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Stilton with Della Robbia Fruits and Nuts

This festive arrangement was inspired by the popular holiday wreaths decorated with fruits.

Recipe by Bon Appétit | December 2005

Ingredients:

Stilton. A good cheese shop or a well-stocked supermarket should have baby Stilton (the smaller rounds are available only during the holidays). A quarter of a whole Stilton wheel will work, too. Lemon leaves and pine boughs. Dried fruits such as apricots, Calimyrna and Black Mission figs, and tart cherries. Shelled hazelnuts and almonds.

Prep

To assemble: Overlap leaves around outside edge of round serving platter. Place cheese in the middle and cluster fruits and nuts decoratively around the cheese. Serve with crackers.