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senior citizen
12-28-2014, 07:29 AM
These "do ahead" easy appetizers look great on a pretty platter; nice for any of those going to a New Year's Eve house party.

TORTELLINI ANTIPASTO APPETIZER KABOBS

20 SERVINGS (40 kabobs) 2 per person


Prep Time: 35 minutes
Marinate in refrigerator overnight

40 toothpicks or short skewers

1 9 oz. package refrigerated cheese tortellini

40 large pitted ripe black olives

40 pimento stuffed green olives

3/4 cup Italian salad dressing

40 thin slices pepperoni

20 thin slices hard salami, halved (or Genoa salami, halved)

Fresh parsley sprigs......optional

COOK TORTELLINI ACCORDING TO PACKAGE DIRECTIONS.

DRAIN TORTELLINI and RINSE IN COLD WATER.

IN LARGE RESEALABLE PLASTIC BAG, COMBINE THE:
TORTELLINI, 2 types of OLIVES, AND SALAD DRESSING.

SEAL THE BAG and TURN TO COAT EVERYTHING INSIDE.


REFRIGERATE AT LEAST 4 HOURS or OVERNIGHT.

BEFORE ARRANGING ON PLATTER DRAIN & DISCARD MARINADE.

FOR EACH APPETIZER: (on a short skewer or toothpick)

THREAD A GREEN STUFFED OLIVE.....

THEN A FOLDED PEPPERONI SLICE

THEN A TORTELLINI

THEN A FOLDED SALAMI PIECE

THEN A RIPE BLACK OLIVE

PARSLEY SPRIG IF YOU HAVE THEM

KEEP CHILLED IN FRIG UNTIL TIME TO PUT OUT.....

TASTY & COLORFUL SUPER EASY APPETIZERS

You could also improvise with other variations, such as cherry tomatoes, cubes of cheese, cubes of ham, gherkin pickle, etc. but the above combo is well received plus very tasty. HAPPY HEALTHY 2015