Valentine Charcuterie

What says romance more than a charcuterie board :) Here is a little romantic charcuterie board inspiration for your valentines date night!

My board features the follow:

-Homemade Pesto Bruschetta (recipe below)

-Goat Cheese

-Sharp Cheddar

-Blue Cheese crumbles

-Brie Cheese

-An assortment of crackers

-Baguette

-Italian dry salami

-Prosciutto

-Italian olive mix (pitted)

-Olive oil dip mixture (recipe below)

-Grapes

-Chocolate Strawberries (recipe below)

-Favorite wine topped with candy hearts <3

Pesto Bruschetta Recipe

Ingredients:

-1 Baguette

-10oz package of grape tomatoes

-6oz jar of your favorite pesto

-Shredded mozzarella cheese (you can also use feta cheese)

Directions:

Slice the baguette into thin slices. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rinse and slice the grape tomatoes horizontally into 4 pieces. While the oven is heating, stir the jar of pesto (the oil settles at the top) generously spread pesto over slices of baguettes. Next layer the sliced tomatoes on top of the pesto lathered baguette (about 3-4 slices of tomato per piece of bread). Sprinkle shredded cheese over the pesto & tomato layered baguettes and pop into the oven! Bake for 8-10 minutes for optimal crispiness!

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Olive oil dip mixture

Ingredients:

-Olive Oil

-Garlic Powder

-Parsley

-Oregano

-Basil

-Rosemary

-Thyme

-Red Pepper Flakes

-Parmesan

Directions:

This is all to taste! Fill a small bowl with olive oil and toss in a teaspoon of all the seasonings (minus the salt, parmesan and red pepper flakes). Finish off with a sprinkle of parmesan and a dash of salt & red pepper flakes. Mix all together and taste!

Chocolate Strawberries

Ingredients:

-16oz fresh strawberries

-Dipping chocolate (I like Bakers dark chocolate)

-Wax paper

Directions:

Rinse strawberries and make sure they are dried before you start dipping. Follow the instructions on the bakers dipping chocolate bowl! Chill strawberries in fridge on wax paper and serve!