Antipasto Christmas Wreath

This Antipasto Christmas Wreath is the cutest holiday appetizer! It's ready in just a few minutes and is fun to make.

It's a show-stopping, beautiful dish to serve for a Christmas party or dinner.

It's also easy to pull together. Although it may take a little bit to make every skewer, it's not a difficult process!

Why You Should Make this Antipasto Wreath

Beyond the fact that this is a beautiful and festive appetizer recipe, this antipasto wreath is so easy to make.

It's literally as simple as assembling your skewers with a mixture of olives, tomatoes, mozzarella balls, and salami.

Then you get to lay the skewers on a plate and garnish with rosemary for a very festive-looking dish.

It's so fun to serve this to people (everyone will ooh and ahh!) and it can easily be prepared in advance.

What is Antipasto?

Antipasto is the first course of an Italian meal (it means "before the meal") and typically refers to a small plate of meat, cheese, pickled vegetables, and olives.

Instead of serving our antipasto on a plate, we've added them to skewers for this recipe.

Holiday Antipasto Wreath Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this recipe.

• 1-pint cherry tomato 
• ½ pound mixed Greek olives 
• 8 ounces fresh Mozzarella balls (we used Ciliegine)
• 4 ounces sliced salami
• 1 bunch fresh rosemary
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• pinch of salt and pepper
• 30 bamboo skewers

More Holiday Appetizers

Little bites and canapes are a wonderful way to keep your guests fed and happy while you're prepping dinner. Here are some of our other favorite appetizer recipes.

• Christmas Tree Appetizer - an easy charcuterie tree that's perfect for a holiday party.
• Christmas Fruit Wreath - a beautiful and festive holiday appetizer made with grapes, kiwi, and raspberry
• Persimmon Prosciutto Crostinis - an easy appetizer perfect for the holidays
• Skordalia Recipe - a delicious potato and garlic dip
• Cozy Winter Squash Tart - a beautiful and tasty puff pastry tart with delicata squash

Tips for this Making this Recipe

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Specialty Ingredients - I used Ciliegine mozzarella balls for this recipe, but you can use another size or cut a large mozzarella ball down into smaller pieces.

Recommended Tools - You'll need some small skewers or toothpicks to make this recipe. I used these skewers that you can buy online.

Storing Tips - Make ahead or store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. If it sits out at room temperature for more than 4 hours you should discard any leftovers.

Diet/Allergy Alternatives - If you'd like to make this a vegetarian dish, substitute out the meat for other ingredients like artichoke hearts, peperoncino peppers, or roasted red bell peppers.