Cheapskate Cheese Plate

I am all about cheese. It has so many variations—sharp, mild, creamy, hard, tangy, that it’s difficult to tire of this type of dairy. But it can also get expensive. That’s why this is a student budget-friendly Cheapskate Cheese Plate.

A cheese plate’s biggest advantage is the speed of assembly. Slice some cheese, tear up a hunk of fresh bread, pop in a vine of grapes, and throw in some olives and blue cheese if you’re really feeling metropolitan.

Another plus is that you can annoy roommates by announcing that you are, quite literally, cutting the cheese while putting your platter together. All over the cutting board.

Cheese plates are usually served as appetizers. However, they make awesome main courses for busy students. A lot of plates also include some type of meat, like salami or ham, but the only animal proteins in my fridge were hot dogs. And that just didn’t seem…appropriate.

Cheapskate Cheese Plate  Serves: 1

Fresh French bread

Grapes

Sharp cheddar cheese

Blue cheese

Green olives

1.) Get a portion of bread (or crackers), a few slices of cheddar, a scoop of blue cheese crumbles, olives, and some washed red grapes. Arrange on a platter and eat!