Easy Charcuterie Board for a Party 2022 — Recipe and Tips
If you’re a foodie with a penchant for all things snackable, chances are you’ve heard of Marissa Mullen. Perhaps better known as @ThatCheesePlate on Instagram, the Brooklyn-based food stylist and content creator has built an empire teaching her followers how to make charcuterie boards on steroids.
Her debut book, That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life, quickly became a best-seller and taught hosts around the world how to absolutely *crush* a grazing board, leaving their guests insanely impressed in the process. That’s why we knew exactly who to ask when we were looking for tips on how to make the cheese board to end all cheese boards for our ~party food guide~ (which you can find in our December issue, with Quinta Brunson on the cover!)
That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life by Marissa Mullen
That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life by Marissa Mullen
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The pumped-up platter ya see here is indeed the brainchild of Mullen, who sketched out the best. board. ever. just for us. (We love you, M!) With it, she shared her 10 best tips for perfecting the art of charcuterie. You’re going to want to read every single one. And then you’re going to want to grab a cutting board.
First thing’s first…your shopping list (if you wanna make the exact board you see below):
- CHEESES: soft-ripened goat cheese, truffle pecorino, Brie, dill Havarti
- MEATS: salami piccante, Genoa salami
- PRODUCE: raspberries, dried figs, dried cranberries, green grapes, Castelvetrano olives
- CRUNCH: fruit-and-nut crackers, flatbread crackers, candied nuts, Marcona almonds, shortbread cookies
- DIPS: honeycomb
- GARNISH: fresh rosemary
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Now…Marissa’s tips for charcuterie domination:
- Make your masterpiece on a solid foundation. Use plates or boards with a small lip around the edge so items don’t roll off in transit.
- Use her Cheese by Numbers method to build your board. The steps are as follows: (1) cheese, (2) meat, (3) produce, (4) crunch, (5) dips, and (6) garnish.
- Pick 3 to 5 cheeses….
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