Antipasto Ring Centerpiece Recipes

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.

ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients in large pot. Boil 5 minutes.
• Add next 4 ingredients, boil 10 minutes.
• Add balance of ingredients. Try not to break up shrimp and tuna too much. Bring to just boiling.
• Process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.
• Note: *Drain everything except olives and pickled onion juice. Biffy and Frank's flub (taste great.) Omit vinegar.
• Optional - small amount of brown sugar, HP sauce, chopped garlic, hot pepper sauce (dried or fresh) WE NEVER USE THESE.
• Something sure has changed with Recipe Zaar! When trying to put the ingredients in it was a big pain in the butt for the sizes. I've converted the grams to ounces but I didn't have everything in my cupboard to actually look at so I guessed. But most cans come pretty standard, and the "Frozen Shrimp" is a large bag -- it wouldn't let me put just "large.".

ANTIPASTO RING CENTERPIECE

Steps:

• * This centerpiece is both appetizing and colorful. If desired, fill the center of the ring with a bowl of dip or olives, or a container of crushed ice topped with marinated boiled shrimp. Have extra appetizer picks in a container to one side. The size of your Styrofoam (R) ring will determine the ingredients you will need. Antipasto RingYou will need a small sharp knife, scissors, plastic or wooden picks. Styrofoam ring, tray or baking sheet, and a spray bottle with water.Select foods from the ingredients below. Prepare all vegetable garnishes and place in ice water to "bloom." Wash and crisp all greens place picks in all condiments and other vegetables cover and refrigerate.Vegetable Garnishes such as radish fans and flowers carrot curls, cartwheels and frills green onion brushes cherry tomato roses fluted mushrooms Greens such as parsley sprigs, celery leaves, curly endive, mustard greensCondiments such as pitted ripe and green olives, small gherkin pickles, cheese cubes, cooked meat cubesOther Vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, cauliflowerettes, red and greenpepper strips, celery sticksTo assemble, place Styrofoam ring on a tray. Fasten greens to Styrofoam ring with picks, attaching at inside and outside of base first, filling in the top last (A). Spray with water. Attach vegetable garnishes to wooden picks (B),then press firmly into ring. Fill in spaces with condiments, other vegetables and additional greens. Spray lightly with water. Cover with a damp lightweight towel or plastic wrap until ready to serve. Place on serving table and fill center of ring as desired (see above).