Thanksgiving Turkey-Shaped Cheese Platter Appetizer Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the best cheese for Thanksgiving? ›

Brie: Brie is a popular choice due to its creamy and buttery texture. It pairs well with the rich flavors of turkey and can be delicious when spread on rolls or crackers alongside turkey slices. Gouda: A mild and slightly sweet cheese like Gouda can be a great accompaniment to Thanksgiving turkey.

Fresh, rindless cheeses fall into the soft category — from fluffy ricotta, to goat cheese, feta, and burrata. These cheeses make great refrigerator staples because they're easy to sprinkle on salads and soft enough to spread on crackers or toast.

Cheese: The best cheese for turkey sandwiches are provolone, gouda, mozzarella, Colby jack, Monterey jack, and cheddar are all great options. You don't want the cheese to overpower the other ingredients.

Place the baked Brie and cheese ball on small plates or directly on the board. Spoon the cranberry relish into a ramekin and set on the board. Fill in around everything with slices of Gouda, folded turkey breast slices, crudite, fresh and dried fruit, decorations and baguette slices.

What is the 3-3-3-3 Rule for Charcuterie Boards? No matter the style of the wood charcuterie board, you can always follow the 3-3-3-3 rule. Every charcuterie board should have three meats, three cheeses, three starch options, and three accompaniments, such as fruit, nuts, or veggies.

What should you not put on a charcuterie board? You'll want to avoid overly juicy fruits whose juices will run across the board and turn your crackers and bread soggy. Skip fruits like watermelon, pineapple, and tomatoes and stick with grapes, berries, and apples or dried fruits.

Cut wedges of brie into slices and soft round cheeses into wedges (it's totally fine to leave portions of cheese whole). Place small bowls of tapenade, olives, honey, or jam on the board. Add color by filling large blank areas with sliced fruit, then place your crackers and nuts across the board in clusters.

A good rule of thumb is 1 ounce of each cheese for every guest and about five types of cheese. For a party in which cheese is the main event, plan on buying 3 pounds for eight people, 6 pounds for 16 people, or 9 pounds for 24 people. If cheese is one of many items being served, plan on buying 3 to 4 ounces per person.

What cheese is most popular in turkey? ›

Kars Gruyere: Kars Gruyere is one of the most famous Turkish cheeses in the world with its tang, rich odor, and flavour. This traditional gruyere cheese is usually made with pure cow's milk or a mixture of cow and goat's milk.

A turkey sandwich could use provolone, or havarti, or Muenster, or Swiss or American, or gouda —aka, any mild cheese, if you don't want the cheese to be intrusive. Or you could use stilton or bleu or chèvre, or any pungent cheese to make you take notice of it.