Have you overindulged at Easter? Chomped on a few too many chocolate eggs perhaps?! If so, maybe it’s time to dial back on the sugar and try your hand at a savoury gingerbread house instead.
Full disclosure, I’ve not actually made one yet but I can certainly see the merits in doing so because as much as a like gingerbread, cake and chocolate I am also a massive fan of cheese and cooked meats too.
If you’ve never heard of savoury gingerbread house, you’re not alone, but it is a thing, although technically not actually gingerbread. The house is actually made up of a series of crackers, cooked meats like prosciutto, pepperoni, ham and salami and different hard cheese.
These so-called charcuterie chalets are a great alternative to the traditional gingerbread house and ideal for anyone who doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth.
This Salami Shack is mouth-wateringly adorable and even boasts a cucumber and tomato hedge. It would look perfect at any dinner party table, not just a Christmas one!
This triangle-shaped savoury gingerbread house is making my mouth water simply as I look at it. All that cheese on the front which looks suspiciously like emmental (one of absolute favourites). The triangle gingerbread house actually makes a very good traditional gingerbread decoration as well but I don’t see any reason why you can’t have both.
As well as using cheese and cooked meats I have seen houses that incorporate plenty of nuts too – pistachio trees, almond roofs and walnut walls. You don’t even have to make a house if you don’t want to. There are gingerbread wreaths a-plenty and if you can’t be arsed with that you can stick with the more usual charcuterie platter instead and add a few grapes in for good measure.
Suffice to say, it’s up to you to experiment and come up with something spectacular and tasty. Right, that’s it for now, I’m off to construct myself a cheeky little house before lunchtime….
Do you fancy trying a savoury gingerbread house?
Have you overindulged at Easter? Chomped on a few too many chocolate eggs perhaps?! If so, maybe it’s time to dial back on the sugar and try your hand at a savoury gingerbread house instead.
Full disclosure, I’ve not actually made one yet but I can certainly see the merits in doing so because as much as a like gingerbread, cake and chocolate I am also a massive fan of cheese and cooked meats too.
If you’ve never heard of savoury gingerbread house, you’re not alone, but it is a thing, although technically not actually gingerbread. The house is actually made up of a series of crackers, cooked meats like prosciutto, pepperoni, ham and salami and different hard cheese.
These so-called charcuterie chalets are a great alternative to the traditional gingerbread house and ideal for anyone who doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth.
This Salami Shack is mouth-wateringly adorable and even boasts a cucumber and tomato hedge. It would look perfect at any dinner party table, not just a Christmas one!
This triangle-shaped savoury gingerbread house is making my mouth water simply as I look at it. All that cheese on the front which looks suspiciously like emmental (one of absolute favourites). The triangle gingerbread house actually makes a very good traditional gingerbread decoration as well but I don’t see any reason why you can’t have both.
And this charcuterie chateau is just lovely. I particularly like the mini Baby Bel snowman on the left.
As well as using cheese and cooked meats I have seen houses that incorporate plenty of nuts too – pistachio trees, almond roofs and walnut walls. You don’t even have to make a house if you don’t want to. There are gingerbread wreaths a-plenty and if you can’t be arsed with that you can stick with the more usual charcuterie platter instead and add a few grapes in for good measure.
Suffice to say, it’s up to you to experiment and come up with something spectacular and tasty. Right, that’s it for now, I’m off to construct myself a cheeky little house before lunchtime….