Tannenbaum Cheese Board Border (Print)

Stylish cheese board border using triangular cheese and green grapes for a festive look.

# What You Need:

→ Cheese

01 - 8.8 oz semi-firm cheese (such as Gouda, Edam, or Emmental), well chilled

→ Fruit

02 - 5.3 oz small green seedless grapes, washed and thoroughly dried

# Steps:

01 - Cut the cheese into thin triangular slices approximately 2 to 2.3 inches long and 0.4 inches wide at the base, resembling stylized pine trees.
02 - Place the cheese triangles along all four edges of the serving platter with the points facing outward to create the pine tree effect.
03 - Position small green grapes between and around the cheese triangles to fill gaps and enhance the forest-like pattern.
04 - Continue placing grapes and cheese until the entire border is festively decorated.
05 - Arrange additional cheeses, charcuterie, crackers, or other accompaniments in the center of the board as desired.

# Top Tips:

01 -
  • It looks restaurant-worthy but takes less time than most appetizers—the kind of thing that makes you look like a genius host
  • Everyone gravitates toward it first because it's so visually stunning, which means your carefully curated cheeses and charcuterie get noticed too
  • It's the rare decoration that's actually delicious, turning the presentation into the first course itself
02 -
  • Room-temperature cheese slices like butter. Bring it out of the fridge no more than 15 minutes before assembly, and keep everything else in a cool kitchen until the moment you serve
  • The drying step for grapes isn't optional—I thought it was once and watched my whole border slowly slide around the board like a lazy avalanche
03 -
  • Assemble the border last if your kitchen is warm—those grapes and cheese will thank you for the shorter time at room temperature
  • If you're making this ahead, store the sliced cheese and dried grapes separately in the fridge, then assemble just before guests arrive for maximum visual impact
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