Val Criswell of Peck Away Cafe shows how easy it is to make her Charcuterie and Cheese Board with great SC Certified products.

Peck Away Cafe

Charcuterie & Cheese Board

Meats & Cheeses
Your choice of meats & cheeses. 3oz per person for appetizer. 6 oz per person for a meal.

Bread/Crackers
Options include toasted baguette slices, buttery crackers, whole grain crackers, pretzel chips, bagel chips, flatbread.

Other Add-ins
Options include pickled or fermented vegetables, olives, in-season fresh fruit, dried fruit, jams, honey, whole grain mustard, pesto, & nuts.

Tips for choosing and displaying items

• Make your board as simple or as adventurous as you like.
• Include a variety of savory and sweet options.
• Incorporate both hard and soft cheeses.
• Use the Internet (Google and Pinterest) for display ideas.
• Look around your home for a variety of unlikely items to use for your board including baskets and trays.

Products used in demo:

• Mountain Sharp Cheddar
  (Ashe County Cheese – Jefferson, NC)
• Garlic, Parsley & Chive
  (Ashe County Cheese – Jefferson, NC)
• Provolone
  (Andrew & Everette)
• Clemson Blue Cheese
  (Clemson, SC)
• Sweet Sopressata
  (San Guiseppe Salami Co. – Elon, NC)
• Uncured Pepperoni
  (Fiorucci)
• Raw Honey w/ Flake Salt
  (Uncle Jim’s Honey – Latta, SC)
• Strawberry Chipotle Jam
  (Emily G’s – Dunwoody, GA)
• Sweet Pepper Relish
  (Doux South – Atlanta, GA)
• Sea Salt Flatbread Crackers
  (The Accidental Baker – Hillsborough, NC)
• Praline Pecans
  (Young Plantations – Florence, SC)