Valentine’s Day Charcuterie and Cider pairings

Salami Rose

• Items Needed – 

• Wine glass with a narrow top

• At least 10 thinly sliced pieces salami

• Instructions – 

• Fold one piece of salami at a time over the edge of the wine glass

• Keep as close to half of each piece on the inside, and outside of the glass for best results

• Overlap the next piece of salami by ½ piece, and continue placing pieces around the rim of the glass

• As you continue, it will become more difficult to press the salami towards the center of the glass, which is the goal

• Once you have placed all your salami around the edge of the wine glass, hold it in place, and flip over the glass onto your serve board

• Slowly remove the glass and reveal your rose

Red Beet Hummus

• Items Needed – 

• Food processor, can opener, utility or chef knife, measuring utensils

• 1 roasted beet, peeled, and chopped

• 1, 15oz can chickpeas – aquafaba reserved for later

• ½ C tahini

• ½ C Lemon Juice

• 2 Cloves garlic chopped

• 3 Tbsp Olive Oil

• 1 tsp Cumin, or more to taste

• 1 tsp kosher salt

• ¼ tsp black pepper

• Additional fresh herbs as desired

• Goat cheese crumbles for garnish

• Instructions – 

• Roast, peel and chop one beet

• Chop garlic, and juice lemons

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor

• Mix until all ingredients are incorporated

• Taste for seasoning, and add reserved aquafaba as needed to achieve desired thickness

• Remove from food processor and place in a serve bowl

• Top with goat cheese crumbles, fresh herbs, or microgreens for garnish

Baked Brie with honey

• Items Needed – 

• Oven, or toaster oven

• 1 wheel brie

• 2-3 Tbsp honey

• 1-2 Tbsp sliced almonds, or chopped pistachios

• Instructions – 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

• Place your wheel of brie on an oven safe tray, along side your choice of nuts

• Bake for 5-7 minutes or until brie is soft and melted internally

• Transfer the brie to your serving tray and drizzle with honey

• Sprinkle toasted nuts on top for serving

Chocolate covered strawberries

• Items Needed – 

• Saucepan and metal mixing bowl

• Rubber spatula and skewers or toothpicks

• Tray for cooling

• Whole strawberries

• 1 Cup semisweet chocolate chips or melting wafers

• Instructions – 

• Melt 1 Cup chocolate chips in a double boiler

• Keep warm for dipping

• Dip skewered strawberries into melted chocolate and set aside on a cooling tray to allow chocolate to solidify

• Keep strawberries refrigerated until ready for serving

Building your board

• Arrange your salami rose, baked brie, hummus and strawberries around your serving board

• Add your favorite fresh vegetables, dried fruit, jam, nuts, additional cheese, bread and crackers spread around center pieces on your board

• Remember, less is more when it comes to charcuterie

• Snag a build your own 4-pack of our Valentine’s Flight – Red Cherry, Wild Berry, Sangria, and Botanical Ciders, or if you want a non-alcoholic option, we suggest the N/A Desert Nectar which has flavors of prickly pear and rose water to go perfectly with a bouquet of roses