Description
Elevate your holiday spread with this impressive three-tiered charcuterie arrangement. Skip the board and serve this deliciousness directly from the stand.
Ingredients
Scale
- sliced saucisson sec (or other cut meat)
- gruyère cheese (or your favorite cheese)
- smoked duck breast (sliced)
- bread (like baguette cut in slices, crackers and/or breadsticks)
- green or your favorite olives
- rosemary sprigs and radish to decorate
- bread slices
- bloc de foie gras de canard
- petits poivrons (sweet mini peppers)
- olive oil
- cornichons (baby sour gherkins)
- green grapes or other fruit to decorate
- 2 large cucumbers
- 1 package of organic pâté aux pommes et cidre
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tablespoon (7 ml) white vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon (7 ml) lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon moutarde de Dijon
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- pomegranate seeds
- sea salt and black pepper (freshly ground)
Instructions
- Arrange the rosemary sprigs around each level.
- For the FIRST LEVEL, slice the duck breast and bread, and arrange the ingredients around the plate.
- For the SECOND LEVEL, drizzle the bread on both sides with a little olive oil. Toast on both sides in a frying or grilling pan. Optionally, cut the bread into a star shape (or round) with a cookie cutter. Spread some foie gras on the bread, and top with a sweet mini pepper. Decorate the level with more mini peppers, gherkins, and fruit.
- For the THIRD LEVEL:
- Make the vinaigrette: whisk olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Add more vinegar, lemon, or mustard to taste. Set aside.
- Slice the cucumber into 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick slices (approximately 18-20 slices).
- Cut each cucumber slice with a cookie cutter into a fun shape.
- Use the same cookie cutter to cut the pâté aux pommes et cidre. Cut each slice in half or thirds to make thinner slices.
- Top each cucumber slice with a piece of pâté. Sprinkle lightly with freshly grated sea salt.
- Drizzle with vinaigrette and decorate with pomegranate seeds.
- Serve on your three-level stand.
Notes
- For best results, use high-quality charcuterie and cheeses. The flavor will shine through!
- To prevent the bread from becoming soggy, toast it lightly before assembling the charcuterie spread.
- Leftovers can be stored separately in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: French-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 300
- Fat: 35
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 15
- Cholesterol: 80