Friends coming to dinner tonight? Throwing a last-minute cocktail party? Grab a few grocery store items and dress them way up with these brilliant insider tricks.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound marinated mozzarella balls
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
jar of basil pesto (3/4 cup)
2 ounces prosciutto
1 small bunch basil
cured sliced salami (1 pound)
marinated grilled vegetables (1 1/2 pounds)
cooked shrimp (1 pound)
store-bought aioli (3/4 cup)
Directions:
1. Fab it up: Wrap mozzarella with strips of prosciutto; spear with toothpick along with 1/2 of a sun-dried tomato plus 1 basil leaf. Serve with pesto for dipping. 2. Fab it up: Arrange the salami on a platter and slice and skewer vegetables. Grind some black pepper over aioli; serve with shrimp.