CHARCUTERIE BOARD BASE RECIPES

Steps:

• Arrange cheeses on 3-4 medium-sized serving boards. Set out small dishes for olives, marinated mushrooms, spinach-artichoke dip, spicy feta, and fig jam. Arrange meats alongside cheeses, folding some slices and fanning out others. Fill in the empty spaces on and around your boards with fresh and dried fruit, pecans, breadsticks, and crackers. Don't forget to set out toothpicks, serving spoons, and cheese knives for guests to serve themselves.

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to broil.
• Slice the baguette slightly on a bias into 16 crostini. Spread a thin layer of the butter and preserves onto each slice, then place onto a baking sheet. Top each with a good pinch of the fontina and transfer to the oven to broil, about 5 minutes.
• Carefully remove the baking sheet from the oven and transfer the crostini to a board or platter. Fold the salami into triangles and add one to the top of each slice. Garnish each one with a mini cornichon and serve.