Antipasti for eight
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden
A beautiful day or evening on the deck or patio with friends, enjoying the bright flavours of southern Italy -- what could be better? A glass of wine and a variety of flavours on a traditional antipasti table make for leisurely entertaining. Most of the food can be made well in advance. Just light the grill and put on a few Italian sausages to get everyone into la dolce vita.
Wine Picks
A rustic wine from the south of Italy would be the perfect accompaniment to this antipasti meal. Try Pellegrino Cent’Are Rosso or Pasqua Nero d’Avola, both made from Sicily’s Nero d’Avola grape, which produces rustic, plummy wines without too much tannin, making for a smooth finish.
Similar, but with dark cherry and black currant flavours, is Mission Hill 1998 Private Reserve Merlot (British Columbia). Or perhaps a refreshing rosé is more to your liking on a sultry summer’s day: Cave Spring Rosé 1999 (Ontario) is a lovely strawberry-colour wine that’s light and cheerful but still has good body.
Salute!
Recipes
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Eggplant Bundles
The sharpness and piquancy of eggplant and Romano cheese are mellowed with pine nuts and dotted with the sweetness of raisins — a blend of fl... -
Olive Pinwheel Bread
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Roasted Peppers with Garlic and Anchovies
This colourful and tasty mix of peppers and anchovies is delicious on slices of rustic Italian bread. -
Spicy Goat Cheese
Simple, clean-tasting fresh goat cheese, anointed with fragrant olive oil, is enlivened with hot pepper flakes, a favourite seasoning of sunny Sicily. -
Garlicky Herb Steamed Mussels
Mussels come naturally bite-size, making them well suited to get-togethers at an antipasti table. You can also prepare clams, such as littlenecks or M... -
Fried Sage Leaves
Crisp deep-fried sage leaves are conversation stoppers at a party, not to mention an intriguing way to use up a bountiful crop of sage from your garde...
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