Antipasto Appetizer Salad

Name: Antipasto Appetizer Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 cups.
Ingredients: 1 jar (16 ounces) roasted sweet red pepper strips, drained; 1/2 pound part-skim mozzarella cheese, cubed; 1 cup grape tomatoes; 1 jar (7-1/2 ounces) marinated quartered artichoke hearts, undrained; 1 jar (7 ounces) pimiento-stuffed olives, drained; 1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes; Pepper to taste; Toasted baguette slices or romaine lettuce, torn

Serve this with a slotted spoon as an appetizer or over torn Romaine lettuce to enjoy as a salad. I like it with toasted baguette slices on the side. —Tamra Duncan, Decatur, Arkansas

Ingredients

1 jar (16 ounces) roasted sweet red pepper strips, drained
1/2 pound part-skim mozzarella cheese, cubed
1 cup grape tomatoes
1 jar (7-1/2 ounces) marinated quartered artichoke hearts, undrained
1 jar (7 ounces) pimiento-stuffed olives, drained
1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
Pepper to taste
Toasted baguette slices or romaine lettuce, torn

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
Serve with baguette slices or over lettuce.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Vlasic roasted red pepper strips.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 132 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 651mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

Originally published as Antipasto Appetizer Salad in Test Kitchen Favorites Cookbook

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grammie75

Oct 1, 2011

easy and quick
golliwog

Dec 11, 2010

As l live quite far from a store, l have to "rearrange" recipes to suit what l have handy .I substituted fresh Red & Green Peppers and the results were great!Thanks Tamra for a super elegant Salad in this horrid weather it almost made me think of the Carribean!!Ann M. Goy. Yellow Creek, Saskatchewan. Canada
Juansmom

Dec 10, 2010

I would add some sliced pepperoni or chunks of cut up salami. I actually made something similar for dinner last night, with capers instead of olives, a can of diced tomatoes instead of fresh, and cooked broccoli spears, all tossed with whole wheat pasta. I call it "antipasto pasta". It was pretty good, basically antipasto over hot pasta to melt the cheese! Any combo of Italian ingredients would work!