Antipasto Platter
Learn how to assemble a stunning Mediterranean antipasto platter with meats, cheese, and fruit ~ a show stopping appetizer for 2 or 20!
Servings: 10
Ingredients
cheeses ~ choose 3- 4
- 5 ounces gorgonzola cheese
- 5 ounces hard or aged cheese, cubed or whole for slicing
- 5 ounce wedge of soft cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella balls, marinated in basil oil, see recipe here
meats ~ choose 2-3
- 1/4 lb prosciutto
- 1/4 lb Genoa salami
- 1 small hard salami
marinated and pickled veggies ~ choose 2-3
- 1 cup marinated artichokes
- 1/2 cup assorted olives
- 1/2 cup pickled peppadew peppers
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers
- 1/2 cup marinated mushrooms
seasonal fruit ~ choose 2-3
- 1 small bunch grapes
- 1 pomegranate
- 2 tangerines or clementines
- 1 bunch currants
- 1 cup berries
- 1 apple or pear
- 3 figs
nuts ~ choose 1
- 1/2 cup roasted almonds or marcona almonds
- 1/2 cup toasted walnut halves
- 1/2 cup pistachios in their shells
bread and crackers ~ choose 2-3
- slices of toasted baguette
- flatbread crackers
- nut and seeded crackers, see recipe here
- bread sticks
Instructions
- Choose your largest bowl to anchor the platter in the center. I use it for marinated artichokes. Place other small bowls for olives, nuts, and jam around the platter to give you a beginning structure.
- Place cheeses that need to be sliced or cut around the edges for easy access. Next add your meats. I fan out slices of salami, and drop delicate prosciutto into loose folds. For hard salami I pre-slice half of the log and fan the slices out attractively.
- Make sure you've left space for bread or crackers. Usually I plan to refill these, or place a separate basket or refills nearby. Unless you have an enormous platter you likely won't have enough room for all the bread and crackers you'll need.
- Fill in remaining spaces with fruit, keeping color balance in mind. For maximum impact place color opposites together, i.e. green olives next to roasted red peppers, or blue grapes next to orange cheddar cheese.
- Now you can garnish with sprigs of fresh herbs or edible flowers if you like, and if there is room on your platter.
Notes
For an appetizer allow 2 ounces of cheese per person.
See post for photos and more details.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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