Easy antipasto dinner

This yummy antipasto spread is great for easy entertaining! With so many delicious options, you're sure to please all of your guests.

This yummy antipasto spread from Mairlyn Smith is great for easy entertaining! With so many delicious options, you’re sure to please all of your guests.

Easy antipasto dinner

Ingredients:

  • 2 Italian salami: one hot, one mild
  • 2-3 Italian cheeses: Parmigiano-Reggiano, Piave, Gorgonzola
  • smoked salmon
  • hummus
  • 2 types of olives: one cured and one green or Kalamata
  • caper berries
  • roasted eggplant
  • 1 bunch rapini
  • tomatoes and bocconcini
  • wine

Preparation and tips:

Cheese: remove cheese from fridge an hour before serving to develop flavours

Roasted eggplant: slice eggplant thinly, place on a lined baking sheet, drizzle with oil, roast at 375°F for 25-30 minutes until soft

Rapini: lightly blanch in boiling water, drain, chop, and cool. Serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Tomatoes: slice thinly and top each slice with a thin slice of bocconcini cheese and a fresh basil leaf. Drizzle with oil

Wine: Mairlyn suggests Le Clos Jordanne Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011 for red wine, and 2011 Jackson-Triggs Grand Reserve ENTOURAGE Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc for white.

Courtesy Mairlyn Smith:
www.mairlynsmith.com
@MairlynSmith