Christmas Tree Cheese Board

Christmas Entertaining doesn’t always have to be about lots of fuss and bother. This easy to put together, delicious Cheese board looks amazing as a table centrepiece and can be adapted for all your favourites! You can use anything you like really, add in Cocktail onions, cocktail pickles, nuts, dried fruits, salami, deli ham, pate, fresh fruit, berries, whatever takes your fancy.

Ingredients

• 4 ounces Red Hard Cheese , I use Red Leicester or other Chedder -cut into bite-size cubes (120 grams)
• 3 ounces White Hard Cheese , use a mild or tangy whatever you prefer - cut into bite-size cubes (90 grams)
• 2 ounces Blue Cheese , cut into smaller pieces (60 grams)
• ½ Telegraph Cucumber , sliced
• ½ cup Fresh Blueberries (80 grams)
• 1 cup Grapes
• 6-8 Fresh Rosemary Sprigs
• 4 Pretzel Sticks , broken in half, for the trunk, you can also use Celery.
• A handful of Dried Cranberries
• A handful of Pomegranate Seeds
• 1 slice of Cheese , for the star

Instructions

1. 1. Arrange the cheeses, cucumber slices, blueberries and grapes on a large tray (or platter/cutting board) to form a tree shape. Use the rosemary sprigs to divide the sections.
2. 2. For the tree trunk use pretzels sticks or celery. Using a star cookie cutter, cut out one star out of the cheese and arrange it on top of the tree. I find the pre sliced cheese the best for this.
3. 3. Fill the gaps with dried cranberries, pomegranate seeds or nuts.
4. 4. Serve with pretzel sticks, crackers, celery sticks or crostini.