What would you put on a charcuterie board? Inspire me!

[aperollingintotheweekend]

My husband has been away with work for a few weeks so I’m planning to welcome him back home with a very chilled date night at home.

Thinking a big charcuterie board to share and wine. I’d like some ideas to make it feel a bit fancy without me going overboard and buying a gazillion things. So far I have the following ideas, but would appreciate your suggestions and ideas of what you would have.

Prosciutto and some other kind of ham or sausage
A large pork pie. Maybe a ploughman’s one
Cheese - I have some nice ones from Amsterdam and maybe Wensleydale & cranberries.. any suggestions gratefully received
Banana peppers or those little cream cheese stuffed peppers
Fruit maybe berries or grapes
Pecans. Pickles
Some kind of chutney / hummus
Crackers or bread
Some kind of white wine

thanks!

Red wine! White is not a perfect choice with cheese & meat

some fresh crusty bread

a soft cheese eg a ripe Brie or Camembert

pate?

Olives and pistachios (you can buy them ready shelled, was a revelation). Mini gherkins (I think they’re called cornichons?)

Personally I’d do crusty bread and more cold meats (salami type things) rather than a pork pie - with pork pie I’d want to go a full on ploughman's route and have celery, apple, coleslaw, chutney, Stilton etc.

I hope it goes well, it sounds lovely (and has inspired me for great food at Christmas - who wouldn’t love a festive charcuterie board?! OMG - could do a festive desserts one too with all mini puds/cakes/mince pies)

Yum, thanks @aperollingintotheweekend

I would do mini pies, a massive one will end up being very messy.

a large range of cheeses. Soft, strong, crumbly, mild, stinky, hard, cream. I would leave out blue cheese personally cos it’s disgusting lol. From a proper cheese monger.

Digestive biscuits

shloer for those like me who don’t drink booze

dried fruit. Apricots, dates, figs (fresh and dried)

coleslaw and potato salad

kimchi

a few nice breads

pate

What about those sweet pickled peppers?

I'd switch out the pork pie for a really good sausage roll and/or scotch egg from a butchers or deli.
Yes to pp idea of olives and cornichons.
Maybe some other tapas bits - sundried tomatoes or artichoke hearts in oil. Posh crisps!
Definitely some good bread to mop it all up with.
It's my favourite kind of meal.

Great ideas thank you! I have done a festive one before, not sweet though, that is a great idea you could have fun with (now I want to collect all the green and red m&m’s haha)

that’s the pickles I had in mind, cornichons, lidl do a great selection of flavoured ones. Good shout on pistachios too, I love them.

Definitely posh crisps, or pitta chips.

he loves a good scotch egg so another great shout, thanks!

Also some veggy crudités, especially to dip in hummus if you go down that route - cherry tomatoes, cucumber, mini peppers, sugar snap peas.
Grapes to go with the cheese.

Saucisson, jambon de camoagne, pâté, jambon persillé, andouille, salad de museau. Accompanied by cornichons, mustard, bread, butter.

Grapes
figs
All of the cheese ☺️
Tintern cheddar
Brie
make some of those little salami roses
posh crackers of varying sizes
nuts - pistachios, walnuts
homemade bread sticks

those sun-dried tomatoes with mozzarella pearls in oil

Wine - Vinho Verde

that wine sounds lovely, will give it a go

i was thinking breadsticks too, or homemade cheese straws, but not sure if that would go with the rest of it!

Getting hungry now.. half tempted to do a trial run for myself before he returns 😅

Sun dried tomatoes
Olives

This thread has made me want a charcuterie date night too! I’ve already got the wine haha just need the food!

You can get little bamboo tongs for if you ever do a big family charcuterie, they sell them on Amazon etc. Cute and also more hygienic 😂 not needed for date night though 😉