APPS / December 6, 2019

MARINATED ANTIPASTO PLATTER

Name: MARINATED ANTIPASTO PLATTER
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 8 OZ MOZZARELLA CHEESE BLOCK; 1 9 OZ OSCAR MEYER SHAVED VIRGINIA BRAND HAM (I USED BLACK FOREST); 1 PINT GOURMET TRI-COLOR TOMATOES, SLICED IN HALF; 1 6 OZ CAN WHOLE BLACK OLIVES, DRAINED (I USED MARINATED OLIVES); 12 PICKLED BANANA PEPPERS, JARRED; 1 SMALL RED ONION, VERY THINLY SLICED; MARINADE:; 1/2 CUP GOOD QUALITY OLIVE OIL; 1/4 CUP LEMON JUICE (I DID NOT USE FRESH); 1/4 CUP WHITE WINE VINEGAR; 4 LARGE GARLIC CLOVES, MINCED OR CHOPPED REALLY SMALL; 1 TEASPOON OREGANO; 1/2 TEASPOON SALT; 1/4 TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

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It’s the Holiday Season and we’re making this MARINATED ANTIPASTO PLATTER as many times as we can before New Years.

If you love garlic, marinated anything, and cheese… this appetizer is for you!
You might make it every week until New Year’s too.

Let’s just talk a little bit about this golden recipe.

Mozzarella cheese is wrapped in thinly sliced ham and tossed with sweet tri-color baby tomatoes, red onion, black marinated olives, and punchy banana peppers.

Then a quick marinade of good quality olive oil, lemon juice, white wine vinegar, TONS of garlic, black pepper & salt is whisked until thick.

Marinade is poured all over the ham, cheese, and veggies and tossed gently.

Once it’s all tossed together, it’s marinated for 24 hours in the fridge for ULTIMATE FLAVOR. It does need to be tossed at least once to move all the flavors and marinade around.

AND THEN… it’s ready!

Serve with crackers or by itself on a large platter for the perfect easy appetizer. This app is impressive AND addictive.

Vinegary flavors paired with lemony punch and olive oil, not to mention a lot of garlic, give this Marinated Antipasto Platter the most flavorful tasty combination EVER. Seriously you won’t be able to stop eating it, it’s that good.

We first had this amazing appetizer at our family reunion and it was like you couldn’t stop your hands from going back to get more. Most definitely a crowd pleaser kind of thing!

These little baby gourmet tri-color tomatoes also add a little sweetness to the vinegary olive oil garlic wonderland.

So so so so so good.

MARINATED ANTIPASTO PLATTER

December 6, 2019

by Amber Knight Uzzell

Category APPS

Persons

Prep Time

15 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Notes

RECIPE: LISA CULVER

Ingredients

1 8 OZ MOZZARELLA CHEESE BLOCK
1 9 OZ OSCAR MEYER SHAVED VIRGINIA BRAND HAM (I USED BLACK FOREST)
1 PINT GOURMET TRI-COLOR TOMATOES, SLICED IN HALF
1 6 OZ CAN WHOLE BLACK OLIVES, DRAINED (I USED MARINATED OLIVES)
12 PICKLED BANANA PEPPERS, JARRED
1 SMALL RED ONION, VERY THINLY SLICED
MARINADE:
1/2 CUP GOOD QUALITY OLIVE OIL
1/4 CUP LEMON JUICE (I DID NOT USE FRESH)
1/4 CUP WHITE WINE VINEGAR
4 LARGE GARLIC CLOVES, MINCED OR CHOPPED REALLY SMALL
1 TEASPOON OREGANO
1/2 TEASPOON SALT
1/4 TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

Instructions

CUT MOZZARELLA INTO 24 THIN LONG PIECES (CUT IN HALF LENGTHWISE- 2, THEN EACH IN 3 LENGTHWISE- 6, THEN EACH IN HALF LENGTHWISE- 12, THEN IN HALF DOWN THE MIDDLE TO MAKE MATCHSTICKS IN WIDTH- 24)
WRAP EACH MOZZARELLA PIECE WITH A PIECE OF HAM
PLACE ALL IN AN 11X17″ DISH
ADD SLICED TOMATOES, OLIVES, BANANA PEPPERS, AND ONION
WHISK MARINADE INGREDIENTS TOGETHER UNTIL THICK AND ALL COMBINED
DRIZZLE MIXTURE WITH MARINADE AND TOSS GENTLY
COVER WITH PLASTIC WRAP AND CHILL 8-24 HOURS
MAKE SURE YOU TOSS GENTLY AT LEAST ONCE HALFWAY THROUGH
POUR OUT ONTO A PLATTER AND DISCARD EXTRA MARINADE
SERVE WITH CRACKERS, BAGUETTE, OR ON IT’S OWN