Owl Meat & Cheese Tray

  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 15 min
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 8 slices total deli meat and cheese, cut no thinner than 1/8 inch
  • 2 whole black olives

MEAT AND CHEESE SHAPES

  • Body: Three square slices of cheese
  • Feet: One 2 inch cheese heart, cut in half (or two teardrops, if you have a teardrop cutter)
  • Wings: One large round slice of cheese, or one of your square slices cut with a cookie cutter
  • Feathers: Six cheese full circles and 9 half circles, cut with 1 1/2 inch round cookie cutter
  • Eyes: Two 3 inch cheese circles
  • Beak: One small triangle cheese, cut from the scraps

Steps

  • 1
    At the bottom of your platter, place one of the square slices with the curve cut out, points down. Place the other slice opposite, points facing up. Position the feet in the middle of the bottom slice.
  • 2
    Place three of the three cheese full circles across the bottom, slightly overlapping, to form the first row of feathers. Place another row directly above the first.
  • 3
    Follow with 4 full meat circles, slightly overlapping. Alternate with rows of the half circles of meat and cheese.
  • 4
    Position the beak in the middle of the last row. Add the large half circle wings to the outside of the owl.
  • 5
    Place the eyes, overlapping them a bit for a googly effect.
  • 6
    If you're ready to serve, add the olives - cutting a slice off the bottom of each so they'll stay put. Otherwise, wrap up your tray and place in the refrigerator - you can do this up to a full day before your party. Add the olives to the eyes just before serving - cut a slice off the bottom of each so they'll stay put.

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