For the perfect cheese board look, add your larger items like cheese and crackers first, and finish with smaller ingredients like olives, nuts or dried fruit. With the cheese twists, be sure to remove the pastry from the fridge at least 15 minutes before use it to stop it cracking when unrolled. 

Prep time: 15 mins for Parmesan twists, 5 mins for cheese board

Equipment needed: Baking tray, wooden board

Pair with: South African Premium Fairtrade Chenin Blanc, €7.99

Parmesan Twists – makes 8

What you’ll need

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 2 tsp paprika

• 1 tsp chilli flakes 

• ½ tsp sea salt 

• ½ tsp black pepper, ground

• 1 x 320g roll puff pastry

• 1 egg, lightly beaten

• 50g Deluxe Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated 

What to do

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper. 

2. Mix together the garlic, paprika, chilli flakes, salt and pepper in a small bowl. 

3. Roll out the pastry, brush with the egg, and cut in half. Sprinkle one piece 

with half the seasoning and half the cheese. Fold the other half on top, with the egg wash 

side facing down, and brush the top with a little more of the egg. 

4. Sprinkle folded pastry evenly with the seasoning and cheese. Slightly roll the sides to join both pieces, then cut crosswise into strips to give you eight in total.

5. To twist, take one end of each piece in a hand and twist both ends in opposite 

Directions. Continue, transferring to the prepared baking trays as you go. 

Cheese And Meat Antipasti Platter

Suggested items

• Deluxe Tipperary Blue 

• Cooleeny Camemebert

• Gortnamona Irish Goat’s Cheese

• Rivercote Multigrain Crackers

• Deluxe Smoked Irish Cheddar With Whiskey

• Deluxe Smoked Irish cheddar With Garlic and Herbs 

• 120g Dulano Kabanossi sausage

• Deluxe Halkidiki Olives

• Meadow Fresh Feta-Stuffed Peppadew Peppers

• Rivercote Garlic Crackers

• Caramelised Onion Relish

• Optional extras: dried fruit or nuts of your choice

What to do

To create your cheese board, start by putting items like olives, relish, and stuffed peppers into some small bowls or dishes. Arrange your pieces of cheese around the board, followed by the dishes of relish. Nestle the crackers and cheese straws around the cheese, then take your bowls of olives and peppers, and any meats, and dot around the board. Olives, dried fruit and nuts can be used to fill any remaining gaps around the board.