Holiday Antipasto Wreath at Home

During the holidays, appetizer wreaths are always popping up in my Pinterest feed. Colorful, inventive little appetizer skewers. This concept is genius and will no doubt make you look like an appetizer maven. Plus I simply love the idea of an assortment of meat and cheese skewers shaped to look like a wreath.

You could entirely serve this as is. But I like to set a small jar of reduced balsamic glaze next to it. Only so guests can put a little on their plate or drizzle it over their skewer for a little extra oomph of flavor. A truly simple Italian dressing would also be excellent.

To cook this Holiday Antipasto Wreath Gather:

• 4-inch wooden skewers – I linked to them below in the recipe printable.
• salami – I used Applegate Trio which is a packaged of three different kinds.
• cherry tomatoes
• quartered artichoke hearts
• small mozzarella balls
• sweet cherry peppers
• pepperoncini
• pitted olives – I like a blend of kalamata, black or casteltrevano.
• basil (fresh)
• rosemary
• balsamic glaze – Used for serving (optional).
• Italian dressing – Used for serving (optional).

Basically, I simply line up bowls of the ingredients and then mix and match, sliding them onto skewers.

It’s a good idea to try to leave a few without salami for anyone who may be vegetarian or without cheese and meat for vegans.

Lastly, remove some of the small rosemary clusters from the stem. Stick them in different spots around the wreath.

SO PRETTY!

In my opinion, what makes this wreath look so dependable is the imperfect combination of different skewers. The OCD-virgo in me struggles with this because I do love everything to be uniform. However, it genuinely does turn out dependable every time.

Enjoy! And if you give this Holiday Antipasto Wreath appetizer recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!