The Galentine's Day Board

Friendships are like cheeses—they come in so many flavors, they evolve as they age, and we couldn't live life without them. This February 13, celebrate friendship and cheese with our Galentine's Day Board! It features an array of cheeses from some of our favorite women-run makers (like Wisconsin's Marieke Gouda and Vermont Creamery) and other cheeses inspired by women. Expect some playful flavors, from wine-cured goat to truffle, plus accompaniments that'll prove to be cheese's best buds, from savory olives to tangy apricots. We'll bring the simple step-by-step instructions to create a beautiful board; you bring your favorite cheese-loving friends.

Featuring

prep time
10minutes
assembly time
25minutes

preparation & ingredients

1/2 lb. Marieke Truffle Gouda

1/2 lb. Murray's Cave Aged Reserve Annelies

1/2 lb. Mystic Cheese Co Melinda Mae

1/2 lb. Drunken Goat

1 ea. Vermont Creamery Herb Goat Log, 4 oz.

1 ea. Brooklyn Cured Sliced Finocchiona, 3 oz.

1 ea. B&R Farms Blenheim Apricots, 8 oz.

1 ea. Murray's Rosemary Marcona Almonds, 4.2 oz.

1 ea. Moonshot Organic Sourdough Sea Salt Crackers, 4 oz.

1 ea. Northwoods Apiaries Liquid Honey, 8 oz.

1 ea. Chocohigos® Chocolate Covered Figs, 140 g.

Candy-coated chocolate pieces

1 ea. Regalis Pitted Gordal Olives, 12 oz.

prep

Slice the Truffle Gouda and Annelies into batons.

Slice the Herb Goat Log into coins.

Slice the Drunken Goat into long triangular pieces.

For the Melinda Mae, cut even slices from the side, then cut those down into smaller square or rectangular bites.

assembly

Step 1

On a circular board, place the smallest bowl in the center, a small bowl a couple inches to the left, another small bowl a couple inches diagonally down to the right, and a slightly larger bowl between 6 and 7 o'clock. If you have red bowls, that adds a festive touch.

Step 2

Arrange the cheeses: At 12 o'clock, make a neat pile of the Melinda Mae slices. Heading clockwise, arrange a row of the Drunken Goat slices, shingled, with the rinds facing the outer edge of the board, ending at 3 o'clock. Leave a space, then continue clockwise with a shingled row of Herb Goat Log slices, from 4 o'clock until you hit the larger bowl. On the other side of the bowl, stack the slices of Annelies. Leave a space, then stack the slices of the Truffle Gouda next to the Melinda Mae.

Step 3

Arrange the salami in a shingled circle around the bowl that's farthest to the right, and in a shingled row snaking from where the Melinda Mae and Drunken Goat meet down to the Annelies. Add the crackers in a shingled row in the space between the salami, the large bowl, and the Herb Goat Log.

Step 4

Add the dried fruit: Arrange the apricots in a pile, filling in the space between the salami and the Drunken Goat. Arrange the figs in a pile between the Annelies and the Truffle Gouda.

Step 5

Fill the bowls: Place the olives in the largest bowl, almonds in the small bowl to the left, chocolate candies in the small bowl to the right, and honey in the smallest bowl. Share with your favorite friends.