Top 5 Must-Haves with A Grazing Plate
‘People Need To Understand The Difference Between Wants And Needs
— I Want Abs But I Need Salami.’ - A Grazing Plate
We’re cotinuing our shop local theme for this holiday season by having a very special guest, A Grazing Plate! This sister team creates the most stunning boxes, boards, and tables for everything from a picnic on the beach to a holiday gathering and everything in between!
If you don’t already, make sure you’re following A Grazing Plate on Instagram! They will give you all the inspo with their beautiful (and delicious) works of art!
Need a creative gift idea? Purchase a gift card from A Grazing Plate because let’s be honest, who doesn’t LOVE charcuterie?!
1. Cheese
This is the starting point, a perfect building block to endless food pairings.
From manchego to cheddar, brie to blue, cheese provides an array of opportunities for perfect flavors and sets the tone for the rest of the plate.
2. Meat
The first of many accompaniments for cheese. I love to include prosciutto, spicy chorizo, and the perfect “salami river” to provide plenty of options and differences in taste and texture.
3. Produce
Fruits and vegetables are the nutritious “jewelry’ of a cheese plate! Use seasonal berries, figs, kiwi, sliced apples and pears, green or red grapes, red or yellow bell peppers, and radishes. Greens such as snow peas and asparagus are beautiful and delicious in dips as well.
4. Crunch
An essential element to any grazing plate are crackers. Use water cracker, flatbread, pretzels, French baguette, seeded, or rosemary. Also, don’t forget the nuts macorna almonds are a favorite but try cashews or walnuts as well.
5. Dip
Cheese pairs beautifully with sweets like jams and honey. It’s the sweet vs. savory that makes the flavors pop. Try pairing cheddar with apple butter, manchego with fig jam, or goat cheese with spicy blueberry jelly. It’s magical!
BONUS
Don’t forget to garnish! A simple garnish of fresh herbs or edible flowers will impress and set your plate apart from the rest. It will transform it into a complete work of art!
Meet A Grazing Plate!
A Grazing Plate creates luxury grazing tables, boards, and boxes for every occasion in Naples, FL. Our love of all things food and entertaining drove us to pursue our passion for creating beautiful charcuterie boards and turn it into a business.
Combining culinary creativity with our over the top board, box, and table presentations, A Grazing Plate will add a touch of opulence to your cocktail parties, weddings, kids’ parties, birthdays, corporate functions, baby showers, engagement parties, tailgates, and Girls Nights.
Questions? Ready to Order?
You can contact A Grazing Plate by clicking HERE! Remember, this season is all about supporting our community by shopping local so order A Grazing Box for a holiday picnic on the beach or A Grazing Board for your intimate holiday gathering! From someone who has ordered from A Grazing Plate, trust me when I say that they are DELICIOUS!
