Karen Burns-Booth is a food writer who shares her recipes from home and abroad on her blog Lavendar & Lovage. Here she shares with us her signature Christmas centerpiece, the magnificent Cheesemas Tree. 




Snack United Kingdom Signature dish

Cheesemas Tree

INGREDIENTS: 

200g Vintage Cheddar Cheese, cut into small cubes

200g Double Gloucester with onions and chives, cut into small cubes

150g Stilton Cheese, cut into small cubes

150g small silverskin onions

150g French cornichons

150g baby plum tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes

Cape gooseberry

Sprigs of fresh Thyme leaves




Step 1

Place the Cape Gooseberry at the top of a large rectangular board and then arrange the cheese cubes in the shape of a tree, interspersing them with the onions, cornichons and baby tomatoes.

Step 2

Arrange the sprigs of fresh thyme in and around the cheese cubes, and then make the “trunk” of the tree with three cornichons.

Step 3
Serve with crackers and crusty bread. Can be made ahead of time and covered loosely with tinfoil and stored in a cool place until you need to serve it.
Step 4

Serve with crackers or crusty bread. Can be made ahead of time and covered loosely with tinfoil and stored in a cool place until you need to serve it.