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Cheese Board

Source of Recipe

From "The Southern Living Party Cookbook"


Recipe Introduction

"Oh no! Guests are coming over and you don't have the time or energy to cook. Here is your saving grace: One sweep through the gourmet cheese aisle, a few boxes of fancy crackers, a bag of dried apricots, salted nuts, and fig jam, and suddenly you have one posh party platter on your hands."

List of Ingredients

◦ 1 (8-ounce) double-cream Brie round
◦ 1 (8-ounce) Parmigiano-Reggiano wedge
◦ 1 (8-ounce) Sage Famous Horserace wedge
◦ 1 (8-ounce) Huntsman cheese (Double Gloucester with Blue Stilton) wedge
◦ 2 (1-pound) bunches seedless grapes
◦ 2 ripe pears, cored and sliced
◦ 1 (6-ounce) package dried apricots
◦ 1 (13-ounce) jar fig preserves (or honey)
◦ 1 (15-ounce) package salted mixed nuts
◦ 4 (12-ounce) boxes assorted party crackers
◦ 1 (16-ounce) baguette, thinly sliced
◦ 1 cup cornichon pickles
◦ 2 cups assorted marinated olives


Recipe

Arrange cheeses, fruit preserves, nuts, crackers, baguette slices, pickles, and olives on a large platter or serving board.

Serves 30