26 sopressata and cheese Recipes

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

romaine lettuce, arugula, sopressata, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, black sicilian olives, red onions, cucumbers, ricotta salata cheese, olive oil, oregano red wine vinegar and lemon dressing

ciabatta , rectangular shaped about 12 x 6 inches (can substitute a crusty italian or french loaf, but i do not recommend using sour dough), genoa salami, sliced thin, hot sopressata, sliced thin, imported prosciutto, sliced paper thin, extra virgin olive oil, provolone cheese, sliced, roasted red peppers, chopped and well drained, balsamic vinegar

eggplant, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil , to baste slices plus 1 tbsp, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and freshly ground black pepper, red wine vinegar, chopped flat leaf parsley, to garnish, total italian table cheeses , 1/3 lb each of 2 varieties: sharp provolone, pepato, fontina, parmigian-reggiano, roasted red peppers, drained and sliced, quartered artichoke hearts, 15 oz, drained well, button mushrooms, 14 oz, drained, garlic, crushed, lemon, juiced, drizzle extra-virgin olive oil, chopped flat-leaf parsley, thyme, salt and freshly ground black pepper, total (1/4 lb each) thinly sliced italian meats : sliced sopressata, capicola and genoa salami, black olives from bulk olive bins , any variety