Thanksgiving Turkey Cheese Board

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Thanksgiving Turkey Cheese Board

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Thanksgiving Turkey Cheese Board is a wonderful centerpiece for Thanksgiving gatherings.

• Prep Time: 1 hour
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 8 servings
• Category: Appetizers
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Widmer’s One Year Cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
Arena SpringGreen™ Gouda cheese or Arena SpringGreen™ Smoked Gouda cheese, thinly sliced
Cedar Grove Havarti cheese, thinly sliced
Red Anjou pear
Thinly sliced prosciutto
Thinly sliced bresaola sausage or prosciutto
Mini cucumbers, halved lengthwise
Sweet mini bell peppers, stems removed, halved lengthwise and seeded
Pita crackers
Pitted green olives
Dried apricots
Fresh sage leaves
Black peppercorns
Seedless purple or red grapes

Instructions

1. Cut the Cheddar, gouda and havarti into triangles. Set aside two gouda slices.
2. Place pear on a serving board. Arrange prosciutto around pear.
3. Fill in board with cheddar, bresaola, cucumbers, gouda, havarti, bell peppers and crackers.
4. Tuck in olives, dried apricots and sage.
5. Cut reserved gouda slices into eyes, beak and feet.
6. Attach peppercorns for pupils.
7. Place eyes and beak on pear; arrange feet.
8. Garnish board with grapes, prosciutto flowers and sage.

Notes

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin