You would never know that this is a vegan cheese platter. I get all sorts of requests making cheese platters from clients, some vegan, gluten-free, some with no restrictions at all. The thing is that all cheese platters have in common, they are beautiful! No matter what allergy or special diet we can always accommodate.

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Cheese platter, grazing board, whatever you may call it

I love putting together a visually appealing and tasty cheese platter. The board is a blank canvas, adding pops of color by filling in with delicious goodies and creating something that resembles a piece of art. Every time I start putting one of these together I do what most people do – I don’t know where to start, I doubt my ability – but then I take a breath and have fun with it. It comes quite naturally to me and seeing it all together brings me so much joy. 

Drool-worthy vegan cheese platter

No one platter ever looks the same. I hope that this inspires you to create a drool-worthy platter filled with seasonal selections that suit your tastes. Use this recipe as a guide to building one for yourself, but I want you to get creative, use what you like and what you have inside your pantry!

And yes, it’s all vegan.

Ingredients needed for this recipe:

• Sliced seasonal citrus – blood oranges. Other alternatives could include tangerines, grapefruit.
• Seasonal fresh fruit – grapes, figs, apples. Other alternatives could include pears, pomegranate, melon, peaches.
• Dried fruit – apricots, raisins, cranberries.
• Seasonal vegetables – roasted butternut squash, sliced. Other alternatives could include rainbow carrots, roasted beets, blanched green beans, roasted asparagus.
• Olives and pickled vegetables.
• Nuts and seeds – Marcona almonds, pistachios, pecans, or walnuts.
• Vegan sliced cheddar cheese – I used an aged cheddar from Violife.
• Vegan herbed feta, sliced and tossed with fresh thyme and olive oil. Violife feta cheese.
• Miyokos is another company that has delicious vegan cheeses too
• Yes, chocolate belongs on a cheeseboard. Hu salty chocolate bar is my favorite.
• Fresh herbs and edible flowers – sage, thyme, rosemary, parsley, oregano, chamomile, flowering herbs to marigolds.
• Crackers and bread to your liking

How to assemble your platter

1. Start with a platter or board. To start assembling, lay out all your ingredients and start with the largest pieces first. I clump the grapes together, then lay out the cheeses and bowls.
2. Next, I line the sliced citrus, fill in with other fruit, vegetables, and nuts.
3. If there is room, add any crackers or put them on the side. 
4. Any open spaces get filled with herbs and florals.

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Vegan Cheese Platter 101

Ingredients

• Sliced seasonal citrus – blood oranges. Other alternatives could include tangerines, grapefruit.
• Seasonal fresh fruit – grapes, figs, apples. Other alternatives could include pears, pomegranate, melon, peaches.
• Dried fruit – apricots, raisins, cranberries.
• Seasonal vegetables – roasted butternut squash, sliced. Other alternatives could include rainbow carrots, roasted beets, blanched green beans, roasted asparagus.
• Olives and pickled vegetables.
• Nuts and seeds – Marcona almonds, pistachios, pecans or walnuts.
• Vegan sliced cheddar cheese – I used an aged cheddar from Violife.
• Vegan herbed feta, sliced and tossed with fresh thyme and olive oil. Violife feta cheese.
• Yes, chocolate belongs on a cheese board. Hu salty chocolate bar is my favorite.
• Fresh herbs and edible flowers – sage, thyme, rosemary, parsley, oregano, chamomile, flowering herbs to marigolds.
• Crackers and bread to your liking

Notes

1. Start with a platter or board. To start assembling, lay out all your ingredients and start with the largest pieces first. I clump the grapes together, then lay out the cheeses and bowls.
2. Next, I line the sliced citrus, fill in with other fruit, vegetables, and nuts.
3. If there is room, add any crackers or put them on the side. 
4. Any open spaces get filled with herbs and florals.

Feeling like something else? Give our Pan-Seared Mushrooms with Parsnip Puree and Herb Butter a try.

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