Holiday Cheese Wreath
Elevate your holiday entertaining with this show-stopping cheese wreath! This easy-to-assemble appetizer is bursting with flavor, featuring a beautiful arrangement of assorted cheeses, fresh rosemary, tomatoes, olives, and charcuterie meats. It’s the perfect savory centerpiece for your Christmas party, New Year’s gathering, or any festive occasion. Serve with your favorite crackers and watch it disappear!
This festive Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board is the perfect platter to serve for a snack or to bring to a party, or to add to any snack table this holiday season. Grab your favorite meats (salami and prosciutto) and cheese cubes and get the party started!
Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board
We actually love this board any time of year. It’s simple enough, and you can change the herbs out per season (ie, basil for summer, thyme for fall, rosemary for winter). How fun to make an “anytime” cheese wreath! And we give you a simple TIP BELOW how to make flowers with the prosciutto!
It’s the perfect Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board for December!
Why we love a Christmas charcuterie
- Add in some rosemary sprigs for a touch of greenery, and you have a beautiful appetizer plate that will impress your guests!
- We love any of these cheese baords, perfect for holiday charcuterie ideas (affiliate link).
- Kids LOVE a quick little nibble (but big kids do, too!)
Ingredients to make a Holiday Cheese Wreath
- Salami (that you can fold into quarters) – we like the peppered salami slices
- Sliced prosciutto (bunched up to make a flower)
- Jack cheese sticks cut into cubes
- Cheddar cheese sticks cut into cubes
- Colby Jack cheese sticks cut into cubes
- Black olives – use a good quality
- Green olives – use a good quality
- Cherry tomatoes
- Fresh rosemary (a LOT) – fresh!
How to make a Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board
- Start with your favorite size board.
- Cut the cheese ahead, drain the olives, prepare the meat, and cut the fresh rosemary (if you need to).
- Divide all ingredients in half. Assemble board as pictured, placing each ingredient across from the same ingredient. Start with meat, then cheese.
- Option to make flowers with the prosciutto. TIP BELOW.
- Place rosemary springs, olives, and cherry tomatoes on last.
- Repeat to make a whole wreath.
Sandy’s tips and substitutions:
- This is a simple board, so you don’t need any bowls. Cut everything the same bite size, so it looks uniform.
- A board with a lip works the best (so the food stays on the board).
- Repeat the patterns throughout the wreath, for example, laying down cheese, then meat, then cheese.
- Aim for 2-3 types of cheeses (try soft, hard, and flavored cheeses) and 2-3 types of meats, several types of fresh or dried fruit, and a few crunchy items if you prefer.
- ADD SALTY & SWEET: You can add a touch of chocolate, and crackers or cookies.
- TIP: If you are using a square board and are struggling to keep the round shape, you can trace a circle on a piece of parchment paper and place that on top of your board to use as an outline.
- Make it vegetarian. Think about adding another vegetable, if you prefer to not add salami, like cucumbers or peppers, some soft bread like mini naans, or even marinated vegetables like artichokes.
- Make a dip. Add a balsamic drizzle, or add a dip in the center of the charcuterie wreath. You can make our easy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip.
How to make flowers with the prosciutto
It’s easy to make prosciutto flowers. Start with folidng the prosciutto slices in half lengthwise, then roll them tightly, by pinching the bottom and keeping the top open to create a petal. For a more layered look, fold a slice back and forth to make a ribbon, then roll it up, adding extra, ruffly slices to the outside for the outer petals. TIP: Work with cold prosciutto, which makes it easier to handle and helps it hold its shape.
More holiday wreath ideas:
Get the Recipe:
Holiday Cheese Wreath
Ingredients
- 16 oz salami, that you can fold into quarters
- 16 oz sliced prosciutto, bunched up to make a flower
- 10 oz Jack cheese sticks cut into cubes
- 10 oz cheddar cheese sticks cut into cubes
- 10 oz Colby Jack cheese sticks cut into cubes
- ¼ cup Black olives
- ¼ cup Green olives
- Cherry tomatoes
- Fresh rosemary, a LOT
Instructions
- Start with a 20 inch round board.
- Cut the cheese ahead, drain the olives, prepare the meat, and cut the fresh rosemary (if you need to). Divide all ingredients in half. Assemble board as pictured, placing each ingredient across from the same ingredient.
- Start with meat, then cheese.Option to make flowers with the prosciutto. TIP BELOW.
- Place rosemary springs, olives, and cherry tomatoes on last. Then repeat to make a whole wreath.
Notes
Sandy’s tips and substitutions:
- This is a simple board, so you don’t need any bowls. Cut everything the same bite size, so it looks uniform.
- Aim for 2-3 types of cheeses (try soft, hard, and flavored cheeses) and 2-3 types of meats, several types of fresh or dried fruit, and a few crunchy items if you prefer.
- ADD SALTY & SWEET: You can add a touch of chocolate, and crackers or cookies.
- TIP: If you are using a square board and are struggling to keep the round shape, you can trace a circle on a piece of parchment paper and place that on top of your board to use as an outline.
- Vegetarian. Think about adding another vegetable, if you prefer to not add salami, like cucumbers or peppers, some soft bread like mini naans, or even marinated vegetables like artichokes.
- Add a dip. Add a balsamic drizzle, or add a dip in the center of the charcuterie wreath. You can make our easy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip.
Make flowers with prosciutto:
It’s easy to make prosciutto flowers. Start with folidng the prosciutto slices in half lengthwise, then roll them tightly, by pinching the bottom and keeping the top open to create a petal. For a more layered look, fold a slice back and forth to make a ribbon, then roll it up, adding extra, ruffly slices to the outside for the outer petals. TIP: Work with cold prosciutto, which makes it easier to handle and helps it hold its shape.
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