Cheese Plate

Tapas are small, bite-sized appetizers that are perfect for warm summer days when you don’t want to spend a lot of time cooking a big meal. I love serving a selection of small bites like these when we have friends over. Our family also really enjoys having what we call an appetizer or tapas dinner; we essentially share several appetizers instead of having a full regular meal. The kids love it, they like trying several small bites of different food.

I used Manchego, a classic Spanish cheese made from sheep milk, on this cheese plate, but feel free to add/replace with your favorite cheese. The same is applicable to the dried/fresh fruit and the nuts. For meat lovers, you can add some Spanish style jamon serrano and chorizo slices. Every time I make a cheese plate, it’s always different than the previous one. It constantly changes based on what I have in my pantry/fridge, and what looked inspiring at the grocery store or farmers’ market.