5 meat and cheese platter Recipes

breadsticks , crostini, or crackers, nicoise or kalamata olives, cornichons (or sweet or dill pickles), marinated artichoke hearts, drained, pickled vegetables, dried tomatoes marinated in olive oil (or 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes), pear or apple, sliced, dried apricots , figs, or dates, marcona almonds (or other almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pine nuts, or peanuts), extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt , to taste, freshly ground pepper , to taste, fresh rosemary sprigs, dijon mustard, dress it up : wedges of cheese, such as sharp cheddar, parmigiano-reggiano, manchego, asiago; meats and fish, such as genoa salami, soppressata, prosciutto, capicola, smoked salmon, steamed shrimp

heads romaine lettuce , cut crosswise into 1-inch strips, store-bought rotisserie chicken , meat thickly sliced, ripe peaches (peeled, if desired), roughly chopped, blue cheese, crumbled, almonds, roughly chopped, white wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper

tomatoes, pre-washed button mushrooms, italian salad dressing, leaf lettuce, cheddar , jack or provolone, sliced or cubed, sliced deli roast beef , turkey and/or ham, halved and rolled up, sliced deli hard salami, marinated artichoke hearts, drained, pitted ripe olives, pepperoncini or cherry peppers, celery sticks

heads romaine lettuce , cut crosswise into 1-inch strips, store-bought rotisserie-cooked chicken , meat thickly sliced, ripe peaches, roughly chopped (peeled , if desired), blue cheese, crumbled, almonds, roughly chopped, white wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper