Autumn Leaf Wreath Cheese Platter

• Condiments

  • 1 Cranberry ginger pear relish

• Snacks

  • 1 Cookie cutters, Small leaf
  • 1 Crackers

• Other

  • Round platter (mine is 14-1/2 inches

Found on theyummylife.com

Description

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. sliced cheese--a variety of colors, white, orange, mixed, jalapeno.
• cranberry ginger pear relish (view the recipe at: www.TheYummyLife.com/recipes/33)
• Crackers
• Small leaf cookie cutters
• Round platter (mine is 14-1/2 inches)

Directions

• Cut the cheeses with leaf cookie cutters. Place bowl for relish in center of round platter to save a place for it. Beginning on outside edge, add cheese leaves to platter; vary the colors and shapes as you add the leaves, spiraling the layers toward the center of the platter. Remove bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until serving time. (This can be prepared up to 2 days ahead.) At serving time, return bowl to center of cheese leaf wreath, fill with relish, and serve with crackers.Optional: Just before serving, gently lift some of the cheese leaves and insert crackers underneath them.Recipe adapted from ilovecheese.com.