Using a sharp knife or a cheese wire cutter, slice the Castello Havarti Cheese in half to create two thinner slices. Then, take your flower cutter and press it into the cheese, repeating with varying sized cutters. When prepping the Castello Gouda, apply the same technique.

To add a festive element to your bouquet, create salami roses. To make a salami rose, take 8 pieces of thinly sliced salami, fold them in half, layer them on top of each other and roll them together to make a rose. Once you add the rose onto the skewer, it will stay intact.

Before creating your bouquet, you will need 6 complete skewers. Organize an assembly line of your ingredients, including Castello Creamy Havarti, Castello Aged Havarti, Castello Gouda, salami roses, grapes, blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries.

It’s time to assemble your skewers! In order to create contrast and dimension, make sure each skewer is unique. One skewer could consist of Castello Creamy Havarti paired with complements like a golden berry, salami rose, strawberry and Castello Gouda, while another could consist of Castello Aged Havarti, grapes, blackberries and Castello Gouda.

Arrange each skewer in the vase. When placing each cheese and charcuterie skewer in the vase, alternate by adding in more complements to the cheeses such as breadsticks, crackers, honey sticks and fresh herbs. This will create definition and flair.

Once all of your ingredients are arranged in the vase, you can start adding finishing touches to make your bouquet pop! Feel free to add in more fresh herbs, extra crackers, or honey sticks if needed.