Romantic Cheese Board for Two

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: servings

Calories: 795kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

The perfect small cheese board for date night

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Equipment

1 cheese board or plate
1 spoon
1-2 cheese knives
1 Ramekin or small bowl

Ingredients

¼ cup almonds
2 ounces fig preserves or honey
½ pound cheese
12 club crackers or crisps
¼ pint strawberries
1 bar chocolate broken into pieces

Instructions

Place almonds in a ramekin and place ramekin at center of cheese plate.
Open jar of preserves and place about three inches from almonds.
Cut cheese into ¼" slices and layer on cheese plate.
Lay crackers sideways onto plate in a stack so that they fall into a fan or cascade arrangement.
Place strawberries onto plate.
Break chocolate bar into pieces and add to plate.

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Notes

Preparation

You can assemble this small cheese platter for 2 the day before and store it in the fridge. Just be sure to pull it out at least 30 minutes before serving so that the ingredients can come to room temperature.

If you don't plan to finish the jar of preserves or jam, spoon some of it out into a ramekin to avoid contamination.

Grip the number of crackers you want in a stack and turn sideways to lay on the board. Once you release the stack, it should cascade easily into a fan without having to place each individual cracker!

For this cheese list, I recommend grabbing one cheese you both know and love and another that is something new to try. I used an aged manchego here, which has a buttery/salty flavor profile, and a port wine derby cheese which has slightly fruity flavor.

Serving

For an extra fancy factor, drizzle the berries with a little honey. If you want to get even fancier, make DIY chocolate covered strawberries right quick!

Storage

Store any leftover ingredients individually in airtight containers and refrigerate, except the crackers. You can wrap the cheese in plastic wrap or parchment paper if needed.

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