4th of July Charcuterie Board
This 4th of July charcuterie board is loaded with red, white, and blue snacks. Complete with stars, no patriotic celebration is complete without it.
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Servings: 5
Calories: 440kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup white cheddar cheese cubed
- 1/2 cup mozzarella string cheese sticks, shredded
- 1/2 cup Bruschette mini toasts
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup red radish, sliced
- 1/2 cup pitted black olives, drained
- 1/2 cup red cabbage, sliced
- 8 slices ham
- 7 Swiss cheese slices, cut into stars
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 cup cherries
- 3 plums, sliced
- 1/4 watermelon, sliced
- 5 tortillas, toasted, cut into stars
Instructions
- Wash and dry all the fruits, drain and pat the olives dry, and roll the ham into rosettes. I also recommend slicing the produce right before assembling your 4th of July charcuterie board to keep it from drying out.
- Build the red section on the right side of the board. You can start with the largest ingredients, then layer in the smaller food items around them. Get creative with the arrangement so the sweet and savory elements are interspersed. Add the cheese stars on top of the food items.
- Add the white elements. Stagger the heights of the cheese and tortilla stars so the board looks layered rather than flat.
- Build the patriotic charcuterie board's blue section on the opposite side of the red section. Make sure to pack your ingredients tightly so you have solid blue and red fields when viewed from above. You can use white ingredients, such as mini toasts, to bridge the red and blue zones.
- For an abundant red, white, and blue charcuterie board, check for any remaining gaps on the platter and fill them in. Add height and visual interest by arranging the fillers upright. Then, scatter more stars across the board.
Notes
- No fancy cheese board? No problem! Just use a rectangular baking tray or a large cutting board. You can pretty much use anything flat that can handle the amount and weight of all the ingredients.
- Say no to messy, wet charcuterie! Make sure all your ingredients are dry, and keep crunchy elements away from high-moisture ingredients, such as sliced fruit. Get creative and use some ingredients as natural dividers.
- What should you serve with your 4th of July charcuterie board? Add dips like hummus, hot honey, pesto, chocolate ganache, and peanut butter on the side to round out this sweet-and-savory appetizer spread!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 440kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 907mg | Potassium: 737mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 1888IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 246mg | Iron: 3mg