Turkey Charcuterie Board
Create a festive turkey-shaped charcuterie board for Thanksgiving! This easy, fun appetizer is packed with meats, cheeses, and colorful fall flavors. Simple to build and gorgeous to serve!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 large pear
- 1 cup marcona almonds
- 8 oz small cheese slices (cheddar and gouda)
- 1 lb cured meats such as salami and pepperoni
- 2 medium apples
- 1 medium cucumber*
- 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
- 4 cups crackers (about 12 oz)
- sprigs fresh rosemary
Instructions
- Prepare your apples and cucumber by slicing.
- Start with the turkey body by slicing the pear in half lengthwise. Place at the bottom of a round board cut side down.
- Create the feathers of the turkey by fanning out layers of nuts, salami and pepperoni, cheese, cucumber, and fruit alternating textures and colors. The salami can be folded in half twice and will stay "folded" if standing up and wedged in with others. Have the last layer at the top contain crackers, you can also have another layer of crackers in the middle.
- Create the face of the turkey by cutting small circles of cheese for the eyes and a triangle for the nose. You can finish the eyes with a slice of caper or olives. Place rosemary sprigs under the pear for the legs.
- Fill in the gaps of the board by tucking in more crackers, rosemary sprigs, nuts, and sprinkling pomegranate arils all over to make the board look full and inviting.