Friendsgiving is all about gathering with your besties and celebrating over a glass of sangria (check out my recipe for a fall harvest sangria) and some charcuterie made for 2 or more. Made with 5 simple yet elegant ingredients for fall parties, you are going to love the sweet, savory and salty flavors packed into this meat and cheese grazing board. Keep scrolling to see how to make your own charcuterie board complete with a grocery list. …and if you haven’t already, check out my 5 Fall Party Themes You Will Love. I offer my new line of Palm Beach Thanksgiving party ephemera that is making quite an impression this season. As alway, be sure to check back for my fun party planning ideas.

simple charcuterie for 2 recipe for fall with a pumpkin, goat cheese, nuts, cranberries, hard cheese, prochutto, crackers
Simple fall charcuterie for 2 or more.

As always, I want to impress my guests. This Thanksgiving I want to impress them with the ultimate cheese platter or charcuterie board that everyone will love. It only takes minutes to assemble and can be casually arranged onto a clean cutting board or platter. The goal is to aim for simple, fresh and colorful options. Plan on an assortment of 2-3 cheeses for intimate parties of 2-6 guests. Add bigger portions or a greater assortment for larger parties.

fall charcuterie board for 2 prepping
Prepping your fall charcuterie board

You can use any cutting board, serving tray or platter to prepare your grazing board. I used this wooden tray with a small decorative pumpkin to make it more festive for my friendsgiving party.

Fall charcuterie shopping list, 2 cheeses, olives, nuts, cranberries, meat
Fall charcuterie shopping list, 2 cheeses, olives, nuts, cranberries, meat

For my charcuterie I kept it simple and elegant. Below is my shopping list. Feel free to switch out some of the ingredients to suite you and your guests tastes. And remember to increase the portions and add in different varieties of cheeses and meets for larger parties.

Charcuterie for 2 Shopping List

8 oz Goat Cheese
1 small block of Gruyere Cheese
1/4 lb of prosciutto
Dried Figs and Cranraisins
Mary’s Gone Crackers (I love these so much)
Kalamata Olives
Chopped Pecans

Arrange your items onto your board starting with the biggest. I first placed my cheeses on the board, then meets, followed by crackers. Then I filled in the gaps using the dried fruit and nuts. I placed the olives in a dish and served it along side my board. Click for more Fall Friendsgiving party ideas grazing board ideas.

how to make charcuterie image with salami rose and cheese.

Here is another charcuterie board that I made for my most recent gathering. I got the idea for the salami flower from YouTube. Here is a link to the video How to Make a Salami Rose. The trick was to bring the salami to room temperature before building your flower. Once you have your board laid out, pop it in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.

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