Abbys Antipasto Small Batch Recipes

ANTIPASTI PLATTER

Steps:

• Arrange the meats, cheeses, and foccacia on a large platter. Arrange a platter of Pinzimonio. Place the Marinated Olives and Roasted Red Pepper Salad in small serving bowls. Serve, allowing guests to compose their own assortment of antipasti on their plate.;
• Assorted cut-up vegetables (such as carrots, celery, fennel bulb, radishes, red and orange bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes)
• Stir the oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl to blend. Arrange the vegetables on a platter. Serve the vegetables with the dip.
• Stir the oil, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes in a heavy small skillet over medium heat just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Add the olives and toss to coat. Add the basil; toss to coat. Serve.
• Preheat the broiler. Cover a heavy baking sheet with foil. Arrange the bell peppers on the baking sheet. Broil until the skins brown and blister, turning the peppers over occasionally, about 15 minutes. Enclose the peppers in a resealable plastic bag. Set aside until cooled to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Peel, seed, and cut the peppers into 1/2-inch thick strips. Toss the pepper strips, olives, oil, capers, basil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl to combine. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.

ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• In a large bowl with enough lightly salted water to cover, place the cauliflower, pearl onions, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, celery and cucumbers. Soak 8 to 12 hours, or overnight.
• In a small bowl with enough lightly salted water to cover, place the carrots. Soak 8 to 12 hours, or overnight.
• In a large saucepan, place the vegetable oil, vinegar, tomato paste and pickling spice. Bring the mixture to a boil. Drain and rinse the carrots, and place them in the mixture. Boil 10 minutes.
• Drain and rinse the vegetables in the cauliflower mixture. Place them into the saucepan. Cook 10 minutes, or until the cauliflower is tender but crisp.
• Stir black olives, green olives, mushrooms and tuna into the mixture. Remove the mixture from heat. Discard the wrapped pickling spice. While still hot, transfer to sterile containers and refrigerate.

ABBY'S ANTIPASTO (SMALL BATCH)

Steps:

• Step 1: Cut cauliflower, green pepper, green beans and garlic into bite size pieces. Place in one bowl and set aside.
• Step 2: In another bowl, cut black olives, green olives, mushrooms, carrots, artichokes, into bite size pieces. Add capers. Set aside.
• Step 3: Combine anchovies, shrimp and tuna. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 200.
• Wash jars in warm soapy water, rinse well with clean water and place in oven to air dry. Turn oven off.
• In a large stock pot, over medium high heat, add olive oil; heat. Add ingredients in Step 1 and cook until tender; 6 - 8 minutes.
• Add ingredients for Step 2 and saute until well heated through; about 5 - 8 minutes.
• Add ketchup, chili sauce, hot pepper sauce and white wine vinegar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
• For Step 3, rinse and cut anchovies into small pieces. Pour boiling water over the seafood, drain well and add to the pot. Simmer for 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Fill hot jars with the antipasto; cleaning the rim with a clean cloth and top with steralized lids. Process the jars in boiling water for 10 minutes.

APPLE CRISP FOR 2

Steps:

• Place apple in a small greased baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the dry ingredients; cut in the butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over the apple slices.
• Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees ro 30-35 minutes or until apple is tender.