Southern Italian Antipasto

Welcome to the last recipe of our 12 days of Christmas Recipes our southern Italian-inspired Antipasto! I hope you have enjoyed these last 12 days as much as I have and I hope you try at least one of these wonderful recipes. If you do make any of these, I’d love to hear about it so please make sure you either comment or share pictures on Facebook or Instagram and you can use the hashtag #justdabblinginthekitchen.

This last recipe is more of a gathering of ingredients rather than a classic “recipe” but I know my family and I love a good antipasto or “charcuterie board” as they are sometimes called, so I think you will enjoy this as well.

This “recipe” also includes our Easy Homemade Vanilla Fig Jam* below. Store-bought fig jam may be substituted, if desired.

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: n/a
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:

1 large ball burrata cheese
4 oz. Provolone cheese, cut into bite-sized pieces
3 oz. hot sopressata, thinly sliced
3 oz. sweet sopressata, thinly sliced
4 fresh figs, quartered
4 oz. fresh ricotta cheese
*3 T. Easy Homemade Vanilla Fig Jam
3 T. walnuts, chopped or you could use some sweet and savory spiced pecans
1 6-oz. jar roasted red peppers, sliced
1 4-oz. container marinated and seasoned mixed olives
1 8-oz. jar artichoke hearts, drained
1 lbs. red seedless grapes, split into 3 or 4 bunches
Fresh basil and rosemary sprigs, for garnish
Crusty Italian bread, thinly sliced*

*Substitute gluten-free bread or crackers, if desired.

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Directions:

Place the burrata in the center of a serving platter and arrange the Provolone cheese, sopressata, and fresh figs around it.

Fill a small serving bowl with the ricotta cheese and top with the fig jam and walnuts and place near the burrata arrangement.

Transfer the roasted red peppers, seasoned olives, and marinated artichoke hearts to individual serving dishes and position near the other items.

Tuck the grapes, fresh herb sprigs, and crusty bread slices (if using) in around the other ingredients to create a nice display and serve immediately. Enjoy!

I just wanted to say once again, thank you for stopping by and checking out our series. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have and if you haven’t checked them all out you can find all the recipes just below. Happy Holidays!

12 Days of Christmas Recipes

1. Orange Cranberry Scones
2. Sweet and Savory Spiced Pecans
3. Roasted Harvest Vegetable Soup
4. Cranberry Moscow Mule and Cinnamon and Cumin Infused Cranberry Spritzer
5. Prosciutto Baskets with Whipped Goat Cheese Filling
6. Easy Homemade Vanilla Fig Jam
7. Classic Caprese Skewers and Strawberry Caprese Skewers
8. Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Portobello Mushrooms
9. Savory Puff Pastry Bites with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms
10. Poached Pears with Honey Mascarpone Cream
11. Homemade non-alcoholic Eggnog
12. Southern Italian Antipasto