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Our Favorite 4th of July Party Ideas

The long 4th of July weekend is here and having a crowd-pleasing spread at your backyard gathering or picnic is a must! To help you plan, we’ve put together a collection of festive & patriotic cheeseboard and recipe ideas loaded with award-winning Roth cheeses to keep your guests happy.

4th of July Cheeseboard

Bring the red, white, and blue into this simple cheeseboard by adding colorful berries and fun, cut-out cheese shapes. Simply arrange on a platter, and serve! Kid- and adult-friendly.

Cheese:

Roth Grand Cru® cheese
Roth Original Havarti cheese (made into star shapes using a cookie cutter)

Pairings:

Blueberries
Raspberries
Red cherries
Honey
Roasted, salted cashews
Whole-grain crackers

Recipes

Grand Cru® Sliders

Every summer holiday needs a cheeseburger, and this simple, 4-ingredient recipe satisfies. The mild, nutty flavor of our award-winning Grand Cru® cheese makes this burger deeply delicious and complex. Top with lettuce, tomato, roasted red peppers, and condiments of your choice!

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

This fresh, 20-minute salad is chockful of summer vegetables and topped with our tangy, creamy Chèvre goat cheese. Perfect for picnics, potlucks, and everything in between.

Summer Club Sandwich

These summer club sandwiches will bring sunshine-y goodness to your tastebuds! Smeared with our fresh, tangy Chèvre goat cheese & honey, then stacked with peaches, peppery arugula, sharp red onion, honey baked turkey, bacon, basil & honey Dijon.

Pesto Grilled Cheese Sliders

These Smoked Gouda sheetpan grilled cheese sliders are the solution for feeding a hungry crowd. Just 7 simple ingredients and a quick 20 minutes to assemble before baking. Use premade pesto to make things even easier!

Cheeseboards

How to Build a Sugar & Spice Cheeseboard

Tis’ the season for festive holiday parties, impromptu get-togethers and celebrating with our family and friends. Whether you’re on hosting duty or heading over to Great Aunt Mildred’s house, impress everyone with this unique yet simple Sugar & Spice Cheeseboard.

Here’s how to pull it together:

Start with two crowd-pleasing cheeses: slightly sweet Prairie Sunset® and our award-winning alpine-style Grand Cru®. Layer in warmly-spiced holiday treats like spiced pecans and gingersnap cookies, then add sweetness with fresh fruit (we chose juicy plums and grapes) or fig jam and crackers. Simple as that! It’s sophisticated, easy, and a delicious board to bring to any holiday gathering or provide as a hostess gift.

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How to Create a Cheeseboard for Your Game Day Party

We’re in the midst of an action-packed football season. And that means plenty of tailgating and game day parties. We’re showing you how to put together a cheeseboard that will win any game day gathering.

Step One: Pick Your Cheese

The cheese is obviously the star of the board, so grab your favorites. We like a range of flavors, from bold & spicy 3 Chile Pepper Gouda to mild and buttery Butterkäse to slightly sweet GranQueso®.

Step Two: Add Your Charcuterie

Every game day needs some charcuterie meats. We chose Landjäger sausage and black pepper salami to add a bit of a kick.

Step Three: Fill Out Your Board

Pick out accompaniments to balance out the board. Some suggestions: Dijon mustard and pretzels for dipping, crackers, pickles and olives.

Step Four: Grab a Beverage & Cheer on Your Team

When it’s time for kick-off, grab your favorite beverage (here in Wisconsin we usually go for a beer), sit back and cheer your team to victory!

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How to Cut Cheese Like a Pro

No gathering is complete without the right cheeseboard to spice up the party. But, how do you cut cheese so it looks like this?

We’re here to tell you how. And, it’s really quite easy!

First, go to your local grocer or cheese shop with an idea of how much cheese you’ll need. A good rule of thumb is to account for 3 to 4 ounces of cheese per guest if it is not being served as the main course. Each wedge of cheese will vary in size, but most are 4 to 8 ounces. Choose a variety of types and flavors. Ok, now let’s get started making that cheeseboard…

Cheese in Wedges

May of our cheeses, such as our Grand Cru^® line and Sriracha Gouda come in wedges. A wedge of cheese may seem difficult to cut, but it’s one of the easiest. Lay the wedge on its flat side and begin slicing from top to bottom in thin slices. You will end up with beautiful triangles of cheese, which are also great for dipping into mustards or jams.

Cheese in Blocks

Cheeses such as our Havarti and Organic Sharp Cheddar come in rectangular blocks. Lay the cheese with it’s largest surface down and slice thinly into small rectangles. These small rectangles are perfect by themselves, on a cracker, or with a piece of fruit.

If you have many blocks of cheese on your board, try cutting half of them in a different way to create some visual appeal. What we like to do is take the rectangular slice you made above and cut it diagonally through the center, creating two triangles of cheese.

Next, arrange your cheese on your cheeseboard and add crackers, jam, fruits, nuts, veggies or more around them to make the perfect board!

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How To Create The Perfect Cheeseboard

Whether you’re just getting into creating your own cheese boards or are a self-proclaimed expert, we could all use some brushing up on the best practices to cut and prepare cheese for your next party.

Cheese Prep

When both buying and cutting cheese, a good rule of thumb is to account for one to two ounces of cheese per guest. Additionally, it is always easiest to cut cheese cold—so be sure to keep it in your refrigerator until just before you are ready to begin prep. Once you’re ready, grab your cheese and unwrap it on the cutting surface. Be sure not to leave it unwrapped for too long because the cheese will eventually dry out before you and your guests have a chance to properly enjoy it.

The Knife

Whether you’re planning to let your guests cut their own cheese from a wedge or cut it in advance for them, a good knife is essential to the process. We outline the best cheese knifes for different cheeses in our other blog post here. However, if you’re going to serve cheese pre-cut for your guests, a chef’s knife is a reliable choice. Just make sure to clean the knife after each cheese if you’re using it to cut multiple cheeses.

Cutting the cheese!

The options here are limitless. Besides allowing people to cut a cheese on their own, there are plenty of creative ways to cut cheese. With cheese slices and cubes typically the first options that people gravitate to. However, cutting cheese into triangles can be a fun and visually appealing way cut most cheeses as well. Meanwhile, soft cheeses should typically be left for people to cut on their own by putting out an appropriate size wedge. Don’t forget to re-wrap any unused cheese and return it to the refrigerator to make sure it doesn’t dry out. Additionally, when cheese served cold it tends to have a different texture and taste than it is supposed to. So make sure to let your cheese warm to room temperature before serving. That way you and your guests can enjoy the cheese and all the wonderful flavors it has to share.

Hopefully, these quick tips will make your cheese board and party planning experience even smoother and your guests’ cheese experience even more fantastic!

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Our Favorite 4th of July Party Ideas