Vegetable Charcuterie Board (2024)

Move over meat and cheese because veggie boards are healthy, impressive and easy-to-make for your next party!

VegetarianCharcuterie Board

I love charcuterie boards and the idea of sitting around withfamily and friends and nibbling while chatting.When you want a healthier board, these veggie boards are the perfect snack for get-togethers. Much of what goes ontothe board can be prepped ahead of time, so all you need to do is assemble theboard and bring it to yourguests.

You canmix and matchto create the perfect board. Use mysuggestions below or go with whatever isseasonal and fresh. There are no rightor wrong ways to build an amazing vegetable charcuterie board!

This is not your usual veggie platter. In my mom’s day, she’d putout a plate with carrot sticks, olives,celery, and some ranch dressing. Thisdressed-up version is modernized with so much moreto tempt you!

What’s a vegetable charcuterie board

A traditional charcuterie board features cured meats, cheeses, andgarnishes. You’ll find everything from simplecheddar and sliced deli ham togourmet Italian prosciutto and imported cheeses. Garnishes can includeeverything from fancy mustards and pickles to sauces. With a VegetableCharcuterie board, the concept isthe same – a selection of tempting fingerfoods – but the selection is different!

Vegetable Charcuterie Board

Instead of focusing on meats and cheeses, all the attention is onveggies!This fancy crudites platterfeatures radicchio, radishes, grape tomatoes, smallcarrots with pretty stems still on them, greenbeans, co*cktailcucumbers, and more!

Why I love a vegetable charcuterie board

• Grazingboards like this are perfect for sharing.
• Youcan gather the ingredients ahead of time and then just assemble the boardbefore serving.
• They’rebeautiful to look at and delicious to eat!
• They’re healthy and low in calories.

Gather these ingredients

• Radicchio
• Radishes, such as watermelon radishes
• Cherry tomatoes– Or grape tomatoes.
• Carrots– Skinny baby carrots with the stems stillon them
• Mini cucumbers– Or English cucumber thinlysliced
• Mini bell peppers
• Snap peas
• Your favorite dips– Great choices include spinachdip, hummus, salsa, or even whipped feta dip.

How to make a vegetable charcuterie board

1. Placea bowl of dip off to one side on a largeboard. I like using this Big Board from the Reluctant Entertainer so there’s room for lotsof goodies!
2. Layerleaves of radicchio around the platter,then fill in the spaces with the vegetables.
3. Adddips and any other goodies you might want to theboard, then serve!

Tips to make the best vegetable charcuterieplatter

• Usewhat’s inseasonand look for vibrant, rich colors.
• Servebaguette slices, or pita wedges or chips on the side for those whowant something a bit moresubstantial.
• Includeat least4 different kinds of veggies.
• Include a dip– or if your platter is really big, 3dips.
• If you wish, youcanblanchthe veggies first by dunking them in boiling water for 1minute and then chill them inice water to make them more vibrant.
• Don’tcut the veggies more than2 hoursahead of time to keep them freshand crisp.
• Becreative, and don’t be afraid to put it on the board!

Variations

• Try pickledgreen beans, pickledasparagus, pickled beets, or pickled onions.
• Add your favorite cheese.

Serving suggestions

You can serve your veggie charcuterie board just like it is! Ilove having a table set up with sangria or Bellini’s, and I’lloften also put out some desserts likeLemon PokeCake.

Storage

Wrap up any leftover veggies and other nibbles and store them inthe fridge for 2-3 days.

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