7 antipasto bowl Recipes

sliced pencil-thin asparagus (in 2-inch pieces, about 3/4 lb), quartered button mushrooms (about 3/4 lb, i like crimini mushrooms), red bell pepper , strips, pitted ripe black olives, mozzarella cheese, cubed (about 1 cup), quartered artichoke hearts, drained, pickled pepperoncini peppers, drained, cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, dried oregano, sugar , to taste, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, garlic cloves, minced

sliced asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces (can sub fresh green beans ), quartered mushrooms, red bell pepper strips (can sub roasted s, drained), pitted ripe olives (i used black and green olives and sliced them in half), part-skim mozzarella cheese, cubed (i always use at least 8-oz and sometimes more), quartered artichoke hearts, drained, pickled pepperoncini peppers, drained, delicious additions - but totally optional, grape tomatoes, cut in halves, cucumbers, peeled and seeded and cut into half slices, red onion , quarted and cut in thin slices, cannelini beans, rinsed and drained, pepperoni , sopressata, salami, etc., vinaigrette: (you may want to double this depending on extra ingredients you add to the salad above), cider vinegar, chopped fresh parsley, extra-virgin olive oil, dried oregano, sugar, salt, black pepper, garlic cloves, minced

anchovy fillets, drained and finely minced, garlic, finely minced, capers, drained and coarsely chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt, sweet potatoes, peeled and each cut into 4 long slices, zucchini , each cut into 4 long slices, radicchio, cut into quarters, eggplant , cut into 4 long slices; then each slice cut in 1/2 widthwise, green onions, trimmed, olive oil, kosher salt, ripe cherry tomatoes , tossed in a bowl with a little oil, lemon, cut into wedges

head iceberg lettuce, red onion, sliced thin, roasted red peppers, whole , then slice into large strips, spanish olives with pimento, marinated artichoke hearts, quartered, pepperoncini peppers, whole-stems removed, tomatoes, medium., sliced into rings, english cucumber, sliced thin, cooked deli ham, hard salami , from the deli, provolone cheese , from the deli, italian salad dressing

artichoke hearts, garbanzo beans drained, red kidney beans drained, light tuna in water drained and flaked, sweet red onion thinly sliced, italian salad dressing, celery thinly sliced, mixed lettuce, anchovies drained, dry salami cut in thin strips, fontina cheese cut into cubes, pickled red and green peppers for garnish