Antipasto Italiano (Italian Antipasto Salad)

This great antipasto salad recipe I was making the other day told me to make sure I had a nice bottle of wine and a fresh loaf of Italian bread ready before I ate it.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2lb. of a Smoked Honey Ham sliced thin
• 1/2lb. of Prosciutto sliced thin
• 1/2lb. of hot or mild Capocollo sliced thin
• 1/2lb. of Genoa Salami sliced thin
• 12oz. of Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella cheese
• 2lb. of Fontinella cheese
• 1lb. of Asiago cheese
• 12oz. jar of Imported Peperoncini
• 12oz. jar of Roasted Red Peppers
• 120z. jar of Marinated Artichoke Hearts
• 1/2pd. of Marinated Italian Green Olives
• 1 loaf of Fresh Italian Bread
• 1 or 2 bottles of Italian Red Wine

PREPARATION:

1. Roll the ham, prosciutto,capocollo and salami into toothpicks and arrange on a serving platter.
2. Slice the mozzarella into 1/4 inch pieces and arrange.
3. Slice the fontinella and asiago cheese into 1/2 inch pieces and arrange.
4. Slice the red peppers,artichokes and peperoncini and arrange.
5. Place the olives on the plate.
6. Slice the bread.
7. Pour the remaining wine in a glass and your ready to eat.

Source: http://www.great-chicago-italian-recipes.com/antipasto.html