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Festive Market Cheeseboard

November 30, 2017 By Jess 16 Comments

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Festive Market Cheeseboard
Festive Market Cheeseboard
Festive Market Cheeseboard
Festive Market Cheeseboard | cookinginmygenes.com

When I think of the festive season, thoughts of gathering around the table with family and friends, enjoying each other’s company and sharing food comes to mind.

Festive Market Cheeseboard | cookinginmygenes.com

One of my favourite ways to entertain and share food during the holidays is with a cheeseboard. To this day, putting together the cheeseboard for my parent’s Christmas Eve dinner is one of my fondest holiday memories – my Mom buys all our family’s much-loved cheeses, meats and accompaniments, then I set out to create the cheeseboard just before everyone arrives for the evening.

Cheeseboards are versatile and you can make them your own using your favourite seasonal ingredients. That’s why I love to create them! You can put all of your creative spirit and love into a dish that is meant for sharing.  A cheeseboard is one of my go-to easy entertaining recipes, especially during the holidays.

So, I’ve partnered with Castello to bring you my Festive Market Cheeseboard which is inspired by my holiday memories and seasonal ingredients which are easy to find in your local grocery store.  This cheeseboard is sure to wow your guests and make it easy to entertain this season!

Festive Market Cheeseboard | cookinginmygenes.com

Castello has a wide range of cheeses to suit your personal tastes. And, what I love is that their cheeses span from traditional to their own unique recipes and are always made with natural ingredients.

Festive Market Cheeseboard | cookinginmygenes.com

For my Festive Market Cheeseboard, I chose a classic combination of cheeses – one hard cheese, one soft cheese and one fragrant cheese. Accompanying the cheeses, I used seasonal fruits plus a spicy chorizo that not only brings a pop of colour to the cheeseboard but adds tons of flavour!

Here is how to build my Festive Market Cheeseboard with Castello Cheese:

Total Time: 15 minutes (plus 30 minutes if you’re making my Cranberry-Pear Chia Seed Jam)
Equipment: Cheeseboard (a platter or wooden cutting board works well too), small knives
Servings: 6-8 (as an appetizer)

Ingredients:

Cheeses:
Castello Tickler Extra Mature Cheddar (150-200g)
Castello Double Crème White (1 package)
Castello Extra Creamy Danish Blue (1 package)

Fruit:
1 x red Anjou Pear, sliced
1 x green Anjou Pear, sliced
1 x recipe of my Cranberry Pear Chia Seed Jam
4-5 small mandarin oranges

Meat:
1-2 Spicy Chorizo Sausages (cured), sliced

Crackers:
1 x package of plain biscuit crackers
1 x package of cashew & cranberry crisps crackers
1 x package of honey, fig & olive oil crackers
**You can always switch out for whichever crackers you can find your local grocery store**

Nuts:
½-1 cup roasted almonds

Garnish:
Fresh Rosemary
Cranberries

Instructions:

Start by arranging the three types of Castello cheese on your cheeseboard and then begin to fill in the remaining space with the rest of your ingredients.

You can use my Festive Market Cheeseboard photos to help guide your design or go with your own creative presentation! Don’t worry about fitting everything on the cheeseboard to start with; you can always refill when needed.

Festive Market Cheeseboard | cookinginmygenes.com

Here are a few helpful tips based on the ingredients I’ve chosen:

–       The pears pair beautifully with the Castello Extra Creamy Danish Blue given its richness and milder ‘blue cheese’ taste

–       My Cranberry-Pear Chia Seed Jam is a delicious topper to the Castello Double Crème White which is luscious and creamy; toasted almonds are also a lovely match to this cheese

–       The pears and chorizo are great accompaniments to the Castello Tickler Extra Mature Cheddar; the cheddar is also wonderful with the plain biscuit crackers

Festive Market Cheeseboard | cookinginmygenes.com

I hope you enjoy creating this Festive Market Cheeseboard and sharing your creation with family and friends this holiday season!

Festive Market Cheeseboard | cookinginmygenes.com

Do you want to create your own Festive Market Cheeseboard on a gorgeous handcrafted wooden Castello cheeseboard?? You can enter for a chance to win a beautiful cheeseboard from Castello PLUS $20 worth of Castello cheese vouchers to help you entertain this holiday season! {Contest is now closed. Thank you for entering. You will be contacted by Castello by email if you are the winner}

Happy Entertaining!

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

Disclaimer: Thank you to Castello for sponsoring this post.  Thank you for supporting the brands that I support. All opinions are my own.
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Filed Under: Appetizer, Holiday, Recipe Tagged With: appetizer, blue cheese, brie, castello cheese, cheddar cheese, cheese platter, cheese tray, cheeseboard

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  1. Charlotte

    December 8, 2017 at 9:18 am

    This cheese board is so beautiful!! I love how colorful it is. It makes me excited to get into full holiday hosting mode so I can make some cheeseboards as well.

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    • Jess

      December 11, 2017 at 7:58 am

      Thank you for the cheeseboard love Charlotte! So glad to hear it gets you into ‘full holiday hosting mode’ too; hope you and your guests enjoy it over the holidays!

      Reply
  2. Ann

    December 8, 2017 at 7:45 am

    Nothing makes a holiday cocktail party (or any party!) like a beautiful cheese board. This is gorgeous. Inspiration for my own holiday party this weekend 🙂

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    • Jess

      December 11, 2017 at 7:59 am

      Wonderful to hear Ann! So happy it’s given you inspiration for your holiday party, I hope you all enjoy it and have a fantastic time!

      Reply
  3. Karen Ahmed

    December 8, 2017 at 6:50 am

    Looks gorgeous!

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    • Jess

      December 11, 2017 at 7:59 am

      Thanks for the cheeseboard love Karen!

      Reply
  4. Julia

    December 6, 2017 at 6:27 am

    I love Castello cheeses! Your board looks divine! Such beautiful photographs and flavours!

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    • Jess

      December 11, 2017 at 8:00 am

      Awesome to hear you love Castello cheeses too! And thank you for the photograph and recipe love, hope you have a wonderful holiday season Julia!

      Reply
  5. Justine | JustineCelina.com

    December 2, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Oh man, when I could eat dairy this would have been my DREAM! At least I can still feast my eyes on this gorgeous spread! Your styling and photos are absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful work and very helpful tips. Cheers!

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    • Jess

      December 11, 2017 at 8:01 am

      Thanks for the photo and styling love Justine 🙂 So glad to hear you liked the tips too, cheers friend!

      Reply
  6. Christy

    December 1, 2017 at 11:45 am

    Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous! Perfectly colorful and tasty looking cheese board. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Jess

      December 1, 2017 at 1:34 pm

      Thanks for the photo love Christy! I had so much fun getting festive with this cheeseboard, hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

      Reply
  7. Lyndsay

    December 1, 2017 at 8:52 am

    I will love a cheeseboard until the end, yours looks sooo good… perhaps I’ll let my 5 year old help with the cheese board this year! 🙂 totally entering, too – thank you!

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    • Jess

      December 1, 2017 at 9:34 am

      Yessss Lyndsay, me too! Cheeseboards are my total go-to for entertaining and when I was younger I helped my parents put together the cheeseboard, I bet your 5 year old would love to help too 🙂 Enjoy & happy holidays!

      Reply
  8. Dana

    December 1, 2017 at 8:36 am

    OMG. I am obsessed — and I mean *obsessed* — with cheese and charcuterie boards. I need to come up with a pescetarian-friendly charcuterie board sometime, lol. This looks lovely and it has all of the necessary components — sharp cheese, soft cheese, pungent cheese, crunchy nuts, salty meats, fruits… I’ll stop listing everything you already know, haha. This looks gorgeous, and I’m coming over.

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    • Jess

      December 1, 2017 at 9:37 am

      OMG Dana, me too, obsessed!!! I love how cheese and charcuterie boards allow you to be as creative as you want to be with whichever flavours you like. I can’t wait to see your pescetarian-friendly board too! Thanks for the love on this cheeseboard and yes, come on over and share one with us over the holidays 😉

      Reply

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