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Breakfast Grazing Board

A self-serve breakfast spread of mini bagels, croissants, smoked salmon, three cheeses, fresh berries, hard-boiled eggs, and spreads arranged on a large wood board.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Assembly Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 420 kcal

Ingredients
  

Breads and Carbs

  • 8 mini bagels
  • 8 mini croissants
  • 8 oz sliced sourdough or brioche toast

Cheeses

  • 8 oz brie wheel
  • 4 oz goat cheese log
  • 4 oz aged cheddar or Gruyere, sliced

Proteins

  • 8 oz smoked salmon
  • 12 strips crispy bacon
  • 6 oz prosciutto, folded
  • 8 to 10 hard-boiled eggs, halved

Fruit

  • 1 pint strawberries, halved
  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 1 cup raspberries or blackberries
  • 1 cup grapes
  • 2 kiwi, peeled and sliced

Spreads (in small bowls)

  • 8 oz whipped cream cheese
  • 4 oz flavored cream cheese or lemon curd
  • 4 oz strawberry jam
  • Local honey with a honeycomb piece on the brie

Sweet baked goods

  • 16 to 20 mini muffins or scones
  • 8 to 12 mini donuts

Garnish

  • Fresh rosemary or thyme sprigs
  • Edible flowers, optional
  • Flaky sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Night before: bake muffins and scones, cook bacon, hard-boil and peel eggs, wash and dry all fruit. Make flavored cream cheese and spreads.
  • Morning of: slice strawberries and kiwi. Pull cheese and eggs from refrigerator 30 to 45 minutes before serving.
  • Set small bowls on the board first. Fill with cream cheese, honey, jam, and lemon curd.
  • Place brie wheel, goat cheese log, and cheddar slices around the bowls.
  • Add smoked salmon, folded prosciutto, and bacon strips. Nestle halved eggs around the proteins.
  • Arrange bagels, croissants, and sourdough in clusters.
  • Fill all remaining gaps with berries, grapes, and kiwi slices.
  • Tuck in herb sprigs and scatter edible flowers across the board.
  • Add a honeycomb piece on top of the brie. Sprinkle flaky sea salt over the eggs.
  • Serve immediately. Do not leave out more than 2 hours.

Notes

Parchment rounds: slip a small parchment circle under cheese wheels and smoked salmon to prevent grease staining the wood board.
Food safety: discard or refrigerate all dairy, eggs, and smoked salmon after 2 hours at room temperature.
Scaling: halve all quantities for 4 guests. Add roughly 50% more for 12 guests and use a second board.
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