Blue Ridge Mountains Cheese Platter (Printable)

A scenic blue-veined cheese selection styled atop crunchy crackers with honey, walnuts, and fresh grapes or figs.

# What You Need:

→ Cheeses

01 - 2.8 oz Roquefort cheese
02 - 2.8 oz Gorgonzola cheese
03 - 2.8 oz Stilton cheese
04 - 2.8 oz Bleu d'Auvergne cheese

→ Crackers

05 - 16 artisanal whole-grain crackers

→ Garnishes

06 - 1 tablespoon honey
07 - 1 tablespoon toasted walnuts, chopped
08 - 1 small bunch fresh grapes or sliced figs
09 - Fresh rosemary sprigs (optional)

# How To Make It:

01 - Slice each blue cheese into irregular wedges or blocks to resemble jagged mountain peaks.
02 - Lay the crackers in a single layer on a large serving platter or board to create a sky-like background.
03 - Position the blue cheese wedges in a row along the edge of the crackers, varying height and angle for a natural horizon effect.
04 - Lightly drizzle honey over the cheeses and sprinkle with chopped toasted walnuts.
05 - Distribute grapes or fig slices around the platter to add color and freshness.
06 - Add fresh rosemary sprigs if desired, then serve immediately.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It looks impressive enough to earn compliments, but takes barely fifteen minutes to assemble.
  • Blue cheeses shine brightest when they're the star, and this arrangement lets each one tell its own story.
  • It converts cheese skeptics because the visual storytelling makes people more adventurous with their bites.
02 -
  • Blue cheeses have volatile personalities—they're affected by temperature, so if your kitchen is warm, bring them out only ten minutes before serving or they'll become too soft to slice cleanly.
  • The combination of four blue cheeses matters because they're actually quite different from each other, and comparing them side by side makes each one taste more interesting than if you served just one.
03 -
  • Buy your cheeses from a counter where they're actually cut fresh rather than pre-packaged—the flavor difference is substantial and they'll be easier to slice into interesting shapes.
  • Let each cheese sit out for ten minutes before serving so the cold doesn't mute the flavors you've paid good money for.
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