Jarcuterie!
Jarcuterie are single serve charcuterie in adorable jars or cups. Everybody gets to take their meat and cheese appetizer with them as they mingle (the concept is pure genius!)
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
- 8 wide mouthed jars or glasses
- 5 inch toothpicks
- small cocktail forks, optional
Ingredients
- 2 cups nuts: Marcona almonds, spiced pecans, macadamias, cashews, or mixed nuts are all good choices.
- 2 cups dried fruit such as figs, dates, or apricots.
- sliced Italian cold cuts like salami, prosciutto, coppa, calabrese, peperoni, sopressata, etc. Plan for at least 3-4 slices per jar.
- cubed hard cheese like cheddar, Jarlsberg, Manchego, whatever you love. Plan on 2-3 cubes per jar.
- softer cheese like mozzarella balls and mini Brie bites, plan on one of each per jar.
- meat sticks or meat wrapped mozzarella sticks, one per jar.
- assorted olives, pitted. Use these to top skewers.
- assorted pickles like gherkins, cocktail onions, marinated peppers (from the olive bar) These are good for topping the skewers, too.
- fresh berries such as blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. Plan on one skewer per jar.
- bread sticks, cheese straws, and crackers. Add the tall sticks for height and wedge small crackers into available spaces. Use one or two sticks and several crackers per jar.
- 8 fresh herb sprigs such as thyme, rosemary or marjoram for garnish.
Instructions
- Start with a layer of nuts and dried fruits at the bottom of each of your jars or glasses.
- Construct your skewers. You can do this in lots of different variations ~ refer to the photos for inspiration. Fold sliced meats in quarters or roll them before threading. You can mix meat and cheese, or do them separately. Top each skewer with a pickle or other small item. Thread berries onto their own skewers.
- Begin by adding your skewers to your jars. Use about 3 per jar.
- Add any stand alone items like meat or cheese sticks next. If you have space you can add sliced apple, grapes, or baby cucumber spears.
- Add bread sticks and crackers. Then insert the herb sprig. You're ready to serve!