice as much per person.
• Use a mixture of delicious cheeses including hard cheeses and soft cheeses like mozzarella balls.
• Fresh herbs like sprigs of rosemary are a nice festive touch and perfect for filling in any holes.
• For a gorgeous charcuterie board, it is really important to make it look full so filling in the holes is really important.
• We made salami roses for this festive board but other round deli meats work too!

Looking for More Festive Christmas Recipes?

This Festive Candy Cane Bundt Cake features a light and sweet peppermint cake with swirls of red smothered in a candy cane cream cheese frosting.

This cranberry curd tart recipe is perfect for the holidays with a crisp ginger snap crust and a delicious sweet and tart cranberry filling.

These Santa Sugar Cookies are deceptively easy to put together and look fabulous on your Christmas Cookie Plate!

How to Make a Christmas Charcuterie Board Recipe

Yield: 10-12 Servings | Prep Time: 45 min

Ingredients:

Meat

• 8 oz Salami, rolled ( 8-10 pieces )
• 8 oz Pepperoni, rolled ( 15-16 pieces )
• 8 oz Prosciutto, rolled ( 5-6 pieces )
• 8 oz Dry Coppa, rolled ( 5-6 pieces )
• 8 oz Soppressata, rolled ( 5-6 pieces )
• 4 Prosciutto wrapped mozzarella
• 4 Soppressata wrapped mozzarella
• 4 pepperoni wrapped mozzarella
• 1 Salami Rosette

Cheese

• 8 oz Brie, small round
• 3 oz Brie triangle
• 6-8 Cheddar Cheese, slices squared
• 6-8 Colby Jack Cheese, slices squared
• 6-8 Fontina, slices squared
• Blue Cheese, wedge
• 1 cup large Fresh Mozzarella, pearls
• 4-6 Mini Babybell semi soft cheese
• 4 oz Wild Blueberry Chèvre Goat Cheese Log

Fruit

• 7-8 Strawberries
• ½ cup Green Grapes
• ½ cup Red Grapes
• ¼ cup Pomegranate arils
• ½ cup Blueberries
• ½ cup Blackberries
• ¼ cup Cranberries

Vegetables

• ¼ cup Cherry tomatoes
• Olives
• ½ cup Green Olives
• ½ cup Kalamata Olives
• ½ cup Black Olives

Jams

• ¼ cup Red Pepper Jelly

Garnishes

• Churro coated almonds
• Yogurt coated raisins
• Chocolate coated blueberries
• Cinnamon sticks
• Fresh Rosemary sprigs
• Fresh Dill Sprigs

Directions:

For the Salami Rose

Take your first slice of salami and place half of it in a shot glass with the remaining half folded over the rim of the glass.

Take your second piece of salami and place it halfway over the first layer, half of it in the glass with the remaining folded over the rim of the glass.

Take your third piece of salami and place it halfway over the second layer, half of it in the glass with the remaining folded over the rim of the glass.

Keep going around the glass until you’ve used all 9 pieces of salami.

Take your glass and turn it upside down and lightly press the salami pieces on top of the board. upside down.

Remove the salami from the shot glass, set the rose to the side.

For the Christmas Tree Brie

Use a Christmas Tree cookie cutter and cut out the tree shape from the round of brie.

Press the cookie cutter only ¼ of the way down.

Use a knife to cut out the shape following the cookie cutter lines.

Set to the side.

To Assemble the Charcuterie Board:

Place the Christmas tree brie cheese on the board.

Add the ramekin for the jam on the board.

Now add the blue cheese wedge, brie wedge, salami rosette, and blueberry goat cheese on the board.

Surround half of the brie wheel with rolled prosciutto, and rolled dry coppa.

Take your salami and fold it in half and then fold it again into quarters. Stack the salami together in a line, using a toothpick to hold the salami together. Place the salami on the board.

Take your pepperoni and fold it in half and then fold it again into quarters. Stack the pepperoni together in a line, using a toothpick to hold the pepperoni together. Place the pepperoni on the board.

Add the remaining meats, prosciutto wrapped mozzarella and soppressata wrapped mozzarella, Dry Coppa, and Soppressata, on the board.

Now place the slices of cheese, fresh mozzarella pearls, and baby bell cheese rounds on the board.

Place the fruits, olives, and tomatoes on the board in various locations.

Make sure to fill in the centre holes on the board with your fruits and veggies.

Take your extra items “ garnishes “ and fill in the empty spaces.

Add your pomegranate arils to your brie cheese round.

Serve and enjoy.