Best Cheese And Bread Platter Recipes

ITALIAN BREAD DIPPING OIL CHARCUTERIE BOARD

Steps:

• FOR THE DIPPING OIL: In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together olive oil, garlic, oregano, basil, rosemary, lemon juice, and balsamic vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
• Pour the oil in a shallow dish and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top. Serve right away with artisan bread.
• For the CHARCUTERIE BOARD, prepare a large platter, placing the bowl of dipping oil in the center. Arrange the bread chunks around the oil, filling in the spaces with 3 small bowls (tomatoes, mozzarella balls, olives).
• Prepare the stuffed butternut endive and roasted carrots in the oven (20 minutes).
• Arrange the endive and roasted carrots, along with salami, cheese, and sliced apples and pears.
• Serve and enjoy!

BREAD AND SPREADS PLATTER

Steps:

• Among 3 small bowls, divide cream cheese. Stir red peppers into cream cheese in 1 bowl. Stir olives into cream cheese in another bowl. Stir pesto into cream cheese in third bowl.
• Line serving platter with lettuce leaves. Mound 3 spreads on lettuce leaves. Surround with bread slices.

CHEESE PLATTER

Steps:

• Go to the best cheese shop in town and ask the person at the counter which cheeses are ready to serve. Taste everything; they expect you to. We all know that the Brie may look terrific, but it can be underripe and tough or overripe and ammoniated. You want only the freshest cheeses that are perfectly ripened. Take them home, refrigerate them, and then bring them to room temperature a few hours before serving.
• Second, be sure to have a platter or wooden board that is flat and large enough to hold the cheeses without crowding them. Arrange the cheeses with the cut sides facing out, and with several small cheese knives, maybe one for each type of cheese.
• Third, to finish the platter, add sliced breads or crackers, and green leaves. I use either lemon or galax leaves, which you can get from your florist. If you have a garden, any large flat leaf like hydrangea looks beautiful, but be sure they aren't poisonous and are pesticide-free!
• Overall, the simpler the design, the better the platter looks. Group each kind of cheese together and add one large bunch of green or red grapes in the center to create a visual focal point. Fill in the spaces with lots of crackers or small slices of bread.

QUICK AND EASY CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cheese. In another large bowl, beat together egg, milk and oil. Stir the flour/cheese mixture into the egg mixture, stirring until just moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.