Summer calls for the perfect cheese board, made with fresh figs, triple creamed brie, 12-month-aged manchego, and a French single-blend rosé!

As part of the “Recipes Every Girl Should Know” series, this simple cheese board is a must in your secret bag of entertaining tricks. It’s elegant, delicious, and easy to create. All you have to do is assemble the ingredients in an artistic layout. And the best part is… no cooking is required!

Now, who’s ready to start entertaining?

How to Create the Perfect Cheese Board

PREP TIME: 15 mins
COOK TIME: 0 mins
TOTAL TIME: 15 mins

Author: Taste and See Life
Recipe type: Starter
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

• Sacha Lichine single blend rosé
• Delice D’Bourgone Brie
• Don Juan Manchego
• 6 small figs, sliced
• HEB sliced peppered salami
• 1 cup assorted olives
• 1 cup fig preserve
• French bread, sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the brie, manchego, salami, and sliced figs on a cheese board.
2. Fill a tapas bowl with assorted olives.
3. Fill a tapas bowl with a fig preserve.
4. Serve sliced French bread aside from the cheese board.
5. Serve chilled rosé or wine of choice.

I used summer figs and wine to bring out the flavors of the season. However, you can design your cheese board with any fruit of your choice, but make sure your wine complements your fruit selection. As a rule of thumb, select one hard cheese and one soft cheese.

Also, you can swap out the French bread for crackers.

Taste & See Life friends, it’s your turn to create your own perfect cheese board for your next summer social. Give it a try, and let me know what you think!

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