Buddy the Elf Charcuterie Board

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5 from 2 votes

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: snacks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Appetizers, Buddy The Elf, Charcuterie Board

Servings:

Calories: 244kcal

Ingredients

2 cups Broccoli florets
16 ounces Cheddar Cheese cubed
1/2 Bell Pepper red
1 English Cucumber sliced, then cut in half
Christmas Snacks to fill the board with

Instructions

Rinse your Broccoli, Cucumbers and Red Bell Pepper. Make sure to pat Dry
Cut the stems off all the Broccoli to make florets. Make sure to cut them close to the base so they will sit flat on the board. Set aside
Cut the Cumbers. Slice them about a 1/4 of an inch wide and try to keep them a consistent width. Then cut the round slices in half and set aside.
Cut your Bell Peppers. Cut the top off the bell pepper and remove the seeds and membrane. Then slice them horizontally from top to bottom about 1/4 of an inch wide. Set these aside.
Assemble your Charcuterie Board. You want it to end up looking like Buddy the Elf's hat so we are going to start with the base then create a triangle shape!
Broccoli: Start at the base of the board and lay out your florets about 3 inches wide.
Cheese Cubes: Place about 3 rows of cheese cubes above the broccoli (building towards the top of the board) then stack three rows on top of the bottom layers of cheese.
Cucumbers: This part can be a little tedious so be patient. Turn your cut cucumber slices to where the peel is face up and layer them in a triangular pattern until you come to a point. I recommend starting with larger slices of the cucumber and ending with the smallest ones
Red Bell Pepper: Once the hat is mostly assembled, you will finish with Buddy's signature red feather. Just place the slices in a feather pattern on the cheese! Use the curved pieces of the bell pepper to help you make the shape!
Finishing Touches: Now that your hat is finished you can fill in the rest of the charcuterie board! Add a small bowl of ranch (or your favorite vegetable dip) for dipping. Then fill in with some of your favorite Christmas snacks! I recommend things like: popcorn, carrots, cookies, pretzels, marshmallows, fruit, candy canes, Christmas Candy...whatever you like, they sky's the limit!

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