Description
Looking for budget-friendly finger food for the holidays? Well, I’ve got a fantastic affordable Walmart cheese tray you are going to love.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 1 Gouda cheese, 8 ounces
- 1 Pepperjack cheese, 8 ounces
- 1 Brie cheese, 4 ounces
- 1 Blueberry/lemon/thyme goat cheese, 4 ounces
- 1 Box entertainment crackers, 13.1 ounces
- 1 Jar honey roasted peanuts, 16 ounces
- 1 bunch mixed grapes (green & purple), 1 lb, total
Instructions
- Note: Presentation will vary depending on the size and shape of your platter. I used an oval platter and this is what I chose for presentation. You can use this as a jumping off point for your own tray.
- Slice the gouda and pepperjack cheeses into thin slices about ¼” in thickness.
- Select an assortment of crackers and place them around the edge or your plate/platter/tray.
- Place the sliced pepperjack on the other side around the edge.
- Place a small ramekin on the platter for the peanuts.
- Slice the blueberry goat cheese and here’s a tip: keep a glass of warm water to dip your knife in after each slice so the goat cheese doesn’t fall apart. Slice the goat cheese on a separate, small cutting board and don’t transfer to the platter until you are ready. Once you put the goat cheese on the platter you can’t move it again. The blueberries get messy and stain the bottom of the tray.
- Start assembling your tray and see where things fit best.
- Start placing the sliced pepperjack cheese around one edge of the tray with the crackers on the other. And figure out where the triangle of brie will go. My video shows the presentation well.
- Use a spatula to place the sliced blueberry goat cheese on the platter (it’s neater that way).
- Slice a few pieces of brie from the triangle.
- Add the sliced gouda next to the sliced pepperjack.
- Pick a small bunch of green and red grapes and place on the platter in between the cheeses.
