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graduation party charcuterie board with the congrats made out of cheeses.
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Graduation Charcuterie Board

Make a huge, full, and happy graduation charcuterie board that will feed a huge crowd - here's how!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: graduation charcuterie board
Servings: 12 servings

Equipment

  • Cutting Board
  • Ramekins

Ingredients

Meats

  • 12 ounces Pepperoni sliced
  • 12 ounces Salami sliced
  • 9 slices Salami use them for the rose

Cheese

  • 8 slices Cheddar
  • 8 slices Colby Jack
  • 8 slices Pepper Jack
  • 8 slices Swiss
  • 1 cup Fresh Mozzarella Pearls
  • 1 small Brie quartered
  • 1 small Herbed Boursin Cheese
  • 6 slices Fontina sliced thin for shapes
  • 5 slices Cheddar cut into alphabet shapes for words

Fruit

  • 1 cup Strawberries
  • 1 cup Green Grapes
  • 1 cup Purple Grapes
  • 6 slices Watermelon
  • 1 cup Blackberries
  • 1 cup Blueberries
  • 4 slies Pineapple
  • 2 Oranges sliced

Vegetables

  • 1 cup Baby Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup Green Olives

Jams

  • 1/4 cup Pepper Jelly

Instructions

Make The Salami Rose

  • Take your first slice of salami and place half of it in the glass with the remaining folded over the rim of the glass.
  • Take your second piece of salami and place it halfway over the rst layer, half of it in the glass with the remaining folded over the rim of the glass.
  • Take your third piece of salami and place it halfway over the second layer, half of it in the glass with the remaining folded over the rim of the glass.
  • Keep going around the glass until you’ve used all 9 pieces of salami.
  • Take your glass and turn it upside down and lightly press the salami pieces on top of the board upside down.
  • Remove the salami from the shot glass, set the rose to the side.

Make The Charcuterie Board Letters

  • Take your ABC cutters and press out the word CONGRATS Set to the side.
  • Cut Out Cheese Stars
  • Take your Star cookie cutters and press out several stars for decorating. Set to the side.

Arrange The Charcuterie Board

  • Prepare your Watermelon and Pineapple.
  • Set to the side.
  • Add the ramekin for the jam on the board.
  • Take your salami and fold it in half and then fold it again into quarters.
  • Stack the salami together in a line, use a toothpick to hold the salami together.
  • Take your pepperoni and fold it in half and then fold it again into quarters.
  • Stack the pepperoni together in a line, use a toothpick to hold the pepperoni together. Now add the brie wedges, salami rosette, and Boursin on the board.
  • Surround 1 half of the brie wedge with folded salami, and blueberries
  • Place the pepperoni on the bottom half of the board.
  • Now place the fresh mozzarella pearls on the bottom of the board.
  • Place all of the cheese slices on the board. Keep each individual type / avor of cheese separate from each other.
  • Place the fruits, and olives, on the board in various locations. Make sure to use the fruit or olives to ll in the holes on the board.
  • Take your “ congrats “ cheese letters and lay them on top of the fresh mozzarella.
  • Use your “ Star “ cheese cutouts as garnish on top of any of the items on your board.