A perfect little snack to keep the littles happy and occupied at your Thanksgiving gathering. This is my version of an individual mini turkey charcuterie board.
How to make a mini charcuterie board
I was thinking about what to assemble and serve this charcuterie on and decided to look for ideas at the dollar store. It would be nice to find something similar to a cutting board but smaller and probably not just a plate but that would work just fine. I checked out the party section first and found a few possibilities in plastic plates but like I said it’d be nice to get something besides plates. I looked through the seasonal decor sections and craft isles before heading to the kitchen section and lo and behold I ended up finding the perfect option! The bamboo cutting boards they carry are pretty small and work out to be the perfect size.
Ingredients
This is what I used for this charcuterie board but feel free to substitute with your favorites. I wanted to keep it simple since this is for kids.
- crackers
- salami
- cucumbers
- carrots
- grapes
- black olives
- cheese cubes
- 1 cheese slice
How to assemble the charcuterie board
I started by laying out crackers and then adding salami, cucumbers, carrots, cheese, grapes and then black olives. I can just see little fingers with the black olives on them! 🙂 To make the turkey body and facial features I cut a small circle and kind of an oblong oval shape out of a piece of provolone cheese. Swiss, cheddar or your favorite sliced cheese would work just as good – I just used what I had on hand. Cut small pieces of black olives for eyes and a small piece of carrot for the gobbler.
This is such a fun kid size appetizer to have on hand at Thanksgiving and the inexpensive cutting boards are perfect for it. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and let me know if you make these for your gathering!
Kid Size Individual Mini Turkey Charcuterie Boards
Equipment
- 1 Bamboo Cutting Board from Dollar Tree
Ingredients
- 4-6 crackers of your choice
- 7 pieces salami
- 8-10 carrot slices
- 6-8 slices cucumber
- 6-10 grapes
- 6-10 black olives
- 6-10 cheese cubes
- 1 slice swiss, cheddar or provolone cheese
Instructions
- Purchase and wash your small cutting boards from Dollar Tree or something similar you'd like to use.
- Lay out the crackers near the edges of the board to begin forming the turkey's tail.
- Place salami slices in the shape of a circle overlapping the crackers and board.
- Layer on top of the salami the cucumbers and carrots.
- Place the cheese cubes in the shape of a smaller circle inside the circle of salami.
- Place the olives and grapes around the edges of the cheese cubes.
- Cut a small circle out of the slice of cheese for the turkey head and an oblong oval for the turkey body.
- Cut two pieces of black olive for the turkeys eyes and a triangle piece of carrot for the gobbler piece.
