Garden Grazing Table

For the longest time I have been really eager to put together a grazing table. To me it is the ultimate charcuterie board — a work of art to behold and incredibly fun to eat. I posted this grazing table on Instagram and received a good number of questions about it. This table served 6 people. Close family and friends who are in my quarantine group and live close by. I would not recommend this otherwise at this current time. Everyone went home with their own cheese board to enjoy later.

Many of the veggies and herbs used came from our garden, some were on the table to serve as a garnish while others were meant to be eaten. The below items added beautiful pops of color and texture to the table.

-Whole Tomatoes still on vine

-Leafy Carrots

-Rosemary

-Thyme

-Oregano

-Sunflowers

When putting together a charcuterie board, I like to include a variety of cheese, nuts, meats, fruit, dried fruit, crackers, and veggies. Trader Joe’s is one of my favorite places to shop for many of these items. The selection is always really good and the prices are hard to beat. (This is not sponsored.)

1. Cheese

-Satori Cheese – Reserve Merlot Bellavitano (This is my absolute favorite cheese and almost always the most popular)

-Manchego

-Brie

-Goat Cheese

-Blue Cheese

-Spicy Gouda

2. Meats

-Prosciutto

-Salami

-Roast Beef

-Sopressata

-Thinly Sliced Steak Tips

3. Crackers & Bread

– Raincoast Crisps: Rosemary & Fig

-Trader Joe’s Pita Chip Crackers

-Carr’s Table Water Crackers

– Whole Wheat Crackers

– French Baguette

– Ciabatta Bread

4. Fruit & Veggies

-Blueberries

-Raspberries

-Red grapes

-Green grapes

-Pomegranates

-Figs

-Cherry tomatoes

– Snap peas

-Sliced Cucumbers

-Sliced Green Peppers

-Sliced Radish

– Sweet peppers

-Trader Joe’s Sesame Honey Almonds

-Trader Joe’s Sweet and Spicy Pecans

-Caramelized Walnuts

-Macadamia Nuts

-Dried Apricots

-Dried Watermelon Jerky

-Dried Cherries

– Trader Joe’s Mediteranean Hummus

– Plain Hummus

– Spinach Artichoke Dip

-Olive Tapenade

Over the runner I layered several sheets of parchment paper and taped them to the bottom of the table to layout the food (this made for really easy cleanup). I used three different cheese boards to add height and dimension. I always love to have everything pre-cut before I start to assemble any board so that the food can be arranged at once by color and texture. Plain white or clear small bowls are perfect for holding dips while blending into the surrounding food. I wanted the food spread to look continuous. Popular food items were repeated throughout the board for everyone’s enjoyment.