Healthy Holiday Appetizer

11/21/2022 | In Health and Happiness |

Looking for a quick holiday appetizer that’s yummy and easy on your gut? Try this awesome idea…No gluten, no natural flavors or artificial dyes. With modifications it can be dairy free as well (see below).

Holiday Charcuterie Board (From Atrantil.Com)

Ingredients

  • Pick 3 (or more) Organic nitrate-free smoked ham, smoked turkey, prosciutto, capocollo, salami, pepperoni for a total of 1 – 1.5 lbs
  • Pick 2 (or more) toasted whole organic walnuts, almonds, pecans, macadamia nuts, pine nuts, cashews, hickory nuts, or hazelnuts for a total of 1 cup
  • ½ cup each organic green and black olives
  • Pick 1 Hard Aged Grass Fed Organic Cheese: Pecorino Romano, Asiago, Parmesan, Manchego
  • Pick 1 Medium Grass-Fed Organic Cheese: Gouda, Cheddar, Gorgonzola, Havarti, Muenster, Swiss, Colby Jack, Pepper Jack, Gruyere
  • Pick 1 Soft Grass-Fed Organic Cheese: Goat, Brie, Mozzarella, Camembert, Burrata or …
  • For Dairy Free boards use vegan cheese by Violife or Nuts for Cheese – they are amazing and have several types to choose from
  • Organic Apple Slices
  • Organic Pear Slices
  • Organic Grape bunches
  • Pick 1: Organic no sugar added dried apricots, mango, raisins, pineapple, cranberries, blueberries, cherries
  • 1 bag organic cauliflower crackers, Mary’s gluten-free crackers or simple mills gluten-free crackers

Directions

1. When designing and executing a charcuterie board, the way to make it visually appealing is by placing the designated cheeses (pre-sliced except for burrata, if using) around the board.

2. Nestle portions of the meat around the board so that guests don’t have to travel too far to sample all the different types.

3. Place olives and nuts in small shallow bowls near the cheeses. Neighbor the bowls with fresh fruit. For the fresh fruit, slicing them thin and then fanning them out makes it visually interesting.

4. Place small handfuls of dried fruit in between the empty spaces along with the crackers.

5. For an even more holiday feel, cut sprigs of holly, rosemary, or thyme and frame them near the cheeses.

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