Add an easy touch of Christmas to a buffet table this year by making a Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board. This board uses a few very basic ingredients to put together a fun and festive snacking platter.

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The holiday season has begun and I know a lot of you are entertaining and looking for some fun and festive ideas. This Christmas Tree Charcuterie Wreath, much like the Antipasto Christmas Wreath, is so easy to make. It is great for a small gathering or to have as a starter to a small dinner party.

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What is This Charcuterie Board Like

• Difficulty level – This is so easy to make. Everyone can make it! It requires no cooking and minimal ingredients. There are easy to follow step-by-step-photos so all of you can make it with ease.
• Festive – This is a fun and easy board to dress up any table this holiday season.
• Great starter – This platter would make a great starter to any kind of festive or Christmas dinner. Much like the Antipasto Christmas Wreath, it makes a great centerpiece.

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Ingredients

• Cheese – For this board I used aged cheddar, mozzarella pears and slices of Gouda cheese.
• Meat – I only used Spanish Serrano ham for this recipe.
• Olives – Marinaded green olives.
• Nuts – Pecans were used to make the tree trunk.
• Leafy greens – I used a few arugula leaves to dress the board up and give it a tree fee.

REMEMBER, The full recipe and instructions can be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.

Instructions

1. Have ready a large wooden board or platter.
2. Cut the tomatoes in half and using a toothpick, skewer a tomato and a mozzarella pearl on each stick. Repeat for all.
3. Using a star cookie cutter, cut stars out of the sliced Gouda cheese.
4. Start at the base of the tree by placing the pecans in a small bunch to make the tree trunk.
5. Using about 2/3 of the cheddar cheese cubes, make a line across the board above the pecans for the first layer.
6. Next layer, lay out arugula leaves and place about 2/3 of the cheese and tomato sticks on top.
7. Make a layer of ham above the cocktail sticks.
8. Add more arugula and top it with cocktail sticks followed by another cheddar cheese layer.
9. Make a layer of olives above the cheddar cheese and then a small amount of arugula on top. Place a star of cheese at the very top.
10. Use additional cheese stars to decorate the platter. Serve or wrap and refrigerate up to 6 hours before serving.

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Recipe Tips

There is no cooking required for this recipe and hardly any food preparation. So there aren’t many tips to share.

• Make sure the board is large enough – You can follow the recipe exact or change things up with size. Just make sure the board you are using is large enough to make the Christmas tree.

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Substitutions

• Cheese – Okay, so honestly any kind of cheese that you like will work in this recipe . It all comes down to personal taste. For the stars you could use any kind of sliced cheese like harvarti, Mozzarella, Edam, Cheddar or anything else. For the cocktail sticks, the same goes. You could use feta, cheddar, Swiss and more. Same goes for the cubed cheddar that I used. Any kind of cubed cheese can be used.
• Ham – I used Spanish Serrano ham. But you could use any kind of cold cuts for this board. Try sliced turkey, ham, prosciutto, salami, pepperoni and much more.
• Olives – Choose your favourites! I used marinaded green olives because those were the ones I had on hand. You could even use a mix of green and black olives.
• Nuts – I used a few pecans to make the tree trunk. Feel free to use any kind of nuts like walnuts, almonds and more. Alternatively you could use pretzel sticks to make the trunk.
• Leafy greens – My choice was arugula leaves for the greenery part of this tree. But anything else would work and you could even use fresh herbs like basil, rosemary or parsley.

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Serving

• Make in advance – You can make this board in the morning up to about six hours before serving. Just make sure to wrap it tightly and keep it refrigerated until serving.
• Serve as an appetizer – This would be great to serve as part of a bigger appetizer table alongside the Cranberry & Pecan Goat Cheese Ball and the Bacon Wrapped Shrimp.
• Add crackers or bread – I’ve added a few additional crackers to the side of this board. You can use whatever kind you like. Even thin slices of baguette bread would work.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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