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Holiday charcuterie recipe ideas across generations

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What do you get when you ask a Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X and a Boomer to ‘show-off their holiday charcuterie?’  Everything across the board. Check out these holiday charcuterie ideas.

Gen Z: Brie-zy Bake Oven

Holiday charcuterie recipe ideas across generations

Ingredients

  • Castello Brie 
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Honey 
  • Chopped Pistachios 

Directions

  1. Score the top of your Castello Brie with a knife and drizzle honey on top.
  2. Cook in the air fryer at 350 for 10 minutes and garnish with chopped nuts and pomegranate seeds.

Gen Z: I’ll have a Blue Cheese Christmas Without You

Ingredients 

  • Castello Velvet Blue Cheese
  • Diced Apple 
  • Pomegranate Seeds 
  • Diced Prosciutto 
  • Honey

Directions

  1. Let your Castello Velvet Blue Cheese soften and using a spoon, spread a thick layer onto a slate board.
  2. Top with diced apples, prosciutto, pomegranate seeds and a drizzle of honey.

Gen Z: Now you Cheese it, Now you Don’t.

Ingredients 

  • Castello Tickler 
  • Castello Aged Havarti 
  • Castello Gouda 
  • Castello Velvet Blue 
  • Castello Pineapple & Almond Cream Cheese Ring 
  • Castello Piquant Cream Cheese Ring 
  • Grapes 
  • Crackers 

Directions

  1. Assemble cheese blocks onto a wooden board and slice the first few pieces of each.
  2. Add cream cheese wings and fill the spaces with fresh grapes and crackers.
  3. Create your own fun cheese labels to stick into each block. 

Millennial: A Reel-y Good Board

Holiday charcuterie recipe ideas across generations

Ingredients

  • Castello Tickler 
  • Castello Aged Havarti 
  • Castello Gouda 
  • Castello Velvet Blue 
  • Castello Danish Blue 
  • Castello Pineapple & Almond Cream Cheese Ring 
  • Castello Piquant Cream Cheese Ring 
  • Castello Brie 
  • Hot Salami 
  • Prosciutto
  • Fresh Figs & Berries  
  • Pistachios 
  • Dried Apricot 
  • Fig Jam
  • Rosemary 
  • Crackers 

Directions

  1. Create your “havarti party tree” by slicing your Castello Havarti and stacking it on angles, repeating until your desired height.
  2. Then, add some pomegranate seeds for decor.
  3. Add the Castello Pineapple & Almond Cream Cheese Ring and place two pieces of tiny mint leaves at an angle with two pomegranate seeds below to serve as holly. 
  4. For the Castello Piquant Cream Cheese Ring use two pieces of basil with a small cherry tomato cut in half to create the holly effect.
  5. Slice a thin piece of Brie off the top, then using a star shaped cookie cutter, cut out a star. 
  6. Place the top back on the brie and fill with fig jam.
  7. Use tree cookie cutters to cut out shapes from the Gouda and place strategically throughout your board.
  8. Cube the rest of your cheese, add salami roses and garnish with your favorite fruit, herbs and nuts. 

Millennial: Nostalgic Cheeseboard 

Holiday charcuterie recipe ideas across generations

Ingredients

  • Castello Tickler 
  • Castello Aged Havarti 
  • Castello Gouda 
  • Castello Velvet Blue 
  • Castello Danish Blue 
  • Castello Pineapple & Almond Cream Cheese Ring 
  • Castello Piquant Cream Cheese Ring 
  • Castello Brie 
  • Salami 
  • Cherry Tomatoes 
  • Dried Cranberries 
  • Nuts
  • Honey
  • Apple 
  • Berries
  • Grapes 
  • Crackers & Baguette
  • Nostalgic Snacks

Directions 

  1. Slice your Castello Gouda and Castello Tickler cheeses and stack them between apple slices.
  2. Using a knife or cookie cutter, cut your Castello Aged Havarti into fun festive shapes and add to your board. Bake your Castello Brie with dried cranberries and honey.
  3. Cube, slice or crumble  the remainder of your cheese and assemble on your board.
  4. Fill the spaces with your favorite fruits, vegetables and crackers, then give it a nostalgic flair by adding all of your go-to childhood snacks.

GEN X: Charcuterie in a Cup

Ingredients

  • Castello Velvet Blue
  • Castello Aged Havarti 
  • Castello Gouda 
  • Castello Tickler 
  • Breadsticks 
  • Salami 
  • Pickles 
  • Olives 
  • Nuts 
Holiday charcuterie recipe ideas across generations

Directions

  1. In the bottom of your cup crumble Tickler and Havarti. 
  2. Add some olives, nuts and berries. Create skewers with Castello Danish Blue, bagels and more – and add Velvet Blue to a fig. 
  3. Cube the other cheeses.
  4. Add a breadstick, dried fruit, and garnish with rosemary. 

Boomer: The Boomer Board 

GEN X, Millennial and Generation Z Recipes

Ingredients 

  • Castello Tickler 
  • Castello Aged Havarti 
  • Castello Gouda 
  • Castello Velvet Blue 
  • Castello Danish Blue 
  • Castello Pineapple &
  • Almond Cream Cheese Ring 
  • Castello Piquant Cream Cheese Ring 
  • Castello Brie 
  • Cold Cuts 
  • Grapes 
  • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Stuffed Olives and Peppers
  • Pepperettes 
  • Candy Canes 

Directions

  1. Slice your Castello Gouda and Castello Tickler and assemble the rest of your cheese on the board.
  2. Add mini jars and fill them with olives and stuffed peppers.
  3. Using your meat, sliced olives and cheese, create a Santa face, forming his hat with folded cold cuts.
  4. Fill in the rest of your board with a variety of crackers, grapes, cherry tomatoes, sliced pepperettes and candy canes.

Castello Cheese Notes: 

  • Castello Tickler: A crunchy and salty extra mature cheddar cheese aged for 17 months.
  • Castello Aged Havarti: Bold, creamy, caramel flavour, smooth texture and a lovely  crunch
  • Castello Vintage Gouda: Nutty flavour, smooth texture and sweet caramel notes
  • Castello Velvet Blue: A milder and creamier cousin to the original Danish Blue – the perfect entry level blue cheese.
  • Castello Danish Blue: A Fine, nutty, blue aroma with hints of marzipan and a soft bitterness of sourdough
  • Castello Pineapple & Almond Cream Cheese Ring: Creamy and fruit with a hint of nuts 
  • Castello Piquant Cream Cheese Ring: Creamy, spicy and lightly sweet Castello Brie: Slightly tangy and aromatic taste with a creamy and smooth consistency

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