And don’t forget about dried fruits: apricots, cherries, cranberries, and also, crystallized ginger is a spicy sweet touch.

Cooked vegetables, such as potatoes, roasted cauliflower or lightly steamed asparagus, are also good options.įruit: Think: grapes, apricots, cherries, figs, cranberries, melons, plums, apples, pears, peaches and figs. Vegetables: On the vegetable front, think about carrots, celery and cucumbers, peppers, and cherry or grape tomatoes (on the vine is pretty, as you can see), baby vegetables, fennel, radishes (leave the greens attached for visual appeal), sugar snap and snow peas. Nuts: Roasted, candied, marcona almonds, herbed, spiced, smoked - there are a lot of nuts to choose from, but always check for allergies. Hearts of palm and sundried tomatoes are other nice options. Pickled and jarred things: Consider everything from olives (big fat green Castelvetrano olives, here, are my favorite) to capers to pepperoncini to artichoke hearts (check out the impressive big grilled ones with their stems) to pickles (like these cornichons, a classic and crowd-pleasing choice, especially when paired with cured meat). Get some cut, and some in uncut form, like this unctuous Olli Napoli Applewood Smoked Salumi. Meats: Cured meats in particular are great choices, all kinds of sausages and salumis (fancy word for the salami family) and hams (prosciutto and soppressata on this board, speck is another good choice).

You can also add something simple and super accessible, like Colby or Monterey Jack, so even less adventurous nibblers can find something to love. Include a blue cheese, like this Sweet Grass Dairy Asher Blue.Īdd a goat cheese or two: I like to offer an aged goat cheese, like the Couple from Vermont Creamery, on this board, and maybe a fresh goat cheese - Vermont Creamery makes a load of those, too, from plain to herbed to one with a smoky pepper jelly. Then a soft, creamy cheese or two, such as a double cremes, like brie or camembert, or a triple creme, such as Le Delice de Bourgogne, pictured here. Up Your Game 75+ recipe ideas for your Super Bowl party Foods to consider for your graze boardĬheese: It’s nice to offer a selection: hard cheeses such as sheep’s milk manchego or cow’s milk cheddar (here, a Cabot Private Stock Vermont Cheddar Cheese) and Parmesan or Grana Padano in nice chunks or with a knife for breaking off pieces.

Another word for cheese platter