Christmas Charcuterie Board
Equipment:
- 2 small to medium ramekins
- 1 bowl for the hot cocoa powder
- 1 wooden board (large enough to hold the ramekins and other ingredients)
Ingredients:
For the sugared rosemary
- 2 cups granulated sugar (split)
- 1 cup water
- 3-4 sprigs rosemary
For the charcuterie board
- 1 jar Harry & David fig preserves
- Harry & David® Hot Cocoa (candy cane or milk chocolate)
- 2 Harry & David® Royal Riviera® Pears (sliced)
- Rogue Creamery® Smokey Blue® cheese
- Sharp white cheddar cheese
- Three-seed crackers
- Oatcake biscuits
- Calabrese salami
- Raspberries
- Mixed nuts
- Harry & David peppermint bark
- 2 raspberry-filled tree-cutout shortbreads
- 2 gingerbread sandwiches
- Milk chocolate-covered cherries
- Marshmallow stir sticks
- Harry & David dried fruit holiday tree
- fresh thyme (for garnishing)
Instructions:
For the sugared rosemary
- In a saucepan over low-medium heat, heat water and 1 cup of sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add rosemary to sugar mixture and warm for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until fully coated and fragrant.
- Remove rosemary with a fork or tongs and place on a drying rack overnight, or at least 4 hours.
- Once rosemary is sticky, but not wet, begin dipping them in 1 cup sugar until fully coated. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and let dry until hardened, about 6 hours.
For the charcuterie board
- Prepare the board by first placing your ramekin of fig jam and crushed peppermint, and a small bowl for the hot cocoa powder.
- On one side of the board, add your sliced pears and two cheeses of choice. Layer in your crackers, salami slices, and raspberries, and fill any open space with mixed nuts.
- On the other side of the board, layer the peppermint bark, placing one piece on top of the other, around the hot cocoa bowl. Add cookies, milk chocolate-covered cherries, and marshmallow stir sticks.
- Garnish the savory side with fresh thyme. Garnish the sweet side with sugared rosemary (fresh rosemary is fine too!).
- Serve the entire dried fruit holiday tree on its own. Enjoy!