{"id":122763,"date":"2018-07-06T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=122763"},"modified":"2020-08-19T14:31:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T21:31:18","slug":"how-to-make-meat-and-cheese-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/how-to-make-meat-and-cheese-board\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Perfect Meat and Cheese Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As beautiful as a meat and cheese board is, putting one together can seem like a daunting task. How do you pick the right cheese? Is there a certain way to place the meats on the board? And the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n<p>So we asked\u00a0Alex Snodgrass, the foodie behind\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedefineddish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Defined Dish<\/a>, to share her best tips on creating the perfect meat and cheese board (because her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedefineddish.com\/video-the-perfect-holiday-meat-and-cheese-platter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">platters<\/a> are basically a work of art and almost too pretty to eat&#8230;almost!).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bbz1kJHAWiy\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 53.05555555555556% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bbz1kJHAWiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Alex Snodgrass ? (@thedefineddish)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-11-22T19:53:13+00:00\">Nov 22, 2017 at 11:53am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheese<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst, let&#8217;s talk cheese. Snodgrass recommends picking three different types of cheeses to start with. &#8220;When I select cheeses, I always do three and I try to do one creamy cheese (like a brie or goat), one dry\u00a0cheese (my favorites are manchego or parmesan), and one classic that everyone loves, like a cheddar!&#8221; Check out her cheese recommendations below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aged goat cheese (or another soft, creamy cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Cheddar cheese (or another sharp cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Manchego cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Meat<\/strong><br \/>\nNext, focus on the meat. &#8220;You can\u2019t go wrong with a delicious prosciutto or a salami. One of my personal favorites is a spicy capicola!&#8221; Snodgrass gushes. But make sure to separate packaged items and fluff up the meats a bit because &#8220;presentation is key with a cheese platter.&#8221; Check out her meat recommendations below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genoa salami<\/li>\n<li>Prosciutto<\/li>\n<li>Soppressata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Extras<br \/>\n<\/strong>To keep the plate from being too basic, Snodgrass adds extra bites like seasonal fruits, salty nuts, and savory crackers. If you like spicy elements, toss a few in there. If chocolate is your go-to, add it to the board as well! Feel free to improvise a bit to really let your personality show in the platter and to your guests. Check out her additional recommendations below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rosemary crackers<\/li>\n<li>Grapes<\/li>\n<li>Fig fruit spread<\/li>\n<li>Whole grain mustard<\/li>\n<li>Fire-roasted red peppers<\/li>\n<li>Marcona almonds<\/li>\n<li>Extra fine cornichons<\/li>\n<li>Fresh olives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"As beautiful as a meat and cheese board is, putting one together can seem like ...","author":7532758,"featured_media":122866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[268,260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06115139\/shutterstock_323377208.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06115139\/shutterstock_323377208-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"July 6, 2018","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"Jamie Gaul","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#8d2cdd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122763"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}