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Thanksgiving Cheese Board

Cheesegiving: The Thanksgiving Meal Board

This Thanksgiving cheese board combines Brie, sharp cheddar, prosciutto, salami, cranberry sauce, fig jam, crackers, grapes, pecans, and rosemary into one generous grazing spread. The thanksgiving grazing board requires no cooking, while the cheesegiving board idea gives guests a festive appetizer before dinner. Build this Thanksgiving meal cheese board recipe for twelve guests or expand it into an easy holiday charcuterie board for Thanksgiving when you need a flexible, no-cook centerpiece.
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Servings: 6
Course: Appetizer, Grazing Board
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Cheese
  • Brie
  • Mimolette sliced
  • Comte sliced with one cut into a maple leaf
  • Bleu d'Auvergne sliced
Meat
  • Turkey deli meat "kebabs"
Carbs
  • Baguette sliced
Produce
  • Mini orange pumpkin
  • Grapes
  • Raspberries
Accoutrement
  • Cranberry jam
  • Candied pecans Or roasted chestnuts
  • Pickled Green beans
  • Pickled Brussels sprouts
Garnish
  • Rosemary sprigs
  • Sugared cranberries
  • Cranberries

Equipment

  • Extra-large wooden cutting board
  • Small glass bowls
  • Cheese knives
  • Small serving spoons

Method
 

  1. Anchor the Board
    You place the glass bowls on the board first. The bowls establish the layout and prevent wet ingredients from spreading.
  2. Place the Cheese
    You position the Brie and cheddar around the bowls. You can cut the cheddar into cubes and leave the Brie in a wedge.
    Rustic cheese pieces look better than perfectly identical cubes.
  3. Add the Meat
    You fold the prosciutto and salami into loose ribbons. You tuck the ribbons next to the cheese to create height.
    Flat deli slices look sad, so give them some shape.
  4. Fill the Bowls
    You spoon the cranberry sauce and fig jam into the glass bowls. You should keep wet ingredients contained.
  5. Fill the Gaps
    You scatter the crackers, grapes, and pecans into the empty spaces. A full board looks abundant, so you should arrange the ingredients close together.
  6. Garnish
    You tuck rosemary sprigs around the edges. You can add extra grapes or nuts when the board still looks sparse.