Best 9 Antipasto Marinated Vegetables Recipes

GIARDINIERA: ITALIAN-STYLE MIXED PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Wash the cauliflower, celery, and bell pepper. Remove the solid core from the cauliflower and break the rest up into approximately 1-inch florets.
• Remove the stem, seeds, and any white pith from the red bell pepper. Chop the celery and pepper into 1-inch pieces. Alternatively, cut the peppers into strips.
• Peel the carrots and chop them into 1-inch pieces.
• Peel the onion and cut it in half. Cut the halves into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• Combine the white wine vinegar, water, salt, and the sugar or honey in a large pot.
• Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar or honey.
• Add the vegetables to the brine and simmer them for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the garlic, hot chile pepper (if using), bay leaf, mustard seeds, and whole black peppercorns into a clean glass quart jar.
• Remove the pot from the heat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the vegetables to the jar.
• Pour the hot brine over the other ingredients. You want the vegetables and spices to be completely immersed in the liquid, but there should still be a 3/4-inch headspace between the surface of the brine and the rim of the jar.
• Pour the extra-virgin olive oil on top of the brine. There should be just enough oil to completely cover the surface of the brine.
• Refrigerate for at least one week before sampling.

ANTIPASTI PLATTER

Steps:

• Arrange the meats, cheeses, and foccacia on a large platter. Arrange a platter of Pinzimonio. Place the Marinated Olives and Roasted Red Pepper Salad in small serving bowls. Serve, allowing guests to compose their own assortment of antipasti on their plate.;
• Assorted cut-up vegetables (such as carrots, celery, fennel bulb, radishes, red and orange bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes)
• Stir the oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl to blend. Arrange the vegetables on a platter. Serve the vegetables with the dip.
• Stir the oil, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes in a heavy small skillet over medium heat just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Add the olives and toss to coat. Add the basil; toss to coat. Serve.
• Preheat the broiler. Cover a heavy baking sheet with foil. Arrange the bell peppers on the baking sheet. Broil until the skins brown and blister, turning the peppers over occasionally, about 15 minutes. Enclose the peppers in a resealable plastic bag. Set aside until cooled to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Peel, seed, and cut the peppers into 1/2-inch thick strips. Toss the pepper strips, olives, oil, capers, basil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl to combine. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.

MARINATED ROASTED VEGETABLE ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Arrange vegetables on a baking sheet and brush both sides with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place in oven and roast for 7 to 8 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. When vegetables are cool enough to handle begin layering on a large dish. Place eggplant in the bottom of the dish, drizzle with some olive oil, and add some of the garlic. Add some of the fresh herbs, and then some olives. Sprinkle a little vinegar on top and season with salt and pepper to taste. Continue to layer vegetables, along with seasonings, adding the peppers next, and then fennel, and finally the zucchini. Cover dish with plastic wrap and let chill at least 4 hours or overnight.

MIXED ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• Make the marinade:
• In a small bowl whisk together the garlic, the vinegars, the rosemary, the basil, the orégano, the red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the marinade until it is emulsified.
• In a large saucepan of boiling water blanch the carrots and the fennel for 3 to 4 minutes, or until they are crisp-tender, drain them, and plunge them into a bowl of ice and cold water. Let the vegetables cool and drain them well. In a large bowl toss together the carrots, the fennel, the roasted peppers, the peperoncini, the olives, the sun-dried tomatoes, the bocconcini, the pepperoni, the artichoke hearts, the marinade, the minced parsley until the antipasto is combined well and chill the antipasto, covered, for at least 4 hours or overnight. Transfer the antipasto to a platter, garnish it with the parsley sprigs, and serve it at room temperature.

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.

CAPRESE ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• To roast peppers, set them directly in the flames of a stovetop gas burner turned to high, or over hot coals if you happen to be grilling. (You could also roast under the broiler, with peppers as close to heat source as possible.) Turn peppers with tongs until skins are blackened and blistered all over, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a plate and let cool. To peel, cut peppers lengthwise. Scrape seeds and veins away with your knife, then turn peppers over and scrape away charred skin. Slice peeled peppers into 1/2-inch ribbons and place in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then add 1 tablespoon olive oil and toss. (Peppers may be roasted up to a day ahead.)
• Cut mozzarella into 1/4-inch slices. Cut tomatoes into 1/2-inch slices and halve cherry tomatoes.
• Arrange mozzarella slices in the center of a large platter. Surround with tomatoes and sprinkle lightly with salt. Add roasted pepper strips, caperberries and olives. Drape prosciutto around the platter. Garnish with basil leaves. Drizzle generously with olive oil and serve.

MARINATED ROASTED VEGETABLE ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, arrange onion wedges. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the oil over onion. Bake 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut eggplant half crosswise into 3/8-inch-thick slices. Cut top and bottom from red and yellow bell peppers; reserve for another use. Remove seeds and membranes from bell peppers. Cut into 2x1-inch strips.
• Remove onion from oven. Arrange eggplant, bell peppers and mushrooms in pan; drizzle with remaining 3 tablespoons oil.
• Return to oven; bake 10 minutes. Turn vegetables; bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• In medium bowl, mix all marinade ingredients. Add roasted vegetables; toss to coat. Cover; refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• To serve, drain vegetables, discarding marinade; arrange on serving platter.

MARINATED ROASTED VEGETABLE ANTIPASTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F
• Arrange vegetables on a baking sheet and brush both sides.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place in oven and roast for 7 to 8 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
• When vegetables are cool enough to handle begin layering using a springform pan that has a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom.
• Place eggplant in the bottom of the dish, drizzle with some olive oil, and add some of the garlic.
• Add some of the fresh herbs, and then some olives.
• Sprinkle a little vinegar on top and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Continue to layer vegetables, along with seasonings, adding the peppers next, and then fennel, and finally the zucchini.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Release pan and use the parchment to carefully slide onto a serving platter.

MARINATED ANTIPASTO PLATTER

Steps:

• Combine marinade ingredients.
• Marinade vegetables in container overnight.
• Place green leaf or other decorative lettuce leaves on large platter. Arrange vegetables, meats, and cheeses decoratively over lettuce leaves.