Super excited about today’s blog post where I’m sharing a Kentucky Derby charcuterie board. Because let’s be real, it’s all about the snacks! I got creative and made salami roses and even ordered some really cute Derby themed cookies.
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When I first started planning out this Derby themed charcuterie board, I knew that I wanted to level up the presentation of the meat on this board. Typically, I lay salami out flat and if I’m feeling fancy I may fold it, but I decided that I wanted to make salami roses in honor of the race for the roses.
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It was MUCH easier than I anticipated. Here’s how to recreate:
- Lay out three pieces of salami flat and slightly overlapping as shown above
- Fold the top piece in half and tightly roll until you meet the overlap of the next piece
- Fold the new piece of salami in half and continue to roll
After you’ve done this, you’ll have your roses and can use toothpicks to hold everything in place.
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Since I was doing a themed board, I wanted to add fun touches and as soon as I saw these Kentucky
Derby themed cookies that I wanted to place an order. The shop does custom cookies for all occasions from milestone birthdays, bridal showers, kids birthdays, and more, but it currently on hiatus. I also closely looked at these horseshoe cookies that are gorgeous.
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I wanted to stick to a red, white, and green theme to tie to the garland of roses presented to the Derby winner so for this board I added my favorite chocolates that come in a red foil wrapping and donut holes dipped in powdered sugar to create the savory and sweet balance.
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For a casual Derby gathering at home, I threw on a white blouse with jeans and then added some pieces from Vineyard Vines’ Kentucky Derby collection. I snagged this floral and gingham scarf that can be worn a ton of different ways and also is available in a dress. Instead of a fancy fascinator, I opted for a seersucker, bow headband also from the Derby collection. Love that this can be worn beyond Derby; it would be cute paired with a white or red dress for Memorial Day or 4th of July.
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