Thanksgiving Turkey Meat & Cheese Platter
Sliced meats and cheeses are arranged on a large platter in the shape of a turkey to make a Thanksgiving appetizer.
Ingredients
- 13 large garlic and herb crackers
- 25 pieces of a pre-sliced ciabatta baguette
- 20 Ritz crackers (one set aside for the turkey head/face.)
- 15 pieces of prosciutto folded into thirds
- 25 pieces of sharp white cheddar
- 19 sandwich style pepperoni
- 21 pieces of 3 pepper Colby jack cheese
- 32 pieces of soppressata dry sausage (6 pieces set aside for above the head of the turkey)
- 1 round of Brie cut into equal wedges (I got 16)
- 1 sharp cheddar cheeseball
- 1 halved and cut smoked sausage (for legs)
- Eyes (beak, and snood cut out of pepperoni and colby jack cheese to place on Ritz cracker for turkey face)
Instructions
- Begin by placing your cheeseball in the very center and bottom of your platter.
- Now starting from the outer edge place your crackers in a semi-circle around the cheeseball. Add the bread and Ritz crackers on top of the large crackers.
- In the same fashion, layer the prosciutto, white cheddar cheese, pepperoni, Colby jack cheese, soppressata, and brie.
- To fill in the area above the cheese ball, add leftover brie wedges and soppressata.
- Stick one Ritz cracker in the top of the cheeseball for the turkey's head and place the eyes, beak, and snood on top.
- Insert the smoked sausage for the legs.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal (16%)