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French cheese board

French cheese board

A beautiful cheese board à la française.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizers and Starters
Cuisine French
Servings 6
Calories 989 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Cheeses

  • 1 soft cheese (camembert, brie, reblochon, vieux boulogne, époisses de bourgogne)
  • 1 hard cheese (comté, etorki, gruyère, mimolette, beaufort)
  • 1 goat cheese (tomme de chèvre, sainte-maure, crottin de chavignol, valençay)
  • 1 blue cheese (roquefort, bleu d’auvergne)

Bread (pick any 2)

  • Baguette
  • Sliced sourdough bread
  • Sliced rye bread
  • Sliced multi-grain bread

Sweet (pick any 2)

  • Apple slices
  • Grapes
  • Figs
  • Small serving cup of fig jam
  • Raisins

Salty (Pick any 1)*

  • Olives
  • Nuts (peanuts, almonds, or pistachios)

Optional

  • Salted butter
  • Small serving cup of extra virgin olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Pick a minimum of 3 cheeses, varying in shapes and shades of yellow.
  • Remove from the fridge and the plastic wrapping about 15 minutes before serving.
  • Arrange the cheeses in the center of the board, surrounded by the sweet and salty accompaniments.
  • Serve with wine.

Notes

The instructions above are minimum serving guidelines for 6 people. You can adjust the number of cheeses and accompaniments as you wish, depending on your number of guests.
*Do not add anything salty if your cheese plate is after the main meal and before dessert.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 989kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 19gFat: 72gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 53gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 843mgFiber: 4gSugar: 20g

Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.