Brunch Board
Servings: 6 -8 people
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Ingredients
For the plum tarts
- 1 sheet defrosted puff pastry
- 2-3 large plums sliced thin mix of red and dark purple plums
- 3 tbsp sugar I like to use cane sugar
- 1-2 tbsp butter melted
For the brunch board
- 1 recipe for Plum Tarts
- 200 g gruyere cheese cut into slices
- 8-10 slices prosciutto
- 1-2 cups multigrain crackers
- 1-2 cups granola
- 2 cups strawberries
- 4-5 apricots sliced
- 1 small pint mixed cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
- 1 small baguette sliced
- 1-2 cups coconut yogurt
- 1/2 cup goat cheese softened
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup honey or honeycomb
- 2-3 basil leaves for garnishing the goat cheese
- thyme sprigs for garnish
- toasted and shredded coconut for garnishing the coconut yogurt
Instructions
For the plum tarts
- **Important: thaw puff pastry according to package directions**
- Pre-heat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut puff pastry sheet into 16 squares and place onto baking sheet, spaced a part.
- Using a fork, make dots throughout the middle of each puff pastry square, leaving about a half-inch border around the square.
- Place 3 plum slices on the middle of each square, approximately covering the space that’s been dotted with the fork.
- Brush the borders of each puff pastry square with melted butter and then sprinkle each square generously with sugar.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and let cool about 5 minutes on the pan. Then they are ready to be served! Note: You can absolutely make these ahead of time and then sprinkle with a bit more sugar just before serving on your brunch board – they do not need to be served warm.
To assemble the brunch board
- Prepare the plum tarts and let cool.
- Find a serving board and 3-4 small serving bowls plus a couple of knives and spoons for serving.
- Slice and measure out all the remaining ingredients.
- Scoop the goat cheese into a small bowl, drizzle with olive oil and garnish with basil.
- Scoop the coconut yogurt into a small bowl and mixed cherry tomatoes in their own small bowl.
- To create the brunch board, start by placing the three main bowls (goat cheese, tomatoes and yogurt) on the board. Then start to fill in with crackers, baguette and plum tarts. Continue to fill in spaces with fresh fruit, prosciutto and garnish with thyme sprigs.
- Use the Brunch Board photos to help guide your design or go with your own creative presentation! Don’t worry about fitting everything on the board to start with; you can always refill when needed.
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