An Easy Cheese Wreath for a Festive Christmas Table
This is not a recipe as such, it is more of an assembly job, but it is fun, festive and a little frivolous and it is easy to do and looks fabulous in the centre of a buffet table. All you need is a large platter, I used an antique cake platter. Grab a few fresh bay leaves, a baguette, some dried cranberries (called Craisins in the USA and Canada), a few freshly cracked walnuts and a round of Boursin cheese (Fig and Nut - if you can get it!).
Pop a nice little butter knife next to the cheese, so people can then help themselves to the cheese wreath. It’s simple, quick and fun, and the bay leaves impart a subtle taste to the baguette slices and also act as a room scenter… genius!
Of course this idea will also work well with other cheeses, but do use a mild cheese for a pre-dinner cheese platter, leave the cheeses with attitude to be enjoyed with a glass of claret towards the end of the meal.
You can also use cheese spread, cheese cubes (made with hard cheese) and a whole young Camembert, though, not too aged and runny… leave the oozy Camembert to have a bit of fun with the other big flavoured cheeses later.
This is guaranteed to make everyone be wowed at your artistry at the table!
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KAREN BURNS-BOOTH