🧀 There’s nothing quite like a cheese platter for sharing! This French cheese platter offers a wide range of tastes and textures: mild and strong, soft and firmer. There’s something for everyone to enjoy! 🍇🍓 Accompanied by fruit, jams, and crusty bread, this platter is the epitome of sharing and indulgence. Ideal for sharing with friends or family. 🥖🍯
What is a Cheese Board?
A cheese board is a selection of cheeses and accompaniments such as fruits, nuts and bread, arranged on a platter or serving board. It’s good for any occasion, whether it’s an appetizer, a snack or even as a dessert.
What Should Be on a Cheese Board?
A good cheese board should have a mix of cheeses with different textures and flavors, fresh and dried fruits, nuts, jams and crusty bread or crackers. Olives, pickles and charcuterie can be added to the mix.
Cheese Board Ideas
Classic French: A selection of French cheeses like Brie, Comté, Roquefort, and Camembert, accompanied by grapes, figs, walnuts, and slices of fresh baguette.
Sweet and Savoury: Combine cheeses like Blue Cheese, Camembert and Emmental with dried fruits like apricots and dates, fresh berries, honey, and a variety of nuts.
How to Make a Cheese Board
- Choose your board: A big wooden cutting board or a marble slab is the way to go for a fancy presentation.
- Choose your cheeses: Go for a mix of textures and flavours. Soft cheeses (Brie, Camembert), semi-soft (Reblochon, Morbier), hard (Comté, Gruyère) and blue (Roquefort, Bleu d'Auvergne).
- Add fruits and nuts: Fresh fruits like grapes, apples and figs go well with cheese. Add a mix of nuts like almonds, walnuts and cashews for a crunchy contrast.
- Add Jams and Honeys: Offer a few fruit jams (fig, cherry) and honey to match the cheeses.
- Serve with Bread and Crackers: Fresh baguette slices, crusty breads and a selection of crackers are a must for a cheese board.
- Arrange nicely: Start by placing the cheeses on the board, then fill in with fruits, nuts and accompaniments.
If you want to add some traditional French meats to your cheese board, check out our Cheese and Charcuterie board recipe!
Simple Cheese Platter
For a quick and easy cheese platter, select a few key ingredients: a variety of cheeses, some fresh and dried fruits, and a handful of nuts. Add a couple of jams and serve with fresh bread and crackers for a simple yet delightful spread.
Explore More Cheese Board Recipes
Discover different themes and ingredients to create a unique cheese board every time. Want to know more about French cheeses? Check out our Beginner’s Guide to French Cheese and become an expert in French cheese varieties!
Preparation time
15 min
Ingredients For
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Brie de Meaux with herbs and walnuts
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100 gr
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2 sprigs
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4 sprigs
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x 5
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Fresh spring goat’s cheese with onion confit
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200 gr
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20 gr
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Savoie Emmental with summer accompaniments
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Young Comté with Nyons olives and fig and black cherry jam
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50 gr
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50 gr
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Camembert in a fresh herb crust with fresh fruit
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Morbier with pickled gherkins, onion confit and walnut bread
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200 gr
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100 gr
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50 gr
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Roquefort with fresh figs, honey and walnut kernels
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100 gr
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Preparation
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Brie de Meaux with herbs and walnuts
1. Finely chop the parsley, thyme and chives. Chop the walnuts. In a bowl, mix the mascarpone with the herbs and the walnuts.
2. Carefully cut the Brie de Meaux vertically in half. Apply a thick layer of filling, then close up again using the other half of the Brie, and press together firmly.
3. Wrap the stuffed Brie in clingfilm and refrigerate for at least an hour.
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Fresh spring goat’s cheese with onion confit
Arrange the fresh goat’s cheese on your platter and add the onion confit to it. Drizzle with olive oil.
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Savoie Emmental with summer accompaniments
Cut the Emmental into slices and arrange it on your platter. Garnish with walnuts all around.
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Young Comté with Nyons olives and fig and black cherry jam
Arrange the Comté in slices on your platter. Serve it with Nyons olives and fig and black cherry jam. To be accompanied with small toasted baguette slices.
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Camembert in a fresh herb crust with fresh fruit
Cut up the Camembert and pour the lavender honey over it. Sprinkle with a few sprigs of fresh thyme.
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Morbier with pickled gherkins, onion confit and walnut bread
Arrange the Morbier in slices on the platter. Serve with pickled gherkins, onion confit and walnut bread.
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Roquefort with fresh figs, honey and walnut kernels
Arrange the Roquefort in slices on the platter. Serve with fresh figs, a drizzle of honey and walnut kernels.
Add: Rustic bread and cereal baguette;
Arrange all the items on a platter. Add a few leaves of rosemary, thyme and edible flowers for a touch of freshness. Serve at room temperature. Bon appétit!
