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Healthy Cheese Board Recipe

Course: Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: california grown, cheese board, wine and cheese
Servings: 4 -6 people

Ingredients

3-5 Cheeses, pick from these

  • Whipped Feta or other dippable/spreadable cheese for the vegetables
  • bloomy rind cheese like a Brie-style
  • semi-soft cheese like a cheddar or jack
  • semi-firm cheese like an aged gouda
  • mild blue cheese

California-grown Fresh Fruit

  • strawberries
  • apples cored, and sliced
  • citrus like oranges, blood oranges, cara cara (pink), tangerines, pink grapefruit, white grapefruit (oro blanco), and pomelo sliced into half-sunshines
  • kiwis

California-grown Fresh Vegetables

  • beets like red, golden, and candy stripe
  • carrots
  • celery
  • radishes like round red, multicolor pastel Easter egg, French breakfast, purple ninja, and watermelon radish

Dried Fruit

  • dried tart cherries
  • dried apricots
  • candied dried oranges
  • dried persimmons
  • different color jumbo raisins
  • dried figs
  • dates
  • prunes

Nuts and Seeds

  • California almonds
  • California walnuts
  • pistachios
  • pepitas

Sweet Fruit Jams, Honey, and Savory Spreads

  • raspberry jam
  • mango habanero jam
  • rosé red onion marmalade
  • fig jam
  • Pinot Prune Jam
  • seeded mustard
  • honey with honeycomb

Briny Pickled Things

Garnish

Instructions

  • Slice cheeses and place on board nearest the edges and corners.
  • Place small bowl of sweet jams, honey, and savory spreads next to cheeses that are the most natural pairing.
  • Place small bowls of briny pickled things on board.
  • Arrange fresh fruit, vegetables, and dried fruit on board.
  • Fill in gaps on board with nuts and seeds.
  • Garnish with dehydrated citrus crisps, sprigs of fresh herbs, and edible flowers.
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