Cheese Board: Thanksgiving Leftovers

Liven Up your Leftovers with a Charcuterie Board

This year we wanted to turn our leftover into something a bit more exciting by making a platter to be truly grateful for. 

Turkey isn't typically a meat one would think of for a board, but a big part of the fun for charcuterie is experimenting with different combinations with each bite. We prefer the white meat, so we'd recommended choosing from cheeses that would go well with that (full of flavor, but not overly complicated: gouda, guyere, cheddar, havarti). If it sounds like it would be good in sandwich form- throw it on the board 😊 Since we were trying to make the most of what we had in the fridge, we went with the three variations of cheddar we had on hand.   

Oh, and we turned our mashed potatoes into a finger-food option so it could be on the board. We used this recipe from Just a Taste for mini mashed potato cakes- and we loved it. 

The Cheeses:

Cranberry White Cheddar Cheese by Maple Leaf
Unexpected Cheddar by Trader Joe's
Cabot Clothbound Mature Cheddar by Jasper Hill Farm
Busti il Tartufo Pecorino Toscana

The Meats: 

Turkey (duh)
Pepperoni (because it was another leftover already in the fridge)

The Carbs: 

Rolls (quartered into smaller bites)
Demi Paysanne loaf from Bread by Crispellis 

The Dips: 

Cranberry Relish
Fig Spread

The Extras:

Potato pancakes
Peppers
Cucumber
Carrot sticks
Assorted Grapes
Clementine

If you are going to take on a new spin to the same old leftovers this Thanksgiving, check out our Pinterest board for recipe ideas: the Cheesters Seesters Cheese Inspirations

And check out the original cheese board here