Simple Spring Grazing Board Ideas

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Spring is in the air! Celebrate with a yummy platter full of fresh, spring-inspired ingredients with these grazing board ideas.

Once the crocuses start appearing here in the midwest, I get spring fever. Don’t you!? I wanted to capture that feeling of new and fresh with this spring grazing board. Using seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs and light cheeses, I think it’s pretty close!

In this post, I’ll give you my best grazing board ideas to create this this spring platter. And I’ll include links to sources where you can pick up what you need to recreate the look.

In this post, I’ll give you my best grazing board ideas to create this spring platter. And I’ll include links to sources where you can pick up what you need to recreate the look.

This post is all about how to create a spring grazing board ideas.

Seasonal Menu

To create a seasonal board of any kind, start with the produce that is in season. Then add in other ingredients that fit the overall aesthetic.

You’ll find in the fall and winter, more rustic, earthy, heavy ingredients like crusty bread, smoky cheeses, and spicy jam work best. Conversely, in the spring and summer, your menu will likely include lighter, sweeter, and more crisp items.

For this spring grazing board, the menu includes:

• Radishes
• Les petites carrots
• Asparagus
• Red grapes
• Marinated artichokes
• Garlic-stuffed olives
• Baby Swiss cheese
• Clover gouda
• Goat cheese rolled in fresh dill
• Brie
• Strawberry preserves
• Honey
• Prosciutto
• Calabrese
• Genoa salami
• Soppressata
• Water crackers
• Multigrain crackers
• Parmasan crisps
• Pistachios

Accouterment

Now, let’s talk about what else you will need to make this board.

Every grazing board starts with the board itself. For this board, I chose a long, rectangular wood board from Target. There are two different sizes, and the one I used is the large, which measures 30″. This is a long cheeseboard and is perfect if your grazing platter needs to feed a lot of people.

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I like that this board doesn’t have perfectly straight edges. Instead, it is a little wavy, which gives it a whimsical look, but isn’t too farmhouse. And the dark color makes all of the light ingredients on the board really pop.

You can break the rules and use more than just a wood board for your grazing boards. And break the rules I did! The brie was accented on a small glass cake stand (similar) to add some needed height.

The olives were corralled in a white porcelain fluted soufflé dish (similar). I like the wide, low profile of this dish for these olives because they are quite large and would have overwhelmed a smaller bowl.

The strawberry preserves and honey were poured into white porcelain fluted ramekin dishes. We use these all of the time in our house for fruit sides, small snacks, and desserts. And they work great on this board too.

Tip: Use what you have. You don’t have to buy new bowls to make a pretty grazing board. Repurpose small food-safe dishes you already own to hold sauces, nuts, and olives. Be creative – just make sure what you use fits the overall aesthetic!

Tip: Use what you have. You don’t have to buy new bowls to make a pretty grazing board. Repurpose small food-safe dishes you already own to hold sauces, nuts, and olives. Be creative – just make sure what you use fits the overall aesthetic!

Lastly, we added utensils. In the honey, we placed a mini dipper. This thing is too adorable for words! It’s just so cute and petite! And for the soft cheeses we used a spring-patterned set of spreaders, which I’ve had forever but linked another botanical-inspired set on my wish list.

Arranging

Once you’ve gathered your ingredients and accouterment, the last step of creating a spring grazing board is to arrange it. Now the fun begins!

This is the order I usually follow when arranging a grazing board:

• Mini bowls/dishes
• Cheeses
• Produce
• Meats
• Crackers/bread
• Nuts or other filler
• Garnishes

I’ve found that placing items in this order – starting with the largest items and working my way down from there – helps to make sure everything fits.

Tip: When you’re placing ingredients on a grazing platter, you want to make sure each ingredient (with the exception of sauce and cheese) appears at least twice. This is both form and function. Especially on a large charcuterie board like this one, having menu items appear more than once gives visual balance and makes it easier for multiple people to help themselves at once.

Tip: When you’re placing ingredients on a grazing platter, you want to make sure each ingredient (with the exception of the sauce and cheese) appears at least twice. This is both form and function. Especially on a large charcuterie board like this one, having menu items appear more than once gives visual balance and makes it easier for multiple people to help themselves at once.

Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to make the board perfect. There is beauty in the imperfection with grazing platters. Just keep adding items and give yourself permission to move things around. Most importantly, enjoy the process! This is supposed to be fun. 🙂

Beverage

For a complementary beverage, I chose a crisp pear spritzer. Poured into wavy-glass champagne flutes, the light airiness paired perfectly with the fresh ingredients on this spring grazing board.

Unfortunately, the crystal flutes are discontinued. These were wedding gifts nearly two decades ago! (Yikes – how is that possible!?) But you may be able to find replacements or second hand out there.

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Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you found what you were looking for – lots of grazing board ideas. If you have questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments below. Would love to hear from you! And if you need more cheese board ideas, check out my other cheese board posts.

Cheers!