Ranch Pairing

Building A Board Around It

6 oz block, serves 4 to 6 on a board

Goes With

• Cured salami and summer sausage
• Ripe tomatoes and good olive oil
• Crusty bread, toasted
• A dry red

How To Serve

1. Take it out of the fridge 30 minutes before you serve it. Cold cheese tastes like almost nothing.
2. Cut it into bite size pieces instead of slices. People eat more of it and the board looks better.
3. Set it next to something salty and something sweet. Cured meat on one side, honey or fig jam on the other, and you are done.
4. Wrap what is left in parchment rather than plastic wrap. Plastic makes cheese sweat.

Good to know: A 6 oz block is about right for four to six people alongside meat and crackers, or for two if the cheese is the main event. It melts well, so whatever does not get eaten on the board goes on a burger the next night.