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large wood board showcasing prosciutto folded in several different ways with crackers cheese and mustard
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Easy Ways to Fold Prosciutto for a Charcuterie Board

6 techniques for folding prosciutto for easy serving and beautiful presentation
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: charcuterie, prosciutto
Servings: 10
Calories: 366kcal
Author: Alexis Leonhardt

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 ounce prosciutto
  • 2 ounces provolone slices cut in half
  • 2 ounces brie cut in wedges
  • 2 ounces mild cheddar cut into small cubes or wedges
  • ⅓ cup cantaloupe in small melon balls
  • 1 pear sliced
  • 2 cups crackers
  • 2 cups baguette sliced
  • ¼ cup fig jam

Instructions

Prosciutto Rosettes

  • Prepare prosciutto rosettes: cut slices of prosciutto in half. Fold that in half and roll it around the center to create a mini rosette.
    a hand rolling a piece of proscitutto into a rosette

Prosciutto Fans

  • Cut sliced prosciutto in half. Take one half and fold it back and forth like accordion. Pinch the bottom and fan out the top. Group 8-10 prosciutto fans together.
    4 prosciutto fans on a wood cutting board

Prosciutto Ribbons

  • Make large ribbons with a full slice of prosciutto. Fold it back and forth like an accordion. Hold the middle and place and gently fold that over. Group two slices back to back to support each other on the charcuterie board.
    full slice of prosciutto and prosciutto ribbon in a wood cutting board

Mini Skewers

  • Cut one slice of prosciutto in half. Take that half and fold it over two more times. Take a tooth pick or appetizer skewer through the center of the piece of prosciutto. Add a small wedge of cheese and finish with a cantaloupe ball.
    metal skewers with prosciutto cheese wedges and calnteloupe balls

Rolled with Provolone

  • Lay a full slice of prosciutto on a plate or cutting board. Lay a slice of provolone with the curved end lined up with the end of prosciutto. Roll the cheese and prosciutto all the way across into a single roll.

Loose Piles of Prosciutto

  • Take a full slice of prosciutto and hold vertically over the charcuterie board where you want it to stay. touching the bottom down, twist the prosciutto back and forth while lowering it into an easy pile.
    gently piled prosciutto on a wood cutting board

Building the Charcuterie Board

  • Lay the piles of prosciutto and other charcuterie meats across a wood board. Add cut cheese, jar of fig spread, sliced pears, crackers and baguettes. Fill in empty spaces with nuts and dried fruit. Serve the board at room temperature with small tongs and knives for serving.

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Nutrition

Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 666mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 333IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 2mg
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