Ever wonder how to make meat roses to grace your charcuterie boards? This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to make these delicious edible flowers from deli meat like pepperoni or salami.
If you’ve ever wondered how to make meat roses to add a little flair to your charcuterie boards, look no further. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to make beautiful salami roses, pepperoni roses or even meat roses made from thick sliced ham.
Meat roses are an easy way to add a flavorful addition to cheese boards, individual charcuterie snack boxes or just a snack table.
They’re super easy to make and in just a few easy steps you can wow your guests are your next party.
WHAT TYPE OF DELI MEATS CAN I USE TO MAKE MEAT ROSES
There is a variety of meats you can use that will hold the shape of a rose. Always use a thicker sliced meat to make your pepperoni roses and salami roses. Even a thick sliced ham works great for making meat roses.
DO I NEED ANY SPECIAL TOOLS TO MAKE MEAT ROSES?
The best part of these beautiful snacks is that you don’t need any special tools to make meat roses. You probably have everything on hand in your house.
You can use a wine glass, champagne glass or anything else that has a similar sized opening at the top.
Be careful with any glasses that have a wide mouth opening. They’ll require a lot of slices of meat and if you don’t use enough you run the risk of them falling apart when you take them out of the glass.
HOW MUCH MEAT DO I NEED YO MAKE THESE MEAT ROSES?
Depending on how many meat roses you want to grace your charcuterie board will determine how much deli meat you need.
On average, that 1/2 pound of deli sliced meats like pepperoni, salami or thick sliced ham will make about 2 meat roses.
These salami roses are on the larger size and I find about 2 of them are just enough for my charcuterie boards.
Depending on the theme of your cheese board, you may want more than 2 so plan accordingly.
HELP! I need some charcuterie board ideas:
If you need some inspiration for your own charcuterie board creations, here are some ideas to help get your started:
- How to Create the Ultimate Charcuterie Board
- Fall Dessert Charcuterie Board
- Potato Chip Charcuterie Board
- Disney Halloween Charcuterie Board
- Simple Weight Watchers Charcuterie Board
HOW TO MAKE MEAT ROSES
Step 1: Find a glass that you can use to make the meat roses. A champagne or wine glass works best.
Step 2: Stert with one slice of meat and fold it over the glass pressing half of the slice of meat into the glass.
Step 3: repeat with another piece of meat overlapping the first one slightly.
step 4: Repeat all the way around the glass until you can fit anymore meat inside.
Step 5: Gently flip glass over and remove the rose. Place on charcuterie board.
That’s it! They’re so easy to make and I’ve even included a video from my Youtube channel showing you exactly how I made them. Just click the video below to watch the tutorial.
If you make these and share them on social media, tag me at @anewdawnn
I’d love to see how they turned out!
Dawn
