Antipasto Skewers

 For my last party I decided to combine my love for antipasto platters and skewers with these Antipasto Skewers.

I’m not a big fan of the standard veggie and dip platter at parties.  If I’m at a party I don’t want “diet” food, I want to splurge a little!  I know many people feel the same since carrots and celery always seems to be the last stuff eaten.  However, with all the entertaining I’ve done over the years, I’ve found people love antipasto platters.  Along with cheese, olives, cured meats, marinated mushrooms, artichokes, etc., I like to put a few different grilled veggies on my platters.  Grilled asparagus, eggplant, and zucchini…whatever I’m in the mood for.  I’ve also learned that party guests enjoy hand held food like skewers.

Anything you put on an antipasto platter can be cut up and skewered.  For these skewers I decided I wanted something easy to prepare so I chose not to grill any vegetables.  Everything was store bought which makes this a very simple appetizer to throw together.  I bought olives from the olive bar at the grocery store, a variety pack of salamis, grape tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, little balls of mozzarella cheese and cheese tortellini.   I used my favorite pesto (homemade) on the tortellini but you can certainly use store bought as well.

Next time you’re looking for a big, beautiful platter of something for an appetizer forego the “diet” plate and give these Antipasto Skewers a try.  And use your imagination, you can skewer almost anything!