Styling Your Quintessential Grazing Board + Bonus Cooler Recipe
- 10 October 2023
Styling Your Quintessential Grazing Board
Julia Canella | Recipes | 10 October 2023
Here's how to assemble an irresistible grazer for your guests using diverse cheeses and cured meats accompanied by sweet and savoury accents.
The key to a memorable board? Quality ingredients with a mix of tastes, textures and colours.
Creating a memorable grazing board
- The host: choose a tray, plate or cutting board that's square, round or rectangle in shape. Anything works, be creative and make it fun.
- 4 handfuls crushed ice
- Juice from one lemon
- 4 passionfruits
- Soda water
- 120ml / 4 shots good-quality gin
- Strawberries for garnish
3-4 quality cheeses: spoil your guests with a variety of textures and tastes: soft, blue, fresh, firm, crumbly or aged.
4-5 cured meats: salami, braesola, prosciutto, chorizo, sopressa and mortadella are all sure to tickle everyone's fancy.
Savoury: olive oil, vinegar + salt for dipping, olives, pickles, pickled vegetables, chips, anchovies, pretzels, dips, quinces, tapenades and varied nuts are all fabulous.
Sweet: fresh + dried fruits, preserves, chutney, and superb-quality chunks of chocolate, be it dark or milk.
Breads: pita breads, sliced baguettes, and fresh or toasted breads along with bread sticks and crackers will keep the grazing in full swing.
Garnish: for a chic finishing touch, fresh flowers or herb sprigs look the part and create lovely texture.
Finally: knives, spoons, forks, toothpicks as well as a stylish tablecloth and table runner with napkins to offset your spread.
BONUS: Tangy Summer Cooler | Serves 4
Cooling, moreish and sharp-flavoured, this lovely little tipple will hold you in good stead with company this summer – whether you're poolside, deckside or when the moment calls for it.
Ingredients
Crush your ice using a blender or an ice-crusher, then divide it into four tall glasses.
Add gin and lemon juice, then stir through passionfruit pulp.
Top the glass up with soda water.
Garnish your cooler with fresh strawberries, or anything else that gives it some festive colour.
Chin, chin!
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