The charcuterie Christmas tree is a tasty appetizer, a scenic way to present cold cuts on the table for Christmas holidays.
You need a Styrofoam cone of suitable size for the number of guests, diced cold cuts, soft cheeses (scamorza, asiago, provola, and similar), pitted olives and sprigs of fresh rosemary, a small star-shaped cookie cutter, and a little more for a perfect appetizer also as a centerpiece or to enrich a buffet table.
Read how to make the charcuterie Christmas tree with the easy recipe you find below, as usual, right after the photo 😉
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: New Year, Christmas
Ingredients for the Charcuterie Christmas Tree
- salami
- mortadella
- cooked ham
- soft cheese (such as asiago, scamorza, provola, etc.)
- fresh rosemary
Tools
- 1 Styrofoam cone
Preparation of the Charcuterie Christmas Tree
Cover the Styrofoam cone with food wrap.
Take some toothpicks and stick them into the cone, penetrating the Styrofoam just enough to be covered by the ingredients later.With a small star-shaped cookie cutter, cut a star from the chosen soft cheese to place on top of the tree.
Cut the cold cuts and the remaining cheese into cubes.
Drain the olives well from the preservation liquid.Place the cubes of cold cuts and cheese and the olives on the tree, sticking them into the toothpicks.
Complete your charcuterie Christmas tree with fresh rosemary sprigs.
Keep it in the refrigerator until serving time, covering it with a cake dome or kitchen foil.
Notes
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