Create an impressive and festive Christmas tree charcuterie board using easy-to-find ingredients available in any supermarket. This easy appetizer is ready in 10 minutes and looks so cute!
Ingredients
1sliceof colby jack cheese
1cupgreen grapes
10-12round crackers
8ounceshard salamisliced
8ouncescheddar cheesecubed
1cupcherry tomatoes
8ouncespepper jack cheesecubed
⅔cupdried cranberries
1cucumbersliced
10-12pretzel sticks
sprigs of fresh thymefor decorating
Instructions
Use a star shaped cookie cutter to cut a star out of a slice of Colby jack cheese. Place the star at the top of a wooden cutting board.
Beneath the star, add a bunch of green grapes.
Place crackers on their side in an angled row.
Fold sliced salami in half and half again. Place the flowered edges face up. Add several in a row to create the next layer of the tree.
Add cheddar cheese cubes underneath in a row that is slightly longer than the salami to begin to create the triangled shape of the tree.
Add cherry tomatoes as the next layer, again creating a slightly longer row.
Do the same with cubed pepper jack cheese, followed by dried cranberries and sliced cucumbers.
Add mini pretzel sticks at the bottom of the tree to create a trunk.
Garnish with sprigs of fresh thyme to resemble tree branches.
Notes
The cutting board in the photos is approximately 11.5 x 15 inches. You can use a different size board and adjust the size of your tree accordingly.