Take-Out Antipasto

Last Friday, which is usually our take-out pizza day, the Husband came home with a box of pizza, wings, garlic bread and a plate of antipasto. That last one was a surprise. It has been a while since I’ve actually started a meal of pizza and wings with antipasto.

Antipasto is a serving of different kinds of cured meats, olives, peppers, marinated vegetables, and cheeses. Sometimes there are also anchovies, and toasted bread. The are other additions which really depends how authentic the restaurant or the person serving it wants it to be.

Antipasto is a plate of goodness that Italian’s serve before the main meal. It’s sometimes mistaken as hors d’oeuvres which is a mistake. Hors d’oeuvres are mostly finger foods wherein it’s either served to you while standing up or you serve yourself with from an hors d’oeuvres table. Antipasto on the other hand is served at the dining table before the main entrée and eaten with s small plate.

The antipasto I got had salami, pepperoni, black olives, 2 kids of peppers, tomato slices, slices of white cheese, ham, and lettuce. I drizzled Italian dressing came with the take-out on top.

(Image © Dexie J Wharton) (Antipasto Info : Wise Geek)