Cheese Tray
By: Melissa Peterman
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:39pm

Ingredients




3 ounces chunk of quality blue cheese
4 ounces chunk of quality goat cheese
4 ounces chunk of quality brie cheese
4 ounces chunk of quality sheep's milk cheese
1 bunch of grapes
2 cups other seasonal fruit (strawberries, pears, plums etc.)
1 cup raw almonds
1 cup dried fruit (Dried cranberries, apricots etc)
1 baguette
2 cups crackers

Preparation

1 Wash and pat dry fruit. Snip grape bunch into smaller clusters. 2 Arrange the grapes in the middle of the plate to resemble an in-tact bunch of grapes. 3 Slice the other fruit and place it around the grapes. 4 Place cheeses on separate parts of the cheese tray. Leave some cheese whole and provide cheese knives, or thinly slice and provide tongs. 5 Sprinkle almonds all together on one side of the cheese tray and add the dried fruit to another side. 6 Serve with a sliced baguette and crackers.

About


*Allow cheeses to come to room temperature before serving, approximately 25 minutes. This recipe is a guideline for making a cheese tray, feel free to use a variety of cheeses. It's best to offer different varieties of milk cheeses, for example 1 cow, 1 goat, 1 sheet, etc.
*Serve with optional mostarda, fig or quince paste.
*Ideal for a wine tasting party or potluck.

Comments:
DONFAYENA

Bries and blue cheeses are delicious..always remember to avoid these two cheeses if you allergic to penicillin..