# Red, White & Bleu Board

### Your go-to July 4th Charcuterie Recipe

If there is ONE board you make this July 4th Weekend, please, please let it be this one.

Meet the **[Red, White & Bleu Board](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYj2lIPRKCA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)** 🇺🇸 (yes, bleu, because we’re putting bleu cheese on it and I will simply never pass up a good cheese pun)

Here’s the breakdown:

- **Red:** raspberries, strawberries, pomegranates and salami
- **White:** white cheddar cubes, manchego and the cutest little cheese stars (I used cookie cutters and white sliced American cheese to make these)
- **Bleu:** blueberries, blackberries AND of course, bleu cheese

And the best part: it comes together in about 15 minutes. Let’s make it together.

**Here’s everything I used:**

_Ingredients_

- White cheddar (cubed)
- Manchego
- Bleu cheese crumbles
- White American cheese for the star cutouts
- Italian dry salami
- Prosciutto
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Pomegranate
- Honey
- Fresh rosemary

_Materials_

- [Round marble board](https://amzn.to/4wH62ZN)
- Your favorite crackers
- [Honey jar & dipper](https://amzn.to/4v5fNzF)
- Cheese knife
- [A mini star cookie cutter](https://amzn.to/49hg9KV)

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**Step 1: Start with your cheeses**

I always start with placing my cheese because it takes up the most real estate on the board (and acts like a little anchor for everything else). I placed a cluster of white cheddar cubes up top and a manchego zipper closer to the base.

**Step 2: Add your bleu cheese + your meats**

Next I crumbled bleu cheese into its own little pile on the left, then layered in the meats. Along the edge I did my signature **salami links** (folded little ribbons of salami, my favorite technique on basically every board I make) and tucked a little prosciutto fan into the middle.

**Step 3: Pile in the red & blue fruit**

Now for the color! I clustered blueberries and blackberries on one side, raspberries and strawberries on the other, and used pomegranates to fill the gaps and tie it all together.

**Step 4: The cheese stars**

Just press a mini star cutter into a slice of white cheese and set them right on top of the salami. It takes two minutes.

**Step 5: Finish with honey + herbs**

Home stretch! I nestled a little honey jar and dipper right in the center and tucked sprigs of fresh rosemary into any last gaps to make the whole thing feel lush and finished 🌿

**& that’s it!! Your Red, White & Bleu Board is ready for its big patriotic debut!!!**

Make this for your July 4th BBQ, your pool day… really whatever you’ve got going on and send me a picture on IG when you’re done ❤️

OH, and if you’re looking for creative cheese styling tips, make sure to register for my [free charcuterie workshop here](https://www.visionboardscharcuterie.com/summerclass?utm_source=social&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=mdw26).