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Ultimate Cheese board
Ultimate Cheese board
By Morrisons
Published on 20 February 2025
This Ultimate Cheeseboard is the perfect way to impress your guests! Featuring a selection of delicious cheeses, chutneys, fruits, and nuts, it's a real showstopper. This recipe includes instructions for homemade baked apples and spiced plum chutney, adding a touch of festive sparkle to your board.Time and servings
2 hrs 10 minsTotal time
8Servings
Ingredients
- 2 Granny smith apples
- ½ tsp oil
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1½ kg ripe plums
- 500g cooking apples
- 2 oranges
- 200g dried figs, chopped finely
- 100g dried cranberries
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 300ml red wine vinegar
- 500g demerara sugar
- Market Street Truffle Brie
- The Best Cropwell Bishop Stilton
- Market Street White Stilton, Cranberry, Golden Raisin & Amaretto
- Market Street Red Fox cheese
- Market Street Old Amsterdam cheese
- Davidstow Mature Cheddar
- Tomato & Sesame Seed Crackers
- Pumpkin and Emmental Thins
- Sourdough Muesli Thins
- Market Street Deli Spanish Selection
- Spanish Fuet Sausage
- Morrisons The Best Continental Meat Selection
- Morrisons the Best Market Street Figs
- Morrisons the Best Sable Grapes
- Morrisons the Best Mixed Nuts
- Morrisons the Best Spanish Honey
- Celery, cut into batons
Method
16 stepsBaked Apples Method
Step 1
Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F, Gas Mark 4).Step 2
Half the apples and brush with the lemon juice then the oil.Step 3
Place the cut apples face up on a non-stick baking tray for 25 minutes until baked.
Spiced Plum Chutney Method
Step 1
Halve the plums and remove the centre stone, then peel, core and dice the apples.Step 2
Finely grate the zest from the oranges and squeeze the juice.Step 3
Place in a large pan with the plums and diced apples.Step 4
Add the figs, cranberries, ginger, cinnamon, vinegar and sugar. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.Step 5
Reduce the heat to a simmer and continue cooking for 1 hour, stirring from time to time, until thick and syrupy.Step 6
Wash 2 to 3 jam jars in warm soapy water, rinse thoroughly in warm water and dry. Place in a moderate oven for 5 minutes to warm through.Step 7
Carefully ladle the syrup into the clean, warmed jars, cover the tops with a circle of wax paper and seal with a disc of cling film or the jar lid.Step 8
Allow the jars to cool, label and store in a cool place. Use within 6 months.
Cheese Board Method
Step 1
Grab your favourite cheeseboard, wooden chopping board or festive platter.Step 2
Cut up the cheeses to your taste and arrange on your board or platter.Step 3
Pop out a selection of the crackers, cheese straws and cooked meats.Step 4
Add a handful of grapes, nuts, figs and celery batons.Step 5
Add baked apples and homemade plum chutney to give your board some extra special sparkle.