Canada Day Charcuterie Board
Servings: 12 servings
Gather together a bunch of red and white snack foods to assemble this super easy Canada Day Charcuterie Board! Your friends and family will love filling up on these festive snacks. Set the board down right into the middle of your patio table, and let everyone help themselves! All you need is a bunch of napkins and lots of ice cold drinks! Happy Canada Day!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup mini bocconcini cheese
- 1 cup yogurt peanuts
- 1/2 cup white candy hearts
- 1/2 cup jelly beans
- 2 cups yogurt pretzels
- 10 babybel cheese
- 1 cup marshmallow strawberries
- 1 cup red licorice spirals
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 1 cup funsorts
- 1 cup sour cherry slices
- 1 cup cherry twists
- 1 cup chocolate coins
- 2 cups strawberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- The amount of people you are serving and the number of items you have to place on the board, will help to determine the size you will need. I’m using an 18 inch wooden board that I got from Amazon. Because I’m working with red food, which can have a lot of natural and synthetic food dye, I oiled my board well with mineral oil first to avoid stains. You can find these types of serving trays at any home decor store, like Marshalls or Winners. You can certainly use a large cutting board too.
- When I start to build the board, I want to create contrasting layers, meaning that I tried my best to not put two items of the same colour next to each other. I also made use of a few bowls, which will allow you to pile things higher and keep them neat and tidy. This creates height and depth, which can elevate the look of your final product in term of visual presentation. Note that even the bowls are white and red! Anything wet, like the tomatoes and the bocconcini should be placed in bowls.
- The thing about assembling a charcuterie board is that you can easily move things around if something doesn’t work, visually speaking, for you. I like to start with placing the bowls on the board first. You won’t want to move your delicate items like the fruit, for example, around too much, because you run the risk of breaking them or mussing up their finish. Start with the firmer candies and chocolate first. Use the berries as fillers, because they are great for filling in the gaps.
- Next, let’s set the little serving bowls into place. On this board, I’m using a total of five bowls. I have a bowl of tomatoes and a bowl of bocconcini. I also have a bowl of red jelly beans, yogurt covered peanuts, and little white candy hearts. Space them apart. No two bowls should be touching.
- When that is done, it’s time to fill in the gaps. This is where I use a lot of berries and candy. Go around the perimeter of the board, adding piles of goodies, or stacking them neatly like I did with the spiral red licorice and the cherry twists. I overlapped the chocolate toonies and loonies on the board to add some shiny contrast. Even on a red and white Canada Day board, there has to be a little wiggle room for bling!
- Finally, it’s time to add some decorative touches. This is optional, but I included a string of wooden beaded garland to my final presentation. I allowed the garland to drape across the board, spilling out onto the sides. This makes the board look bigger and creates the image that there is so much on the board that it is spilling over. I also placed the board onto a red and white gingham table runner. This makes the board look fuller and adds to the festive look of your celebration! Charcuterie boards are all about the food, but they can be pretty too, right!?
Notes
If you cannot source the ingredients listed, you can easily substitute with any red and white foods that you and your family will enjoy.