Tips for an Easy-to-Make Passover Cheese Board
Kick off Passover festivities with this quick-and-easy cheese board featuring edible flowers.
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Passover lasts for a whole week, which means there's plenty of time to get creative with your matzo-laden offerings. This cheese board is easy to put together and makes for an eye-catching addition to any table. Playing off of some of the holiday's themes and ritual ingredients, this spread is just as meaningful as it is delicious.
Ingredients
- kosher cheeses
- matzo sheets
- apple slices
- olives
- dark chocolate
- walnuts
- prepared horseradish
- pomegranate seeds
- parsley
- edible flowers
Assemble
No matter the occasion, a sparse-looking cheese board is a sad sight. Keep things plentiful by making sure there's enough food to keep all guests happy. Start with a large, flat platter, cutting board or cheese board. Since cheese is the main ingredient, choose an assortment of kosher varieties. We chose a sheep's milk cheese, brie and a goat cheese log. Use small bowls to house olives, horseradish and pomegranate seeds. For visual interest, break matzo pieces into a variety of shapes such as long, wide and square and arrange them throughout the board. Fill in with apple slices, dark chocolate pieces and walnuts.
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Incorporate Ritual Ingredients
Ensure the meaning of Passover isn't lost by including ingredients that tie back to the holiday. Add walnuts and apple slices as a nod to the classic Passover dish, charoset. Serve prepared horseradish as a condiment and use parsley as a garnish to both represent the maror, or bitter herbs, included on the Seder plate.
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Get Creative
Since Passover takes place in the spring, add a colorful and seasonal touch with the addition of edible flowers throughout the board. Find them online, at local farmers markets, in some larger supermarkets and even in your own backyard — as long as they're safely identified first. Pretty and practical, these blooms can help fill in any holes in the arrangement, garnish the top of a cheese log or cover up unsightly cracks or crevices in the cheeses. There's no right or wrong way to create a cheese board, so just have fun and let your creativity flow.
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More Passover Ideas to Try
How to Make a Decorative Clay Seder Plate
It's not a Passover Seder without a Seder plate. Make your own elevated version with clay and gold gilding paint.
Passover Dessert: Edible Flower Toffee Matzo
Pastel candy melts and fun edible flowers give this beloved Passover dessert a spring-inspired twist.
10 Tips for a Spring Passover Table 10 Photos
Learn how to set a beautiful Passover table and the important elements to include. Chag sameach!