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This post is all about making a spicy (and sweet) Mexican charcuterie board. Made with cubed white cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, mini bell peppers, fresh salsa, guacamole, and cinnamon sugar graham crackers. It is also a perfect spread to prepare for a Cinco de Mayo party!
Charcuterie boards are such a fun way to feed people. The traditional charcuterie board idea consisting of cheese, fruit and nuts is of the past. We wanted to make a fun twist on the board and create a Mexican food inspired board. Cinco de Mayo is coming up and this would be a fun way to celebrate as friends gather at your home.
We are showing you how you can create a Mexican charcuterie board. It takes little time to create, we have listed all the items you will need below, and how you can prepare each item. We kept it super simple and quick to prepare.
Other Charcuterie Board Ideas for parties:
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We love simple house party ideas when it comes to food, so easily assembled charcuterie boards are a must!
This post is all about creating a sweet and spicy Mexican charcuterie board. You can make this board for any get together or celebration.
Sweet + Spicy Mexican Charcuterie Board
It will only take you about 15-20 minutes to cook, prepare and style! Again, super simple for you to throw together.
What You’ll Need for This Board
- Mini Chicken Tacos from Trader Joe’s
- 3 Seed Sweet Potato Crackers from Trader Joe’s (or your favorite corn chips)
- Guacamole from Trader Joe’s
- Your Favorite Spicy Salsa
- Your favorite white or sharp cheddar
- Sweet Mini Peppers
- Old Fashioned Cinnamon Grahams for Trader Joe’s
Other food items you could add:
How to Prepare Your Mexican Charcuterie Board
We think charcuterie boards should be simple to create, so instead of going “all out” and making one from scratch, we decided to make this charcuterie board easier for you.
This Mexican charcuterie board is easy and quick to make. We included mini chicken tacos, spicy salsa, chips, and more. It is so delicious and will be a hit with friends and family.
First, make sure your charcuterie board is clean before placing any food on the board. Once your board is clean, you can begin to prepare the food.
Second, start preparing the mini chicken tacos (or taquitos/ jalapeño poppers) based off the instructions on the back of the box. Again, we wanted to make this board easy and quick to create, so pre-made items are the way to go!
While the tacos are in the oven, you can begin to prepare the board. Add your salsa and guacamole to two separate bowls, respectively. We set these bowls off to the side of the board for dipping. Slice your cheddar cheese block into cubes.
Next, decorate the board! This our favorite part of making charcuterie boards. This it your time to have fun! Create the board you envision for your friends. However, we will tell you how we styled ours. We added the sweet peppers around the edges, placed the mini tacos across the tops, added cheese cubes, and chips! In a bowl to the side, we added the sweet cinnamon grahams for a touch of sweetness to balance out this spicy board.
Lastly, we added a decorative touch with cilantro. You don’t need to add cilantro, but it does garnish the board nicely. Add it if you would like.
Final Tips for Making Your Mexican Charcuterie Board
We have some final tips to creating your dream board! First, is to make it yours. By that we mean, create your board for the size of gathering you’re having. Gauge how much of each item you would need for the size of group you’re hosting. Make your board big or small. Second, have food reserved for when the board runs out. Fill in chips, cubes of cheese and peppers as needed. You can always add more to the board as it gets munched off of.
That’s all for this post about creating your own sweet and spicy Mexican charcuterie board! We know it was so fun to create and know you will have so much fun creating and sharing this with your friends and family!
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