Easy charcuterie aperitif | Selection Very Gourmand
Do you dream of a bells aperitif Plank that immediately tears "way", even on the part of Gourmets accustomed to the most beautiful tables? With a few simple visual principles, precise amount marks and a sharp selection of products, you can turn a threesome from cold cuts and some accompaniments into genuine gastronomic, photogenic and yet easy to assemble. The guide below details all: choice of products, quantities, training and ideas to go further, including if you live out of France thanks to the ready-made references.
How to compose a glasses aperitizer that impresses your guests
Reading time: ~ 7 min
- The basics for a truly impressive cold cutting board
- Choose the best charcuteries and accompaniments
- The art of dressage for a spectacular board
- Ideas for variations and additional malignant sales
- Drinks Agreements to Accompany Your Candle Beer Board
- FAQ on the aperitif Plate Charcuterie
- Latest Tips for an Unforgettable Beelry Board Board
The basics for a truly impressive cold cutting board

Quantities and proportions to be expected
Always complete with quality bread, fresh fruit, crunchy elements: it gives volume without exploding the budget.
Compose by product families
To save time, explore the selection of handicraftsman already sorted by families: crus hams, sausages, regional specialties.
Choose the best charcuteries and accompaniments
Charcuterie to privilege
Trio win : a fondant raw ham, a more full dryer (rosette, sausage or chorizo) and a specialty of character (smoke or regional, eg. Sabatier salary). For a dinner format, add rillettes or pure duck foam. (CTA): Test an Express Assortment in the section delicatessen.
Indispensable accompaniments: pickles, butter, bread
Pickles and pickles bring the necessary acidity; Serve them in a small bowl to preserve the board. A farm butter butter, at room temperature, sublime ham and bread (discover our butters and creams). Offer two minimum bread textures: crispy and countryside or cereal wand, possibly completed by crackers or gressins. Some fresh fruit (grapes, figs, apple quarters and nuts or almonds add color and crunchy.
The art of dressage for a spectacular board
Step-by-step method for disposing of your products
- Choose a wide and flat support: large wooden board, slate or tray.
- First place the bulky elements: ramekins of pickles, dried fruit bowls, foam cups or jam, arranged in triangle.
- Add cheeses (if present) by varying shapes: triangles, dice, started part.
- DRESSING DELAYS: Raw ham ribbons, rolled sausage bouquets, more full-bodied specialties at the ends to leave the choice.
- Complete with fruits, bread and herbs (thyme, rosemary) to fill the voids and accentuate generosity.
Colors, shapes and textures at the service of the look
Alternate light and dark colors (pale pink ham, red sausage, brown bread, black grapes), various textures (fondant, crunchy, crisp, creamy) and varied shapes (round, ribbons, clusters, triangles). Objective: Zero empty space but a clear reading: grouped charcuteries, visible cheeses, accompaniments in their containers.

Ideas for variations and additional malignant sales
More generous dinner version
Increase the cold cutting around 150 g (or more) By guest, Add rillette or terrine, multiply the breads (countryside, seeds, black bread) and drag a creamy cheese like a burrata individual sprinkled with olive oil and herbs. Your tray then becomes a buffet to share where everyone composes its sandwiches.
Drinks agreements to sublimate tasting
An aromatic dry white or a little tannic light red accompanies ideally charcuteries and cheeses. Non-alcohol, bet on artisanal juice or chopping pratta syrup of sparkling water: original autumn agreement. Offer these drinks in addition naturally increases the average basket while enriching the experience.
FAQ on the aperitif Plate Charcuterie
How much charcuterie predict per person for a drink board?
For a bells aperitizer board served before a meal, count on average around 100 g per person by varying the types of charcuteries. For a dinner meal where the board acts as main dish, increase rather around 150 g per gust. If the board is mixed with cheeses, stay on a range of about 80 to 100 g of charcuterie per person.
How to prepare a glazing aperitif in advance?
You can cut the cold cuts and prepare the accompaniments one to two hours before the service, keeping everything fired in the expense. Take out the aperitif Plank beating a fifteen minutes before the guest arrives for the products to return to temperature. Keep wet elements (pickles, juicy fruits) in separate bowls for not soaking bread or cold cuts.
How to adapt a glasses aperitifier to the diets of your guests?
For an aperitif delusional cold cutting board, always plan various options: a part of the board with more crunchy vegetables, fruits, nuts and cheeses for those who eat less meat, as well as several types of bread. Clearly identify more full-bodied, smoked or very salty products and place them at the ends to leave everyone the freedom to compose its plate.

Latest Tips for an Unforgettable Beelry Board Board
Composing an unforgettable bearing aperitifier resting on some simple rules: quality products, adapted quantities, tastes and textures, theatrical training. With a well-chosen charcuteries trio, bread, pickles and butter, then a set of colors and shapes, you will get a tray as beautiful as good, even from France. To go further, read our article " Everything is good in ham then draw your favorites in the section delicatessen : your next aperitif will only be memorable.