Red White and Blue Charcuterie Board
Celebrate all the patriotic holidays with this simple to make Red White and Blue Charcuterie board with sweet and savory foods.
Here’s a great food item for your next patriotic holiday celebration. Made with both sweet and savory elements, this charcuterie board is perfect for celebrating Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, or any summer get together with friends.
Customize the size of your board in proportion to the number of guests you’re serving or make 2 smaller ones to place in different locations for easy access. The board pictured is about 12 inches in diameter and is a great size for 2-4 people.
Round Charcuterie Boards
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Star Cookie Cutters
Use these Star Cookie Cutters to cut watermelon into star shapes for your Patriotic Charcuterie Board. They are also perfect for cutting cheese into star shapes to place around your board.
Ingredients for a Red White and Blue Charcuterie Board
How to Make a Red White and Blue Charcuterie Board
Start by preparing the strawberries. Wash strawberries and pat them dry. Dip into melted white chocolate (leaving about 1/3 of the strawberry exposed), then dip into blue sprinkles (leaving about half of the white chocolate exposed). Lay on parchment paper and allow to harden.
Prepare the watermelon by cutting some star shapes from slices of watermelon.
Arrange the strawberries in a half circle shape around the right side of he charcuterie board.
On the left side of the charcuterie board, lay white crackers, white cheese, and red salami or summer sausage alternating and repeating the pattern until you’ve outlined a little over half of your board.
Next place a handful of the white chocolate pretzels, Twizzlers Bites, and blueberries inside the circle of crackers and strawberries. Leave some space in the center.
Fill in the center space with the star shaped watermelon pieces.
Admire, serve, and enjoy!
Tips & Tricks
- Other savory elements to include in your red, white and blue charcuterie board: cherry tomatoes, cheese sticks, pepperoni slices, blue tortilla chips, club crackers, blue cheese, pistachio nuts in the shell, cashews or other lite colored nuts.
- Use additional sweet foods such as marshmallows, M&Ms (in red, white, and blue), raspberries, red grapes, blackberries, banana chips, star shaped sugar cookies, or mini cupcakes.
- To serve a larger crowd make a larger board or several small ones to place around the room for easy access.
Red White and Blue Patriotic Charcuterie Board
Equipment
- Star Cookie Cutters
- Round Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
- 10 Strawberries
- White chocolate melts
- Blue Sprinkles
- 1 sleeve White crackers
- 1 block White cheddar cheese
- 1 roll Summer sausage
- 1 package White chocolate covered pretzels
- 1/4 cup Blueberries
- 1 package Cherry Twizzlers Bites
- 1 slice Watermelon
Instructions
- Start by preparing the strawberries. Wash strawberries and pat them dry. Dip into melted white chocolate (leaving about 1/3 of the strawberry exposed), then dip into blue sprinkles (leaving about half of the white chocolate exposed). Lay on parchment paper and allow to harden.
- Prepare the watermelon by cutting some star shapes from slices of watermelon.
- Arrange the strawberries in a half circle shape around the right side of he charcuterie board.
- On the left side of the charcuterie board, lay white crackers, white cheese, and red salami or summer sausage alternating and repeating the pattern until you’ve outlined a little over half of your board.
- Next place a handful of the white chocolate pretzels, Twizzlers Bites, and blueberries inside the circle of crackers and strawberries. Leave some space in the center.
- Fill in the center space with the star shaped watermelon pieces.
- Admire, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- Other savory elements to include in your red, white and blue charcuterie board: cherry tomatoes, cheese sticks, pepperoni slices, blue tortilla chips, club crackers, blue cheese, pistachio nuts in the shell, cashews or other lite colored nuts.
- Use additional sweet foods such as marshmallows, M&Ms (in red, white, and blue), raspberries, red grapes, blackberries, banana chips, star shaped sugar cookies, or mini cupcakes.
- To serve a larger crowd make a larger board or several small ones to place around the room for easy access.
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