Thanksgiving Turkey-Shaped Cheese Platter Appetizer

• Meat

  • 4 oz Salami, Slices

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 Chocolate chips

• Snacks

  • 6 oz Ritz crackers

• Dairy

  • 5 oz Cheddar cheese, slices
  • 3 oz Swiss cheese, slices

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Description

Ingredients

• 6 oz Ritz crackers
• 3 oz Swiss cheese slices
• 5 oz Cheddar cheese slices
• 4 oz Salami slices
• 2 chocolate chips

Directions

• Prepare a large plate or a tray, at least 16 inches in diameter.
• Cut out the turkey head, body and feet from the cheddar cheese slice and arrange on the bottom of the tray as shown on the picture. Add the chocolate chips for the eyes. Cut out the small triangle for the beak out of the Swiss cheese and add to the turkey head. Cut out of the small stripe for the beard from the salami slice and add to the turkey head.
• If your cheese slices are large size, cut them into quarters.
• Arrange the Salami slices around the turkey head and body as shown on the picture. The Salami slices should partially go under the turkey and should overlap each other.
• Arrange the Swiss cheese slices in an overlapping manner around the turkey, and have them partially go under the Salami slices as shown on the picture.
• Arrange another layer of Salami slices to go partially under the Swiss slices and overlap each other.
• Arrange the Cheddar cheese slices around Salami, to go partially under the Salami slices and overlap each other.
• Arrange the Ritz crackers around the Cheddar cheese slices, putting them partially under the Cheddar cheese as shown on the picture.
• Arrange the 2nd overlapping layer of Ritz crackers around the turkey.