Martin - The Ultimate Guide to Creating Snack Boards: Quick and Easy Snack Board Recipe that Will Wow Your Guests

The Ultimate Guide to CreatingSnack Boards Quick and Easy Snack Board Recipe that Wil Wow Your Guests Isaac Martin Copyright 2020 Isaac Martin All rights reserved. ISBN: 9798651294466 DEDICATION The author and publisher have provided this e-book to you for your personal use only. You may not make this e-book publicly available in any way. Copyright infringement is against the law. If you believe the copy of this e-book you are reading infringes on the author's copyright, please notify the publisher at: https://us.macmil an.com/piracy ContentsLight Cheese Board prep time 15 minutes cook time 10 minutes total time 25 minutes servings 8 calories 373 kcal INGREDIENTS 8 ounces fresh burrata cheese olive oil, for drizzling 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved kosher salt and pepper 1 block feta cheese honey, for drizzling marinated goat cheese (recipe follows) 6 ounces prosciutto, torn fruits, veggies, olives, and whole grain crackers, for serving MARINATED GOAT CHEESE 1/3 cup olive oil 2 sprigs fresh thyme 2 sprigs fresh oregano 1 clove garlic, smashed 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes the rind of 1 lemon 8 ounces goat cheese INSTRUCTIONS 1. Place the burrata in a small bowl.

Drizzle with olive oil and top with tomatoes. Season lightly with salt and pepper. 2. Place the feta cheese on a cheese board or serving platter. Drizzle with honey and top with fresh cherries. Arrange the burrata and marinated goat cheese around the feta.

Arrange the prosciutto, fruits, veggies, and crackers around the cheese. EAT! MARINATED GOAT CHEESE 1. In a small sauce pan, heat the olive oil, thyme, oregano, garlic, and red pepper flakes over medium low heat until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Let cool. 2.

Roll the goat cheese into small balls and place in a serving bowl or glass jar. Gently pour the oil over the goat cheese. Serve or place in the fridge and chill for up to 2 days. Beautiful Appetizer Platter Mmmm, chocolate, candied nuts, fresh cheeses and fruit? Sounds like the perfect combination of my friends favorite things. Ingredients 1. Dried fruit I chose dried apricots for this platter.

I cut the larger pieces in half so its nicer as one bite. Other good options would be dried peaches or pears (consider slicing in half or smaller), dried cherries or dried figs. 2. Fresh fruit I used black grapes and mandarin oranges. Other good options include any grapes (even a couple different varieties on the same platter), strawberries, kiwi, blackberries or large raspberries. 3. Cheese I included Gouda, sharp white cheddar and cranberry goat cheese on the platter shown. Cheese I included Gouda, sharp white cheddar and cranberry goat cheese on the platter shown.

Choose good quality cheeses that will taste good at room temperature. Lower quality cheeses can sometimes get a little dry and/or greasy when left at room temperature very long. There is a nearly unlimited list of cheeses that would work well on this type of platter. My family likes more mild cheeses, so thats what I usually do. The goat cheese is mostly for me, because I love it! =) I generally slice the cheeses into little sticks so theyre easy to grab, and easy to eat. Chocolate This is the beautiful little surprise on an otherwise quite healthy tray. Chocolate This is the beautiful little surprise on an otherwise quite healthy tray.

On the tray shown I used Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate with Toffee and Milk Chocolate with Almonds (sold in large bars in the candy isle at the grocery store) and I also included Chocolate Covered Almonds (with sea salt) from Trader Joes. Again, this is a category with unlimited options. I often like to include chocolate covered fruit, such as chocolate covered cherries. I love the variety of choices at Trader Joes, but most any nice grocery store (or even Target) will have some good choices. 5. Nuts I added Dry Roasted (reduced salt) Almonds from Trader Joes.

Any lightly salted nut, or variety of mixed nuts would work perfectly nicely. 6. Garnish I added sprigs of fresh rosemary, simply because I have it in my yard. This is optional, but I do love the added color and texture on the platter. Another nice option would be grape leaves (preferably leaves you know have not been sprayed with pesticides), or any organic, edible flowers (likely more available in the spring and summer). Also, a pretty garnish option would be to include some candies on the platter that are wrapped in a shiny foil wrapper (such as Hersheys Kisses, etc).

The bright foil would be a pretty element. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Wash, slice, peel (as appropriate) the fruit and lay out of a clean towel to dry. As appropriate, use the towel to dry the fruit. You dont want excess water from the fruit getting onto other elements on the platter. 2.

Slice the cheeses, as desired. 3. Begin assembly by adding the fruit, then cheeses in sections on the platter. Group items together, but you can have more than one section of the same items (youll see two sections of grapes, and two sections of mandarin segments on the platter pictured). 4. Continue filling in the platter by adding sections of dried fruit, then the nuts and chocolates.

Keep color in mind as you assemble. Youll see that on the platter pictured, Ive spread the orange colored elements, as well as the purple, brown, and lighter colored elements somewhat evenly around the platter. 5. Add garnish, as appropriate. I added the rosemary last, but if you are using grape leaves or something on the bottom of the platter, obviously youll need to add that earlier. A few things to considerCost This type of appetizer tray can get quite expensive to make.

The fruit will likely be the least expensive item (relative to the amount of space it takes up on the platter), so if you want to keep the cost down, add more fruit and reserve less space for other items. Crackers Certainly crackers would be a nice accompaniment to this platter. I usually prefer to serve a smaller plate of assorted crackers separate from this fruit & cheese platter mainly because I do not want the moisture from the fruit and cheese to affect the crackers. Prep Time The bulk of the prep required for this time of tray can be done ahead of time (such as a day in advance). You can slice the cheeses and dried fruit and store appropriately. Also, some of the fruit (especially grapes) could be washed and cut into small bunches ahead of time.

Once you have the elements for your platter selected, and cut (as needed), the assembly itself should not take long a all. Holiday Cheese Board Thanksgiving and Christmas are not so far away and with it comes a lot of entertaining! Show your festive side with a holiday themed cheese board. Step 1: Selecting your cheeses I always like to have a wide variety of cheeses because everyone is different in what they prefer, but I like to serve about 3 to 5 different types on my board. A few staples to have are a soft cheese like brie or semi-soft such as havarti, a firmer cheese such as aged cheddar, fontina or smoked gouda, and I also like to throw on a strong blue cheese as well because some people just love it! For this particular cheeseboard I partnered with Castello Cheese and used a variety of their Creamy Havarti, Extra Mature Cheddar, Extra Creamy Danish Blue, and Havarti Jalapeno for some added spice! I like to cut my cheeses in different ways too, which makes styling the board much more fun! Cut your firmer cheeses into cubes, the softer cheeses into slices and I like to leave the brie and blue cheeses whole, crumbling the blue just a bit to give the overall board some texture. You really cant go wrong though because no matter what you do, its a beautiful mess!