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Easter cheese, chocolate and charcuterie board
Here’s something a little different for your Easter bank holiday celebrations. Sweet, savoury and seriously indulgent, this spring-inspired grazing board brings together three of our award-winning truckles with a lineup of standout seasonal accomp...
Here’s something a little different for your Easter bank holiday celebrations. Sweet, savoury and seriously indulgent, this spring-inspired grazing board brings together three of our award-winning truckles with a lineup of standout seasonal accompaniments. Silky-smooth artisan chocolate. Succulent berries. A ripe fig. Delicately spiced salami. Rich, flavour-packed chutneys. It’s ready to share – and this one’s a feast worth lingering over.
Method
Cut the cheeses into various shapes to add visual interest to the board. Scatter the cheeses around the board.
Decant the olives into a small ramekin.
Spoon the Balsamic Caramelised Onion Chutney and Fig & Apple Chutney into separate small ramekins.
Slice the salami and saucisson into thin rounds. Fold the salami slices and stack the saucisson and arrange on the board.
Cluster the grapes, blackberries, fig quarters and pear slices around the board for a pop of colour and freshness.
Lay out the Wholemeal & Extra Virgin Olive Oil Crackers neatly around the board to pair with the cheeses and chutneys.
Garnish the board with sprigs of fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme or basil.
Break the Willie’s Cacao chocolate bars into bite-sized pieces and place them around the board.
Method
Cut the cheeses into various shapes to add visual interest to the board. Scatter the cheeses around the board.
Decant the olives into a small ramekin.
Spoon the Balsamic Caramelised Onion Chutney and Fig & Apple Chutney into separate small ramekins.
Slice the salami and saucisson into thin rounds. Fold the salami slices and stack the saucisson and arrange on the board.
Cluster the grapes, blackberries, fig quarters and pear slices around the board for a pop of colour and freshness.
Lay out the Wholemeal & Extra Virgin Olive Oil Crackers neatly around the board to pair with the cheeses and chutneys.
Garnish the board with sprigs of fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme or basil.
Break the Willie’s Cacao chocolate bars into bite-sized pieces and place them around the board.
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