Talks about the steps in prepareing the meat and cheese deli tray.

1. Sherika Kizer How to make a meat and cheese deli tray.

2. First You will need to get your supplies which includes a cutting board, a knife, tomatoes, black olives, roast beef, ham, turkey breast, lettuce and sweet green peppers.

3. Make sure you wash your hands - Use soap and warm water, washing your hands for at least 20 seconds before you handle food and then again for 20 seconds after handling food. Making sure your hands are clean is the most important step you can take to prevent the spread of disease. Washing your hands often and thoroughly when you are preparing food also protects your family and guests from food contamination. Make certain your cutting board is clean before using - Raw meat and fruits and vegetables should never be cut using the same cutting board or surface without cleaning in-between. Wash the board or surface thoroughly with hot soapy water and then rinse in hot water before and after each use. Also, remember not to use the same knife when cutting raw meat, fruits, and vegetables, without first cleaning and rinsing the knife in hot soapy water.

4. Let’s start with a platter tray this can be any type of tray of your choice.

5. When you chose your platter tray, cut on a cutting board your lettuce and put the lettuce around the whole patter.

6. Next you will need to cut your meats which are the roast beef, ham and turkey breast. You can either pay them pre-slice or just slice the meats yourself. When slicing your meats make sure your fingers are away from the knife and cut straight down.

7. After cutting your meats, roll them and put each meat that is rolled on side of the platter tray until completed.

8. Now when you’re done putting the meats around each side of the platter, start cutting your cheeses in half and place them going around the top of the meats in a circle rotation or you can design it your own way be creative..

9. Your finally step is to place your tatomatoes, sweet green peppers, and black ovlies around the sides and on top of platter, again get creative.

10. What a meat and cheese deli tray should look like.