Charcuterie board

This charcuterie board is super easy to make. Simply make up lots of cocktail sticks with your favourite ingredients and arrange around a bowl of your chosen chutney to make a festive wreath shape. Perfect for parties.

Ingredients

• 400–450g/14 oz–1lb hard cheese of your choice (such as Shropshire blue and Wensleydale with cranberries), cut into 2cm/¾in cubes
• 260g/9oz mini mozzarella balls
• 160g/5½oz artichoke hearts
• 75g/2½oz cornichons
• 200g/7oz cherry tomatoes
• 180g/6oz black and green olives
• 180g/6oz cured meat or salami
• 200ml/⅓ pint chutney of your choice

To serve

• rosemary sprigs
• crackers, crostini or baguette slices

Method

1. Divide the ingredients between 30-or-so cocktail sticks, alternating between cheese cubes and mozzarella balls, artichoke pieces, cornichons, tomatoes, olives and cured meat.

2. Spoon the chutney into a small ramekin and set in the middle of a large serving plate. Neatly place all the prepared appetisers around the centre ramekin to form a circular wreath shape.

3. Add small rosemary sprigs in between the appetisers to decorate. Serve alongside crackers, crostini or baguette slices.

Charcuterie board