Charcuterie & Cheese Bouquet Edible Arrangement
This Charcuterie Bouquet is such a crowd pleaser of an appetizer to serve up and makes a lovely gift or centerpiece for so many different occasions! It might look complicated but it was actually so easy to make and cost me less than $25 to put together! An appetizer on a budget.
Think an edible arrangement but CHEESE & CHARCUTERIE! It doesn’t get any better than that. This appetizer is made entirely in an edible base of a melon. You could also use a watermelon or cantaloupe. I added in cheeses, charcuterie and fruits to make it a fully edible bouquet. It not only make a beautiful appetizer but it could make a great hostess gift or Mother’s day gift for mom. It is really easy to put together and the entire thing is edible. You are going to want to make this one for your next spring & summer get together!🌸
Ingredients for cheese and charcuterie bouquet
This appetizer requires minimal ingredients and you can add in anything you’d like - think seasonal items or if you are having a themed party to include like food color items. I used a honey dew melon as my base but you could use a watermelon or a cantaloupe as well. To cover any of the skewers, I used fresh mint which smelled SO good and made this come together as a realistic looking FULL bouquet. You could also opt for fresh basil as well.
Here’s a list of ingredients that I used to make mine:
melon or cantaloupe
Havarti cheese
Gouda cheese
salami
strawberries
blackberries
pineapple
kiwi
grapes
fresh mint (to fill in spaces at the end)
For the skewers, I added in a variety of large and small wooden skewers. This helped to have some height in the bouquet. You can also simply break or cut the larger sticks in half. I stuck in all the longer and bigger skewers first. Then, I added the smaller wooden picks to the front and around the sides of the bouquet at the end.
Beside the edible charcuterie arrangement feel free to add in a cracker plate or jam & dips to pair with the cheese, charcuterie and fruit.
If you are looking for a more individual portion charcuterie appetizer, you might want to make my Flower Pot Charcuterie Cups! They are always a hit and made in flower pots! WOW.
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Charcuterie & Cheese Bouquet Edible Arrangement
This Charcuterie Bouquet is such a crowd pleaser of an appetizer to serve up and makes a lovely gift or centerpiece for so many different occasions! It might look complicated but it was actually so easy to make and cost me less than $25 to put together! An appetizer on a budget.
Ingredients
- melon or cantaloupe
- 1 block Roth Creamy Havarti 6oz
- 1 block Roth Gouda 6oz
- salami
- strawberries
- pineapple
- blackberries
- kiwi
- grapes
- fresh mint (to fill in spaces at the end)
Instructions
- Cut the top and bottom off your melon to make two flat bottoms (I cut about 1/2 inch off each side)
- Cut your kiwi into flowers doing zig zag cute (watch my video tutorial here)
- Using a cookie cutter cut pineapple and havarti cheese into flowers
- Using 3 slices of salami, roll them to look like a flower
- Add food items onto skewers- you can really mix and match and get creative here!
- Stick skewers into one of the flat sides of the melon
- I added in smaller skewers to the front and sides to cover any of the bigger sticks and fill in spaces
- Add fresh mint or basil in at the end to conceal any skewers and make the bouquet look full
- A beautiful easy appetizer to serve up!
Mix and match fruits and cheese to make skewers!
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This Charcuterie Bouquet is such a crowd pleaser of an appetizer to serve up and makes a lovely gift or centerpiece for so many different occasions! It might look complicated but it was actually so easy to make and cost me less than $25 to put together! An appetizer on a budget.