How to Build a Brunch Board
By
Holley Grainger |
Published:
Feb 18, 2023 | Latest updated:
Mar 17, 2023
Load up your favorite breakfast and brunch ingredients into one epic board
featuring ingredients from ALDI.
Spring is officially here, so let the season for all things brunch commence – like this loaded brunch board with ingredients from ALDI!
Thank you ALDI for sponsoring this blog post! Recipe and opinions shared are my own.
Whether you’re hosting a small get together for your family or celebrating Easter virtually with friends, you can find all of your Easter needs at ALDI. I love the huge variety of high-quality ingredients sold at ALDI and know that I can always find what I need to make a delicious and affordable meal. This is just one more reason why ALDI is my go-to place for finding everything I need to create a brunch board, a charcuterie board or a variety of simple and quick appetizers and desserts.
As “foods on a board” continue to be the rage, I have leaned into this trend and have had more fun creating themed boards for my family such as burger boards, taco boards, sandwich boards and, of course, brunch boards.
How to Build a Spring Brunch Board
Because we’re in the heart of brunch season, I want to show you how easy and delicious it is to make a brunch charcuterie board with breakfast ingredients from ALDI. ALDI has everything you need at affordable prices including fresh, high-quality ingredients for your Easter brunch. Once you choose your favorite ingredients, follow these steps for how to arrange the board.
Breakfast and Brunch Board Ingredient Ideas from ALDI
When planning which foods to include on a brunch and breakfast board, be sure to include a wide variety so that everyone enjoying it will be able to find something to eat. I like to plan a main component (which is usually a starch) such as pancakes, waffles, bagels or biscuits. From there, I think about what is needed to go with those foods such as syrup, preserves, butter, or powdered sugar. I also want to include a few sources of protein like breakfast sausage, bacon, boiled eggs and/or smoked salmon. A hard and soft cheese are always complimentary and, of course, fruit such as fresh berries are always a welcome ingredient.
The Best Breakfast Ingredients From ALDI:
- Simply Nature Organic Cage Free Large Brown Eggs (hard boiled)
- Organic avocado
- L’oven Fresh Plain Mini Bagels
- Bake Shop Croissant
- Aunt Maple’s Buttermilk Pancake Mix
- Happy Farms Onion & Chive Soft Spread Cream Cheese
- Emporium Selection Goat Cheese
- Friendly Farms Nonfat Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- Emporium Selection Brie
- Never Any! ABF Hickory Bacon
- Specially Selected Cold Smoked Salmon
- Breakfast Best Turkey Sausage Links
- Emporium Selection Fresh Mozzarella
- Appleton Farms Gourmet Deli Selection
- Appleton Farms Prosciutto
- Simply Nature Wildflower Honey
- Specially Selected Blackberry Fruit Spread
- Specially Selected 100% Pure Maple Syrup
- Fresh produce
When planning which foods to include on a brunch and breakfast board, be sure to include a wide variety so that everyone enjoying it will be able to find something to eat.
Watch Holley Teach How to Assemble a Brunch Board on ATL & Co
How to Arrange Food on a Brunch Charcuterie Board
1. Step one: Select a board
Choose a board with a flat surface such as a serving tray or cutting board. Select the size of the board based on the food you’re serving and the number of people you’re serving. Because many breakfast foods tend to be larger such as croissants and pancakes, you may need to use a larger board than a traditional charcuterie board.
2. Step two: Place containers
Begin with any items in a bowl or container such as syrup, preserve or butter.
3. Step three: Place large food items
This would include foods such as croissants, toast, biscuits, waffles and/or pancakes.
4. Step four: Place cheese(s)
Include a mix of both hard and soft cheeses. Some favorites at brunch include Brie, goat cheese, and cream cheese as well as mozzarella and aged white cheddar.
5. Step five: Place meats and other proteins
Hard cooked eggs (peeled or unpeeled), smoked salmon, prosciutto, bacon, and sausage all make the cut on a brunch board.
6. Step six: Add fruits, veggies and nuts
Tuck fruit, veggies and nuts into open areas on the board.
7. Step seven: Add final touches
Tuck in garnishes, extra crackers, edible flowers and serving utensils.
Whether you are shopping in-store or enjoying the convenience of curbside grocery pickup or delivery, you can safely shop at ALDI for all of your essential ingredients.
For more fun information and tips, visit ALDI.us, “Like” ALDI USA on Facebook and follow @ALDIUSA on Instagram and @ALDIUSA on Twitter. And, if you’re like me and want to share your own recipes, photos, tips and tricks, tag ALDI using the hashtag #ALDILove.
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