Mary Kay’s Party Antipasto

This is always a big hit at my house when friends or family gather together.  I might serve it with pizza, porketta sandwiches or with a soup like pasta fagioli.  It can even be a served as a meal with crusty bread and/or breadsticks.

You will need a large platter and can layer the ingredients as listed below:

1 head Iceberg lettuce, 2 heads Romaine lettuce (clean and break into bite size pieces)

1 large cucumber (peeled and sliced)

4 sticks celery (cleaned and cut into 2″ pieces)

1/4 bag of baby cut carrots

1/2 red pepper sliced and 1/2 green pepper sliced

5 to 6 thin slices red onion

15 to 20 cherry/grape tomatoes

Now that the fresh vegetables are layered on the platter, you can  started adding:

1/2 lb. of your favorite ham (rolled like a cigar and then sliced into 1″ pieces)

1/4 lb. of hard salami (twisted into rosettes)

Your favorite Provolone and American Sharp cheese cut into cubes.

Next,  add your favorite pickled vegetables. I use pickled sweet peppers (green), wonder peppers (red) and pepperoncini or hot pepper rings.

Finally, sprinkle black olives over the the antipasto.

Optional:  Add anchovy fillets to your antipasto or serve them on the side.

You can use tuna or other smoked fish in place of the lunch meat

Serve with the dressing of your choice or oil and vinegar.

I make this size antipasto to serve 15 to 20 people, but I will have other food as well.

This antipasto both looks and tastes scrumptious!

Antipasto