An munchies platter is platonic for entertaining! Pile a workbench with Italian antipasti like cheeses, cured meats, olives, marinated vegetables, and more.
Entertaining and not sure where to start? Try an Antipasto Platter! This workbench of Italian appetizers is an explosion of colors and flavors, and it’s scrutinizingly guaranteed to be the centerpiece of any party. Add traditional antipasti like cheese, meats, marinated vegetables, olives, crackers, breads, and increasingly to a platter and serve with small plates to let your guests get to snacking. You can make homemade components, or grab a tuft of items from your local deli counter or olive bar. Here’s how to put together this trappy tray!
What is an munchies platter?
An munchies is the first undertow of an Italian meal: a starter or appetizer. Antipasto is the singular, and antipasti is the plural for increasingly than one dish. Traditional antipasti you might enjoy in Italy include cured meats like prosciutto and salami, cheeses, olives, marinated vegetables, pepperoncini, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and more.
An munchies platter is a tray layered with Italian antipasti (cured meats, cheeses, marinated vegetables, and so forth). Similar to a cheeseboard, it’s an easy titbit to whip up for entertaining considering it’s increasingly well-nigh arranging items than cooking them.
Ingredients in an munchies platter
The ingredients you’ll use for an munchies platter can vary profoundly based on your tastes and what’s misogynist to you! Check your local grocery store deli counter or olive bar for ideas. Some groceries have whole displays defended to marinated vegetables and olives, which is where we stocked up on many of the items for this platter. You can moreover make a few components homemade (which we recommend!). Here are some ideas for an munchies platter:
- Marinated mozzarella: It’s fast and easy to make homemade Marinated Mozzarella Balls, but you can moreover find them purchased
- Marinated mushrooms: These Marinated Mushrooms have incredible flavor
- Olives
- Aged cheeses
- Jarred marinated artichoke hearts
- Jarred roasted peppers or pepperoncini
- Other marinated items from a grocery olive bar or deli counter
- Cured meats (prosciutto, salami, chorizo, sopressata, bresaola, etc)
- Cherry tomatoes or other fresh vegetables
- Crackers
- Italian breadsticks
- Focaccia bread slices
Tips for styling the platter
It’s one thing to hoke all the ingredients for an munchies platter: it’s yet flipside to style it into an lulu platter! Here are a few tips for making a trappy board, similar to styling a killer cheeseboard.
- Place the largest ingredients on the workbench first, then fill in with smaller ingredients. In this case, it’s small bowls of olives and marinated vegetables. Make sure the bowls aren’t too large so they don’t prod the board.
- Fill in the remainder of the space on the workbench with piles of marinated vegetables, crackers, breads and other items. Arrange the ingredients with variation in verisimilitude and shape in mind. Start with the largest ingredients and gradually fill in the smaller items.
- Add garnishes like herbs or flowers. Once the workbench is mostly complete, tuck in a few sprigs of fresh herbs to well-constructed the tray. Serve with small plates, forks and toothpicks if desired.
How long can an munchies platter sit out?
Making your munchies platter in advance? If you’re making this for a party, here are a few serving tips to make prep a breeze:
- A cheese workbench can sit out for up to 2 hours at room temperature. This source suggests a 2 hour maximum for cheese.
- Make the workbench up to 24 hours in advance, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate. This makes party prep easy! Indulge it to come to room temperature 30 minutes surpassing serving.
More titbit ideas
Looking for entertaining ideas? Here are a few increasingly fun titbit ideas:
- Throw your ingredients onto skewers for Antipasto Skewers
- Try a fun and simple Ultimate Cheese Board
- Make archetype Spinach Artichoke Dip or French Onion Dip
- Whip up Easy Cranberry Salsa or Cranberry Goat Cheese
- Try Easy Fruit Dip or Quick Veggie Dip
This munchies platter recipe is…
Vegetarian. For gluten-free, use gluten-free crackers or omit.
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An munchies platter is platonic for entertaining! Pile a workbench with Italian antipasti like cheeses, cured meats, olives, marinated vegetables, and more.Â
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Marinated Mozzarella Balls (or purchased)
- 1 cup Marinated Mushrooms (or purchased)
- 1 cup mixed olives
- 2 blocks weather-beaten cheese
- 1 cup jarred marinated artichoke hearts or roasted peppers (or other marinated items from a grocery olive bar or deli counter)
- 2 types cured meats (prosciutto, salami, chorizo, sopressata, bresaola, etc)
- 1 handful cherry tomatoes
- 2 handfuls crackers
- 1 handful Italian breadsticks
- Optional other items: focaccia bread slices, roasted nuts, jarred pepperoncini, etc
Instructions
- If using homemade, make the Marinated Mozzarella Balls and/or Marinated Mushrooms.
- Prepare the other ingredients as necessary: cut the cheese or meats, and place the olives and nuts in small bowls.
- Place the ingredients onto a large board. Place the bowls of items first, then fill in with cheese slices, meats, marinated veggies, crackers and breadsticks. Once the workbench is mostly complete, tuck in a few sprigs of fresh herbs to well-constructed the tray (like rosemary or thyme sprigs).
- Serve immediately, with small plates, forks and toothpicks if desired. The munchies platter can sit out for up to 2 hours at room temperature. Make the workbench up to 24 hours in advance, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate: indulge to come to room temperature 30 minutes surpassing serving.
