Easy Antipasto Skewers
Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! It’s here, the unofficial start to summer. To celebrate, we are serving up Easy Antipasto Skewers that pair so well with our new Avocado Basil Pesto sauce.
We found this fun, tasty recipe in a brand new cookbook authored by our friend and fellow blogger, Allison Miller of CupcakeDiaries.com.
Her cookbook is called Sun & Sizzle: Grills to Greens and Everything in Between and it is sensational! There’s a photo with every recipe, and it’s packed full of delicious creative ingredients that are perfect for summertime.
You know how much we love our grills so her tips and colorful collection is perfect for upcoming holidays and BBQs. We love all the fresh flavors and the simple twists she puts on everyday recipes really takes them from good to great. This cookbook would be a perfect addition to any cook’s collection.
It was challenging to pick just one of Allison’s 50 fabulous recipes to feature. With beautiful choices like Mixed Berry Wedge Salad, Churro Waffles, Blackberry Peach Lemonade and Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwiches, you’ll want to try them all!
Please show some love and order her book! We congratulate Allison on a job well done!
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Easy Antipasto Skewers
Put your antipasto platter on a stick! Easy Antipasto Skewers are a fresh and easy pickup appetizer for a party that can be made ahead of time. Or put a out a big platter at your barbecue for a fabulous side dish. They are so colorful and kiddos would have fun putting them together!
- Cook tortellini according to package directions. (I used fresh fresh tortellini and made sure to undercook it by a couple of minutes so that it held together well and wasn’t mushy.) Rinse in cold water and set aside.
- Thread tortellini, cheese, olives, and tomatoes onto a skewer and place on a platter. Spoon desired amount of pesto over each skewer just before serving. Serve cold.
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These look so yummy Renee! Will have to try them out this summer! Thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂
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Thanks so much Joan! Welcome to CK, glad you like the skewers which will add to your summer fun.
I love a good antipasto and putting it together on skewers is brilliant! It makes for an easy to make (and eat) appetizer!
YES, it’s awesome and so tasty, thanks!
What a great recipe. My husband would love to make this for one of dinner nights.
Thanks so much Leigh Anne, enjoy!
Ooh those look so yummy! I have never seen a skewer with pasta and cheese on it!
It’s a pretty and fun presentation, Courtney. We really enjoyed them too!
Yet another food I may not taste but could only drool looking at the photos! Living on a condo has its drawbacks too, we are not allowed to do BBQ. I can only imagine the taste. Excellent one, as always!
I kind of have BBQ on the brain Robert. You can make and serve these for a meal if you’d like. No need to have a fire anywhere nearby to enjoy these babies!!!
What a great summer time recipe. I am a sucker for anything that involves tortellini.
Oh me too! So glad to have you here…
Great photos as usual. And this skewers is super easy to make since it doesn’t involve any grilling. Anyway, if I were to do this recipe, I will totally remove the olives as I don’t like it. I just wonder why these ingredients are to be put in skewers though. The pesto will overpower the taste of the ingredients as they’re eaten individually from a skewer.
You don’t have to put anything on skewers or even use a pesto. Actually, in Allison’s book, she only suggests you serve the skewers with a prepared pesto sauce. Keep it simple and whatever you’d like!
What a fun recipe! This is something that I would love to serve when I have guests over at my house.
Great plan Nadine!
Looks delicious and totally doable ,even with my cooking skill level.I will make this and totally surprise my family.
Let us know what you think Amrita!
The photos are enough to convince me to try this. Fantastic ingredients which I guess I would love to taste.
So easy and good, enjoy Jessica!
Ooooo these skewers sound so tasty!!! Perfect for a party or even a family gathering 🙂
Yes, and easy enough that kiddos can help!
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It looks yummy enough – and it looks easy enough – even for someone like me who’s cooking-challenged….
You’ve got this one Andrea! So easy and delicious, thanks!
Avocado and basil sound delish together! What a good idea! 🙂
Welcome Angel, and thanks, they are amazing together!!!
It looks delicious!!! Got listed the ingradients! Will give a try on this one this week!! yayy
Wow, what a great idea. Thanks for sharing this, this skewer has all my favorite, cheese, pasta and olive! I love it!
I love grilling out and I love skewers. Skewers are great for a crowd. These look amazing. I will definitely be trying these.
I like grilling because it’s better than frying. Haven’t heard of this so might as well try it out. 🙂
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These look so good! They are perfect for Memorial Day weekend or any celebration!
Thanks Leighann! I love having food that can be eaten over a length of time during holiday weekends!
These are very cute and look delicious! I’ve also never heard the term antipasto before.
Thanks Kari! Antipasto is an Italian term usually used to start a big Italian meal. We used it as an appetizer or as a side dish!
What a fun idea. I love it! Tortellini is always delicious!
These skewers look absolutely delicious, I want to try and make these next weekend at the party.
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I am so glad you liked these skewers, Anosa! You definitely should try them out for your party!
Avocado basil pesto is new to me. Wow. It looks yummy. Wish i get to taste this. Hahaha. If i am with you, i could have eaten a lot. Hehehe.
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Thank you so much for participating in my book tour! And thank you for the kind words about my book. I’m glad you loved the recipe! That pesto recipe looks yummy. Thanks again!
You’re welcome Alison, we loved so many!