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This delightful Santa Charcuterie Board is sure to make everyone feel extra jolly at your Christmas party this year!

A festive Santa Charcuterie Board features Santa’s face made from cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, rice crackers, basil, salami, and olives on a wooden board, surrounded by pine branches and twinkling string lights.

You only need mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes, salami, rice cakes (you can use any round crackers), and fresh basil.

Serve your Santa snack board with crusty bread and pesto when the afternoon hunger kicks in, or bring him to your festive gatherings for the ultimate fun holiday platter.

Check out my angel-themed grazing tray, Christmas veggie snack board, or feta and cucumber Christmas tree for other Christmas charcuterie boards.

Servings: people

Santa Charcuterie Board

Delightful charcuterie board featuring Santa made with mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes, salami, and crackers.

Prep: 25

Cook: 0

Total: 25

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Equipment

small round cookie cutter
metal straw

Ingredients

Instructions

Fold the salami in half, and then fold it again.
Layer the salami pieces on top of each other in a long row and arrange them along the rounded edge of a chopping board or platter.
Place the mozzarella balls above the salami in a U-shape.
Now, layer the mini rice cakes on top of each other to make Santa’s beard and place them inside the bocconcini frame (also in a U-shape).
Arrange the mozzarella ball and cherry tomato hat right above the rice cakes. I used 20 tomatoes for this in total. Be sure to place them with the flatter side down, so they don’t roll around.
To make the eyes you need two slices of bocconcini.
Use the small round cookie cutter to shape the mozzarella eyes.
Top with the tips of two black olives.
Make the highlight in the eyes using a metal straw and bocconcini.
Arrange the eyes in between the rice cakes, and use a cherry tomato for the nose.
Finish off with fresh basil leaves.
Serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 183kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 23mg, Sodium: 332mg, Potassium: 167mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 222IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 142mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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