Antipasto

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• oil-cured olives or greek olive, reserve juice
• 2 (10 ounce) jars artichoke hearts, reserve juice
• cherries or grape tomatoes
• 8 ounces salami, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 4 ounces provolone cheese, cut into 2 inch sticks
• jarred giardiniera, reserve juice
• pepperoncini pepper
• 4 ounces prosciutto or 4 ounces cooked ham
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 peeled chopped garlic cloves
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms
• 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, marinated-cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 take some good cantalope, peel and cut into serving sized pieces; wrap some prosciutto around it.
• 2 secure with a toothpick and you are done.
• 3 this is very"hot" right now and it's so easy.
• 4 prosicutto is easy to find in the deli section.
• 5 have it cut thin of course.
• 6 another idea is antipasto.
• 7 each item can be places in plastic containers or bags to transport it and then assemble at the party.
• 8 this should serve 6 to 8 people.
• 9 you could also add parmesan cheese and some crusty bread to"sop" up the dressing.
• 10 now that's really italian!
• 11 combine all the reserved juices with some wine vinegar (use as much or as little as you like).
• 12 add some chopped parsley, fresh basil and oregano.
• 13 reserve this mixture to"dress" your antipasto.
• 14 arrange all the items on a large platter and top with the dressing using as much as you need.
• 15 marinated mushrooms-combine the ingredients except for the mushrooms and mix well.
• 16 add mushrooms and marinate for at least 4 hours.
• 17 drain but reserve the dressing for use with a regular salad.
• 18 marinated mozzeralla cheese-cut cheese into cubes.
• 19 combine the vinegar oil and seasonings.
• 20 add cheese to dressing and marinate for at least 2 hours.
• 21 drain but reserve the dressing for use with a regular salad.
• 22 you can also use this dressing to marinate your cherry tomatoes.