Holiday Entertaining with a Charcuterie and Crudite Board

Charcuterie boards are always a fun idea, especially if you’re entertaining. They can include all types of yummy snack foods and have an impactful look. Although in our current circumstances, you may not want to do a charcuterie for guests you may not be acquainted with, or larger groups - this currently seems more fitting for intimate gatherings, and you can have guests use their own toothpick/serving utensil to transfer foods onto their own plate before eating (instead of grabbing with fingers or with a utensil and placing directly in one’s mouth). I loved how this one turned out with all of the colors because I chose to do more veggies for a charcuterie/crudité board.

We celebrated Christmas again with the in-laws because Scott’s sister Kelly and her fiancé were unable to join us on actual Christmas day. Scott and I were tasked with bringing over an appetizer, and I thought of a charcuterie board so that it would be fun and easy to pick bites off of the board. I immediately thought to do a charcuterie & crudité board because it’s more fun than just picking up a veggie platter, I could customize it to include exactly what you and the guests prefer and I also make it look nice so it would be a more festive presentation for our gathering.

I used my Sonder Los Angeles board, which I’ve also used for this charcuterie board here. I did not get any pre-cut vegetables because I felt it would be fresher if I cut when I was ready to make the board (it is also usually cheaper to buy the produce whole than pre-cut). I used three Our Place tiny bowls as anchors on the board, and after cutting the veggies I filled in spaces around the bowls with the celery, cucumber, carrots, cherry tomatoes and broccoli. Came in with the sliced meats and cheeses, and the final touches with cut strawberries and berries, crackers & ranch dressing in the bowls. The board was a hit, and honestly does not take too much time! It’s mainly cutting and placing, quite a therapeutic task for me!

Have you made your own charcuterie and or crudité board before?