Antipasti, Italian Recipe - Gianni's North Beach

An antipasti platter is your culinary canvas. Lay out a couple of your favorite Italian cheeses and salumi (cured meats) that pair well together. Add some veggies for color. Olives maybe? And what about some taralli scattered all around?

A feast for the eyes but more importantly an icebreaker for those around your table. A little prosecco doesn't hurt to get the conversations flowing. Let their eyes feast on your canvass for a short while.

It's a set-up. The antipasti course is an important beginning to a leisurely 4-course Italian meal. Wake up the taste buds with a little something. A variety of tastes preview what's to follow.

The one I made is a classic from my days in Jersey. Some variation of that platter started every holiday meal.

Warning! Don't fill up on the antipasti. You got a soup, pasta or risotto coming followed by the main course and dessert. Depending on who's at my table sometimes I make individual plates for everybody so nobody eats too much right away.

Buon appetito!

[adisajakupovic]

i could eat antipasti all day. sooo good!

[barbryll]

Loved the plate of goodies!! I'll look for those round Italian biscuits. I always make a platter for the holidays ....it never fails to please those who have pre supper munchies ☺️🐭

[kwraback]

My family makes antipasti almost identical to this, except sometimes my aunt stuffs the green olives with some sort of a bread crumb mixture.

[УиллаГриин]

This is your best video of them all. Thanks, Gianni. You can walk off all that good food by climbing the streets in North Beach. Walk up to Coit, stop in City Lights, and then get coffee at Cafe Trieste on Green St. Is Joe's Diner still up and running on Columbus? Best Italian food I ever ate in my life. All my love to SF ❤️🦀🍆🍕🌉☮️

[daphnerodriguez]

YUMMY 😋 THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟 DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME

[tamicooper]

Hi Gianni, I really enjoy your channel and your recipes and your presentation. I love authentic italian food and your dishes make it harder to not want to copy your recipes or at least try an attempt. I just subscribed today looking forward everything you want to share with us. 😎😎

[reohtz]

Who is the funny character behind the curtain that keeps inspecting the progress of your capolavoro?

[TheScouseassassin]

Great antipasti Gianni, my little treat on saturdays watching the football or rugby, with a bottle of Montepulciano d'abruzzo. I like the Gorgonzola piccante myself, and some pickled artichoke, but as you say its a canvas. I've also recently become a fan of N'duja...a little smear on some bruschetta, a slice of cooling mozzarella, a sliver of roasted pepper...!!!

[Anycoloryoulike]

this looks amazing, my family always adds some marinated artichokes and some hot stuffed cherry peppers which are my absolute favorite!!

[leebyrd]

WOW!!! LOVE this!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[srfnceecee]

This is my new favorite YouTube channel.

[JoanneProbyn]

Grazie, Gianni! Inspiring...my family will enjoy this next weekend.

[lahaina]

Omg. I'm dyin over here. I wish I could get all these Italian ingredients over here in Hawaii where I live. They never even heard of this over here. I miss Jersey. Thanks for the video. Homesick.

[Cool_D]

The guy begind the curtains was funny. Lol!

[billwill]

Looks Excellent i love antipasti, All the best, buona natale.

[geomondiale]

Man oh man Giannuz, my mouth is watering. I'd like to come by and make a few Negroni's and do it right! Come back and make more vids please.

[Trace_DS]

My new favourite channel. Who’s the man behind the curtain? Hilarious.

[sunshine]

Lol. I've noticed you have an intruder in the background!!

[AlfonsoTheTraitor]

Oh that sounds so good right know but I gotta wait till payday and the I will goto DeLaurenti's here in Seattle and pick up some goodies . I love your channel and thank you for sharing these great recipes . 

[joepasquarello]

Very good. Never thought about the Orange in the olives. Will give that a try. Hey....why no capers?