Charcuterie Cups
Charcuterie cups are a unique and beautiful way to serve cured meat appetizers. They are easy to assemble and can be customized to suit many different themes and occasions!
Since my first visit to Barcelona in 2017, I fell in love with charcuterie cups!
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I mean how can you not love the idea of being able to walk around and enjoy cured meats and more, in a cone? The photo collage that follows is inside the world famous La Boqueria market in Barcelona, and shows other appetizer cups on the right.
Although I purchased the cones and holder in the photos, charcuterie cups can be made in a variety of containers. You can use little glasses, containers, even paper cups! The ones I made are actually antipasto cups because they are made with mostly Italian products, but you can do whatever you like, just use cured meats if you’re going to call them charcuterie cups.
What are Charcuterie Cups?
While you may think that there’s no explanation needed, this is very important information for me to add. You see, although charcuterie is a French word referring to meats, there has been a trend of calling every board under the sun “a ________ charcuterie board” even if it’s vegetarian. For example, a “cookie charcuterie board” or a “hot chocolate charcuterie board” and in fact, I have seen a “vegan charcuterie board”. Here, you can read more about a what a charcuterie board really is.
It would be like our American version of deli meats, so if you can imagine a “cookie deli meat platter” or a “seafood deli meat platter”–it simply makes no sense. So charcuterie cups MUST contain products like prosciutto, jamon, culatello, salami and other cured meats. They can also have other items like cheese and bread sticks added, but without the meat, they are no longer charcuterie cups.
Read on to see how to make these fun and impressive charcuterie cones. They’re great for cocktail parties, romantic meals, picnics, and whenever else you want to have a delicious and healthy snack.
Charcuterie Cups
By Christina Conte Serves 5 (or how many you want to make)
FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE BELOW
Ingredients
- selection of cured meats
- optional: cheese, olives, pickles, breadsticks, etc.
Special equipment: glasses, cups, cones or other containers
Begin by putting some olives or bread cubes in the bottom to support the meat. Then start placing the charcuterie in the cups.
I like to roll prosciutto onto half a breadstick, then place into the cup or cone. Add folded salami slices, and dry cured Italian sausage.
Continue to add ingredients to fill the cups. I added some slices of Pecorino Romano to these cups with olives.
As you can see, without anything else, these look rather lackluster, despite being flavor bombs. However, we can do better!
Pickles on appetizer picks are nice touches of color and texture with the cured meats, not to mention for flavor, and here’s the difference it makes in presentation.
Much better, don’t you agree?
Pour the bubbly and get the party started! These are just perfect for a romantic Valentine’s date (hint, hint.)
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Charcuterie Cups
Special Equipment
- 5 cones, glasses or cups
Ingredients
- 5 slices prosciutto or jamon Prosciutto di Parma DOP or Jamon Iberico, if possible
- 10 slices Italian salami or other similar cured meat
- 10 slices dry cured Italian sausage, or chorizo
- 10 slices dry cheese Pecorino, Parmigiano, Manchego, etc.
- 20 olives your choice of olives, optional
- 5 red pepper pickles optional
- 5 Italian breadsticks or Spanish
Instructions
- Begin by adding olives to the bottom of the cup if needed to supposrt the other ingredients.
- Add the folded salami at the back of the cup.
- Add the breadstick with prosciutto.
- Put the pieces of cured sausage in the cup.
- Next add the cheese.
- Fill the front with olives, if using.
- Add the pickle on a stick, if using.
- Serve with a sparkling wine with Prosecco, champagne or a spritz.
Nutrition
Don’t forget the bread!
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What a wonderful idea! I will make these the next time I need to bring a dish to a party..
I would love the Mika coffee set!
Love how you have made these, trying to get inspiration for the 70 I will make for a family wedding!!
Do 10 at a time, and get help! Good luck, Sarah! They will look beautiful!
Such a great party idea!
You could make these look spectacular!
Thank you for sharing this great idea and recipe. I love it. I will definitely be serving these at my next gathering and have already forwarded the idea to my daughter who is getting married soon. I think these would be great to have at the reception. Thank you!
Congratulations to your daughter, and I agree. These are perfect for such an occasion! Thanks Patti!
We had charcuterie cups once at an event and I loved the concept. Such a great way to entertain — perfect for cocktail parties.
Absolutely, David! Thanks!
What a great idea for a party. Love different meats and cheeses and finish off with a lovely cup of Italian coffee!
Absolutely, Anna!
Since I’m aleady signed up to get your newletter, I like to know where you bought the cup holder and cups. Thank you. Yvonne.
I will go back and link to them, Yvonne. Forgot to do that.
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