Feb 22, 20202 min read

Mardi Gras Charcuterie Board

Updated: Sep 23, 2020

I am here for the beads and the cheese!

Get your Mardi Gras party started with a purple, green and gold

charcuterie board!

It's time to get the party started!

It's MARDI GRAS!

Grab your beads, grab the cheese and let's build a Mardi Gras Charcuterie board that is sure to be a big hit with your friends!

Mardi Gras is French for 'Fat Tuesday'. It is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, and it was the practice to eat rich, fatty foods before fasting for lent.

I can't think of any better way of indulging in rich foods like charcuterie and cheese.

The traditional colors associated with Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. Therefore, surprise you guest with a charcuterie board that celebrates the colors, food and fun of Mardi Gras!

Mardi Gras Shopping List

Food items you will need to build your Mardi Gras charcuterie board

Mardi Gras Shopping List

Platter - 17" Round tray

Bowls - 2 x gold bowls, 1 x white bowl

Meats - Italian dry salami

Cheese - Merlot BellaVitano cheese, Blueberry Merlot goat cheese

Crackers & Chips - Multigrain crackers, Blue corn chips, Guacamole chips, Vegetable chips

Vegetables - Olives, Purple cauliflowers, Yellow peppers, Heirloom tomatoes, Cucumbers, Celery

Fruits - Red grapes, Green grapes

Spreads - Hummus

Sweets - Chocolate coins

Platter Layout

Use the images as your guide!

Begin with your 17" round tray. Line your tray with a piece of parchment paper. Begin with your two gold bowls

Step 1: Fill your two gold bowls with olives and hummus

Step 2: Place your grapes at the top and bottom of your tray

Step 3: Add 12 salami flowers around each gold bowl

Step 4: Place guacamole and blue corn chips around your wood tray

Step 5: Add cucumber and celery sticks on your tray

Step 6: Place multigrain crackers

Step 7: Add yellow peppers sticks

Step 8: Add purple cauliflower beside the grapes and select only the green and yellow tomatoes from the heirloom bunch. Fill them in-between the cauliflower and chips.

Step 9: Place your Merlot BellaVitano and Blueberry Merlot goat cheese