Balls and Walnuts
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Antipasto dinner
Antipasto for dinner? Yeah, really! If you’ve never tried this, you should. It’s dead easy, tasty, and healthy (depending upon what you put on the plate).
Here is what tonight’s antipasto included:
Baguette slices
A very runny brie
An Irish cheese, some smoked gouda, and one of my favorite cheeses, manchego
Hard Italian salami, coppa, prosciutto, and mortadella
A peeled carrot
Chorizo
Red grapes and honey
Dried mango
You’re only limited by your imagination (as you might have guessed by my inclusion of dried mango and chorizo). I’ll often include a sliced apple or pear, and dry-roasted almonds or walnuts. Honey is a must — there’s just something so right about dipping nuts and grapes into honey and contrasting that with a sharp cheese.
Other times, I’ve included pate, which I guess is the same idea as chorizo: something a little spicy and fatty, as if the cheese weren’t fatty enough. Olives are a nice addition, too, as are gherkins or those giant capers.
Done right, you’ll have all the major flavors and textures represented (and with a little care, you can get a number of different colors onto the plate, too). It’s a pricey thing to put together but you’ll have lots of good leftovers in the fridge.
What did you have for dinner tonight?
D.
PS: I stole this photo from my friend Stan’s facebook page because I miss him and Jayna and Elissa, and I love this photo so much. Oh, how I miss them.
Happy Father's Day, Stan!
Dinner was picked to night by my now 5yr old daughter (her birthday dinner). She requested Potato/Cheddar perogies, sour cream, fried onions, mini tomatoes and long strips of mini cucumbers. A light dinner (depending on how many perogies you eat), followed by watermelon slices, and tiny slices of the remaining piece of ice-cream cake. Not bad. It could have been worse. She initially requested McDonalds. 😛
We have those sorts of dinners once in a while. Although more often for lunch. We have cheese and pickles and olives and crackers and little rolled up slices of meat. If I am in a fey mood I have Reggiano in fingernail sized flakes drizzled with a little honey.
Great picture! Stan’s little girl is a cutie!
Dinner? They’ll get better now that I’m home and can concentrate on eating healthy again.
Remember in Star Trek when they ate the “anti-matter dinner”?
big mistake….
Off topic. please send me a note at paulak2r at vianet dot ca. I have SUPER good Kris new to tell you, but I don’t have an email addy!