Do you love to host during the holiday season? Do you need an amazing dish to bring to pot lucks? Well I’ve got you. Learn to make this fabulous charcuterie edible wreath, and you will wow your friends and family time and time again. It’s easier to make than it looks, and it can be adapted to many tastes and culinary preferences. Come on in and let’s play together in the kitchen.
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Inspiration for the Edible Wreath
A charcuterie board is one of my go tos for an appetizer spread. I’ve loved charcuterie boards since a young age, when it wasn’t on trend and nobody used the term charcuterie. It was simply meats and cheese with a baguette, and I was good to go. Fast forward to today, and “charcuterie boards” have been all the rage for years now. Well let’s take it a step further and create a festive wreath arrangement with our charcuterie offerings.
I have wanted to make an edible wreath for a few years now, and last weekend was Mr. Masterpiece’s birthday, giving me the perfect opportunity for me to create a fabulous appetizer to honor my main guy. It was fun to create, pretty to look at and yummy to eat. They say you eat with your eyes first, and this is definitely a feast for the sight.
How To Make a Fabulous Charcuterie Edible Wreath
We have a rosemary bush in our vegetable garden and rosemary branches created the perfect bed for the edible wreath. I used a metal wreath form to create a base with the rosemary branches. I loved the look of just the rosemary, but by adding all the edible pieces it becomes a culinary masterpiece.
Supplies
- Metal Wreath Form
- Floral Wire
- Tooth Picks
Cooking Pro Tip: Like I stress in all recipes, the fresher your ingredients are, the better the end result of any dish.
Ingredients
- Rosemary Stems
- Assorted Meats (I used salami, prosciutto and coppa hams)
- Assorted Cheeses (I used fresh mozzarella, triple cream brie and jarlsberg)
- Assorted Garnishes (I used cherry tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, roasted peppers, grapes)
Cooking Pro Tip: Always read a recipe all the way through before starting. Then re-read the recipe and assemble all your ingredients so you are fully prepared, knowing all the things you need (ingredients and tools included).
Instructions
- Read entire recipe and assemble all your ingredients and tools
- Tuck a rosemary branch through the metal wreath frame spokes and secure with a piece of floral wire
- Continue to add rosemary branches around entire wreath form, securing with more floral wire as you go around
- Once you’ve gone around the entire wreath form, add more branches in sparse spots, creating a full rosemary bed
- Small pieces of rosemary can be tucked here and there into barren spots, adding more fullness
- Once the wreath is complete set aside and create salami flowers
- Fold salami slices in half and lay on top of each other overlapping half way
- Roll salami slices together forming a rosette (I used 3 salami slices for small flowers and 5 for the bigger flowers)
- Add salami roses to rosemary wreath in desired composition. (I inserted them in clusters across from each other on the wreath)
- Make skewer assortments and add to wreath also clustered in different areas of the wreath to create interest
- Skewer #1: Caprese – marinated fresh mozarella and tomatoes with basil leaf
- Skewer #2: Jarlsberg cheese with coppa ham
- Skewer #3: Brie pieces with grapes
- Skewer #4: Brie pieces with prosciutto ham
- Skewer #5: Marinated mushrooms with roasted peppers
- Set your fabulous charcuterie edible wreath on a serving platter and wow your guests
- Bon Appetit!
Tips & Tricks
Although we have the rosemary bush in the back yard, I realize this might not be realistic for all folks. Instead buy 1 or 2 bunches of whatever herb speaks to your culinary sensibilities. I not only love the rosemary because it’s home grown, but I also love the way it smells. Any time something can hit more than one sensory note it amps up it’s worth. Rosemary looks pretty, smells divine and tastes yum. It’s a perfect trifecta.
A bed of Italian parsley would also look super lush for an edible wreath. Italian parsley has long stems which would be perfect for this, and I would recommend buying 2 to 3 bunches at the store depending on the size of the bunches. I also think mint would be a fabulous choice for a dessert wreath. How fun would that be? I think I just gave myself an idea.
The skewers I made are based on ingredients we use regularly on charcuterie boards around here. Include offerings you and your family enjoy on a regular basis. The wreath is a unique presentation, but if you include edible choices which are not appreciated then it’s a fail. Use foods you know your family and friends love so it’s a pleasant experience all around (no pun intended). I am showing the mechanics of how to create the edible wreath here, but please make it yours.
Other offerings you could include on your edible wreath are dried fruits, nuts, olives, cornichons, berries, and more. Everything doesn’t have to be on a skewer either, you can simply cluster like items together. I just found the skewers to make it easy to lift items off the wreath to eat. I will certainly be experimenting with other design options. The edible wreath notion is super fun and kind of addictive.
Also if you don’t want to deal with the wreath form aspect of the project you could simple create the circular wreath shape on a serving platter. Cut the herbs (whatever you decide to use) to a smaller size and form a circle shape on the platter. I would just recommend using plenty of herbs to form a big enough bed to create the wreath effect.
Closing Thoughts
This time of year is nuts for us. Both my birthday and Mr. M’s birthdays are in November ending in a bang with the Thanksgiving celebration. And then we sprint right into Christmas, New Year’s and the Epiphany. I love each and every holiday and creating special touches like this edible charcuterie wreath just elevates the experiences. How about you? Do you enjoy hosting? Do you love cooking and experimenting? Well, I hope this inspired you in some way.
Miss M comes home on Saturday for the Thanksgiving celebration next week. The day after Thanksgiving we go as a family and pick out the perfect Christmas tree. Hopefully we can trim the tree before she heads back to Colorado to finish her semester. If not, the tree will sit barren until she comes home again for winter break when we will finish trimming it. I love all these traditions. They fill my heart and create memories year after year. Ho, ho, ho…thanks for being here.
Shop the Fabulous Charcuterie Edible Wreath Look
- Metal Wreath Forms
- Floral Wire
- Plain tooth Picks
- Pretty Tooth Picks
- Fresh Rosemary Branches
- Italian Charcuterie Meat Assortment
- Marinated Mushrooms
- Round Wooden Serving Board
Charcuterie Edible Wreath
Equipment
- 1 Metal Wreath Form
- 1 Foral Wie
- 30 Tooth Picks
Ingredients
- 2 bunches fresh rosemary branches
- 35 slices salami
- 10 ea marinated fresh mozzarella balls Ciliegine | Cherry size
- 10 ea cherry tomatoes
- 10 leaves fresh basil small
- 12 ea marinated mushrooms
- 6 ea roasted peppers
- 6 ea Jarlsberg 1-in cubes
- 3 ea slices of coppa ham cut in half
- 22 ea brie 1/2-in cubes
- 3 ea slices of prosciutto ham cut into 3rds
- 8 es grapes
Instructions
- Read entire recipe and assemble all your ingredients and tools
- Tuck a rosemary branch through the metal wreath frame spokes and secure with a piece of floral wire
- Continue to add rosemary branches around entire wreath form, securing with more floral wire as you go around
- Once you’ve gone around the entire wreath form, add more branches in sparse spots, creating a full rosemary bed
- Small pieces of rosemary can be tucked here and there into barren spots, adding more fullness
- Once the wreath is complete set aside and create salami flowers
- Fold salami slices in half and lay on top of each other overlapping half way
- Roll salami slices together forming a rosette (I used 3 salami slices for small flowers and 5 for the bigger flowers)
- Add salami roses to rosemary wreath in desired composition. (I inserted them in clusters across from each other on the wreath)
- Make skewer assortments and add to wreath also clustered in different areas of the wreath to create interest
- Skewer #1: Caprese; marinated fresh mozarella and tomatoes with basil leaf
- Skewer #2: Jarlsberg cheese with coppa ham
- Skewer #3: Brie pieces with grapes
- Skewer #4: Brie pieces with prosciutto ham
- Skewer #5: Marinated mushrooms with roasted peppers
- Set your fabulous charcuterie edible wreath on a serving platter and wow your guests
- Bon Appetit!
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