Italian Antipasto Skewers
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Italian Antipasto Skewers
Description
This appetizer assembles cooked spinach and ricotta tortellini (or sausage flavored) that has optionally been tossed in browned butter for richness. Thick-cut, extra spicy pepperoni slices are browned separately to crisp slightly and mellow pork fat taste. Italian-style pepperoncini are prepared by removing liquid and cutting into pieces. Quartered artichoke hearts complete the flavor variety.
Skewers are built by threading one piece each: tortellini, pepperoni, pepperoncini, and artichoke heart in any order. A drizzle of balsamic glaze finishes the skewers, adding a touch of sweetness and acidity to complement the savory and spicy ingredients.
These skewers serve well as finger food at parties or antipasto platters and offer a diverse combination of textures: tender pasta, crispy pepperoni, juicy pepperoncini, and soft artichokes, tied together with warm butter and glaze notes.
Ingredients
- 24 tortellini I use Spinach and Ricotta, sausage is also a great flavor
- 24 lices pepperoni (extra thick cut spicy)
- 24 Pepperoncini piece them and squeeze out the liquid, Italian
- 24 artichoke heart quarters
- 1/4 cup balsamic glaze
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Cook the tortellini to the manufacturers specifications.
- An optional but delicious step, brown some butter in a pan and toss the cooked tortellini in it.
- To brown butter melt over medium heat, it will begin to foam as it melts. When the solids drop to the bottom of the pan and it looks like a very light colored tea, you can turn it off so it doesn't start to burn. It is best to use a light colored pan for this so you can see the color of the butter, but if not judge it by putting a spoon into the butter.
- For the pepperoni, to bring out the flavor I let them brown in a pan for a couple of minutes to get them a bit crispy and to lose the flavor of the cold pork fat.
- Add your items to your skewer, one per skewer in any order you would like.
- Drizzle your balsamic glaze over the top.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 75 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 75kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 213mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 31mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 493IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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