It’s the days before Christmas! All are in a hustle, gracefully panicking to make the right combination of recipes for the most critical part of the evening, the Christmas table. I understand the pressure to have everything perfect because the Christmas table brings the family together.To make it easy, I’m sharing with you the Christmas wreath appetizer I discovered on YouTube. It’s super simple to make and has the best on-the-counter ingredients to be found. Let’s all credit the Cooking With Jack Show for saving us with the perfect appetizer.
Ingredients:
- 30 wood skewers.
- 30 balls of baby mozzarella
- 30 basil leaves.
- ten to fifteen cherry tomatoes
- 30 slices of peppered salami (or regular salami)
- 10 whole artichoke hearts, halved
- 20 large green olives, pitted (you can get them flavored if you’d like).
- 30 large black olives or large kalamata olives.
- 10 cherry peppers, halved
- For the garnish, fresh rosemary sprigs
- 8-inch round plate
- A 10-inch round plate
- 9 small bowls
- Knife
- Chopping board
Directions:
Make sure to have all the ingredients washed and prepared.
Slice up all your ingredients into small portions and place each ingredient in different bowls.
Scatter each bowl around an 8-inch round plate. This will make it easier to grab and know which one will be next for skewing.
With a wood skewer, In order, skew on a cherry pepper, a basil leaf, an artichoke, a baby mozzarella ball, salami, green olive, and black olive.
Repeat to make 30 skewers with the same process, just enough to fill in a wreath shape on a 10-inch round plate.
On a giant 10-inch round plate, lay seven fresh rosemary leaves in a pizza shape as the base.
Arrange the rosemary on skewers to form a wreath shape. Skootch together to make a full-volumed wreath.
Stack another layer of skewers—and voila, you have a delicious Christmas wreath appetizer.
