Thanksgiving Turkey-Shaped Cheese Platter Appetizer Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the best cheese for appetizers? ›

Go for milder, crowd-pleasing cheeses like good-quality goat cheese (in our experience, everyone always seems to love Humboldt Fog), a nice hunk of Gruyère, and a mild, milky brie. A few of our favorite cheeses: Soft: brie, camembert, chèvre—anything you can spread works great for this category.

Brie: Brie is a popular choice due to its creamy and buttery texture. It pairs well with the rich flavors of turkey and can be delicious when spread on rolls or crackers alongside turkey slices. Gouda: A mild and slightly sweet cheese like Gouda can be a great accompaniment to Thanksgiving turkey.

Don't forget pickles, fruit, jams, olives, honey, and nuts. In addition to the crackers, you can fill in some of the gaps in a charcuterie and cheese board with smaller tasty morsels that pair well with your cheese.

Here are the types of cheese most suitable for cheese boards: Soft cheese: Goat cheese, Brie or Camembert. Semi-hard cheese: Cheddar, Gouda or Havarti. Hard cheese: Parmesan, Manchego or Pecorino.

Semi-firm cheeses. Gouda, muenster, gruyere, butterkäse, and cheddar jack cheese are all winners. Soft cheeses. Brie, burrata, stracchino, and mascarpone are all great spreadable cheeses.

A turkey sandwich could use provolone, or havarti, or Muenster, or Swiss or American, or gouda —aka, any mild cheese, if you don't want the cheese to be intrusive. Or you could use stilton or bleu or chèvre, or any pungent cheese to make you take notice of it.

Cheese: Swiss, provolone, and cheddar cheeses all pair well with turkey. Buy slices directly from the deli counter, or slice off the block with a cheese slicer. Lettuce: Green leaf or romaine lettuce adds much needed crunch. Remove the thick rib from romaine lettuce to make it easier to build the sandwich.

Kars Gruyere: Kars Gruyere is one of the most famous Turkish cheeses in the world with its tang, rich odor, and flavour. This traditional gruyere cheese is usually made with pure cow's milk or a mixture of cow and goat's milk.

What is the 3-3-3-3 Rule for Charcuterie Boards? No matter the style of the wood charcuterie board, you can always follow the 3-3-3-3 rule. Every charcuterie board should have three meats, three cheeses, three starch options, and three accompaniments, such as fruit, nuts, or veggies.

What not to put on a cheese board? ›

A good rule of thumb is to choose three to five cheeses with different flavors and textures. Think sharp and crumbly (such as cheddar or Parmesan), soft and bright (like goat cheese), firm and nutty (such as Manchego or Gruyère), tangy and funky (a blue), or ripe and oozy (a Brie).

Cheese starter ideas for your dinner party. We have some delicious cheesy starters for any dinner, family party or meal with friends. These appetisers all feature a variety of cheeses as their core ingredient, including goats cheese, mozzarella, ricotta, blue cheese, halloumi and feta.

Serve sliced baguette or peasant bread and an assortment of crackers, along with plenty of water for your guests to cleanse their palates between tastings. Olives, toasted nuts (related: How to Toast Nuts) and dried fruit are other great accompaniments. Fresh fruit (like pears) and honey pair well with blue cheeses.

First, the quantity: If you're serving the cheese as a hors d'oeuvre, plan on 1 to 2 ounces of each cheese per person. If you're serving the cheese as an after-dinner cheese course, figure 1 to 1 1/2 ounces of each cheese per person.