This traditional Ploughman's platter is packed with classic British flavours including cheese, ham, chutney, crusty bread and pickles. Perfect for picnics, summer lunches or relaxed sharing boards, it's an easy and impressive spread that's full of rustic charm.
A Ploughman's lunch is originally a cold British meal of bread, cheese and pickled onions. Additional items like ham, hard boiled eggs, salad vegetables, butter and a sweet pickle, like Branston, can be added.
Rather than being a recipe, this ploughman's platter is more of an assembly job and is easily customised with different types of ham, cheeses, chutneys, pickles and items like pork pies and scotch eggs.
Tips
- Optional variations:
- Vegetarian ploughman's - leave out the pork pie and ham and add hard boiled eggs.
- Picnic ploughman's - pack up the ingredients in separate sandwich bags or airtight containers to transport and serve at your picnic location.
- This ploughman's platter recipe is easily adapted if you're cooking for less or more people.
Frequently Asked Questions
Typically cheese, bread, pickles, chutney and salad.
Extra mature cheddar is the classic choice.
Yes - simply leave out any meat items.
Traditionally it's served cold.
Crusty bread or rolls work best.
Yes - but assemble close to serving for freshness.
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How to make this Ploughman's Platter
Ingredients
- 1 Melton Mowbray pork pie (295g), cut into quarters
- 2 large slices ham (approx. 100g), rolled up
- 60g soft goat's cheese
- 60g blue cheese (we like stilton or any creamy blue cheese)
- 60g extra mature cheddar
- 4 thick slices crusty bread (approx. 200g) or 1 baguette, sliced
- 60g homemade chutney or Branston pickle
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 12 silverskin pickled onions, drained
- 4 gherkins
- 12 slices cucumber (approx. 80g)
- 1 apple (we like Pink Lady), thinly sliced or cut into wedges (do this last to prevent browning)
- butter, to serve
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to serve
Instructions
- Arrange the pork pie, ham, cheeses and bread on a large platter or board.
- Put the chutney or pickle, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, gherkins and cucumber slices in small dishes and place them on or around the platter or board.
- Add the slices or wedges of apple to the platter or board, along with a small dish of butter and salt and pepper grinders.
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Ploughman's Platter
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Melton Mowbray pork pie (295g) cut into quarters
- 2 large slices ham (approx. 100g) rolled up
- 60 g (2.1 oz) soft goat's cheese
- 60 g (2.1 oz) blue cheese (we like stilton or any creamy blue cheese)
- 60 g (2.1 oz) extra mature cheddar
- 4 thick slices crusty bread (approx. 200g) or 1 baguette, sliced
- 60 g (2.1 oz) homemade chutney or Branston pickle
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 12 silverskin pickled onions drained
- 4 gherkins
- 12 slices cucumber (approx. 80g)
- 1 apple (we like Pink Lady) thinly sliced or cut into wedges (do this last to prevent browning)
- butter to serve
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to serve
Instructions
- Arrange the pork pie, ham, cheeses and bread on a large platter or board.
- Put the chutney or pickle, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, gherkins and cucumber slices in small dishes and place them on or around the platter or board.
- Add the slices or wedges of apple to the platter or board, along with a small dish of butter and salt and pepper grinders.
Notes
- Optional variations:
- Vegetarian ploughman's - leave out the pork pie and ham and add hard boiled eggs.
- Picnic ploughman's - pack up the ingredients in separate sandwich bags or airtight containers to transport and serve at your picnic location.
- This ploughman's platter recipe is easily adapted if you're cooking for less or more people.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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