Holiday Charcuterie Board

A festive charcuterie board is an effortless, crowd-pleasing centerpiece for holiday parties — a curated mix of cured meats, cheeses, crackers, and sweet-and-savory accents arranged for easy grazing. No cooking required, just thoughtful assembly and beautiful color contrast.

By YumYum Editorial · Holiday & Seasonal

Prep: 30 min · Total: 30 min · Serves 10

Ingredients

• 8 oz thinly sliced prosciutto
• 8 oz salami, sliced
• 4 oz soft cheese (brie or camembert)
• 4 oz aged cheddar, cubed
• 4 oz blue cheese
• 1 cup mixed nuts (marcona almonds, walnuts, pecans)
• 1 cup fresh grapes
• 1/2 cup dried figs or apricots
• 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
• 1/2 cup fig jam or honeycomb
• 2 cups assorted crackers and crostini
• to taste Fresh rosemary sprigs, for garnish

Instructions

1. Select a large wooden board or platter as your base.
2. Place small bowls for the fig jam and honeycomb at varying points on the board first, then build around them.
3. Fold the prosciutto into loose ribbons and fan out the salami slices in overlapping rows.
4. Add the brie, cheddar cubes, and blue cheese in separate clusters, spacing them evenly around the board.
5. Fill the gaps with mixed nuts, grapes, dried figs, and pomegranate arils for color and texture variety.
6. Tuck crackers and crostini into remaining open spaces, standing some upright for visual height.
7. Garnish with rosemary sprigs tucked between clusters and serve at room temperature.