September 3, 2015

Easy Antipasto Skewers

Ever need a appy in a hurry?? …Here is a quick and beautiful way to serve antipasto without much planning or shopping ahead.. These tiny morsels of goodness are usually found in every Italian refrigerator or freezer. The wooden skewers pack up easily for an outdoor picnic and present beautifully for an elegant cocktail party.. Oh…and these are also a nice option for an after school snack for those hungry kiddies. You can be sure they will gobble up these babies….each piece is full of flavor and texture. You can even add more flavor by drizzling sweet balsamic glaze on top of each skewer.

Use your imagination when creating them. These were served at my August cooking class and I used cheese tortellini pasta, grape tomatoes, Genoa salami (folded in thirds), fresh basil leaves, marinated mini mozzarella balls, green Sicilian olives and black Calamata olives. Make sure you follow the same pattern when skewering .. They will look more uniform and prettier when piled on top of each other. I used a smaller 9″ wooden skewer vs a 12″ wooden skewer.