Graveyard Cracker and Cream Cheese Board

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Makes 1 board, serves 8 to 10

250 g full-fat cream cheese at room temperature
2 tablespoons sour cream
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
20 rectangular crackers e.g. table water biscuits or flatbread crackers, for tombstones
60 g dark rye crackers roughly crumbled, for the soil
6 black olives sliced into thin rounds, for tombstone lettering
100 g cherry tomatoes for colour
80 g baby carrots

Beat cream cheese, sour cream and salt together with a fork until smooth and spreadable.
Spread the cream cheese mixture in a thick, even layer (about 1.5 cm deep) across a large flat board, leaving a 2 cm border.
Press the rectangular crackers upright into the cream cheese at irregular angles and spacing, pushing each one in about 1 cm so it stands firmly.
Place two or three olive rounds on each cracker to suggest RIP lettering or a cross shape.
Scatter crumbled dark rye crackers across the cream cheese between the tombstones to create the soil effect.
Dot cherry tomatoes and baby carrots around the outer border of the board.
Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours.