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Home › Recipes › Antipasti and Light Bites

Antipasti and Light Bites

There’s nothing better than enjoying an Italian aperitivo with insanely delicious crostini and an iconic cocktail in hand. Here you’ll find tasty nibbles and Italian antipasti for every occasion whether you want a quick snack or something special!

Some of our favourites are Bagna Cauda (a hot butter and anchovy dip), Stuffed Zucchini Flowers and Easy 5 Minute Marinated Olives!

Two long thin and crispy pizzas covered in tomato sauce sitting on a travertine surface.

Pizza

Lingue di Pizza (Quick Crispy Pizza)

An overhead shot of a puff pastry tart topped with potatoes, ham and cheese and cut into 8 slices.

Antipasti

Cheesy Puff Pastry Potato Tart

An overhead shot of burrata and Parmigiano crostini on a travertine background topped with prosciutto.

Antipasti

Burrata and Parmigiano Crostini with Crispy Prosciutto

A close up of red onion and gorgonzola crostini on a wooden serving board.

Antipasti

Spiced Red Onion Chutney Crostini with Gorgonzola

A close up of three crostini on a spotted serving board topped with mortadella, burrata and pistachios.

Antipasti

Mortadella, Pistachio and Burrata Crostini

A close up of fig crostini with pecorino cream and prosciutto.

Antipasti

Fig Crostini with Prosciutto and Pecorino Cream

Frico (fried cheese and potato) on a wooden surface.

Antipasti

Frico (Cheesy, Potato and Onion Cake)

Italian stuffed mussels on a large serving plate with lemon wedges and 2 glasses of wine in the background.

Fish & Seafood

Italian Stuffed Mussels (Cozze Gratinate)

An overhead shot of Italian potato fritters on a plate with some cured meat and cheese.

Antipasti

Italian Potato Fritters (Tortei di Patate)

A side shot of Pizza Scima on a wooden board with some meat and cheese in the background.

Antipasti

Pizza Scima (Abruzzese Flatbread)

An overhead shot of Brustengo, an Italian flatbread topped with cured meat and cheese on a wooden board.

Bread & Savory Bakes

Brustengo (Umbrian Flatbread)

Pane Frattau on a plate (tomato and bread) topped with a poached egg.

Breakfast

Pane Frattau (Sardinian Bread with Tomato and Poached Egg)

A close up of Ajvar dip in a blue bowl surrounded by cured meat, cheese, ciabatta bread and olives.

Antipasti

Ajvar (Red Pepper Dip)

An overhead shot of cannellini beans, tuna and onion on a white platter.

Salads

Cannellini Bean Salad with Tuna and Tropea Onions

Tuna stuffed cherry peppers in a small dish with olives and a glass of wine at the side.

Antipasti

Italian Tuna Stuffed Cherry Peppers

An overhead shot of chicken croquettes in a blue bowl with sprigs of thyme.

Sides

Ricotta Chicken Croquettes

An overhead shot of pizza pinwheels on a wooden board with a basil leaf and glass of wine at the side.

Antipasti

Pizza Pinwheels with Prosciutto and Gorgonzola

Four Rustici Leccesi (Italian pastries) on a blue plate.

Antipasti

Rustici Leccesi (Tomato and Mozzarella Pastries)

Gnocco Fritto (Italian fried dough) on a plate with cheese and prosciutto.

Antipasti

Gnocco Fritto (Italian Fried Dough)

Three slices of artichoke bruschetta sitting on a wooden serving board with a small ramekin of artichokes beside it.

Antipasti

Artichoke Bruschetta (Quick, Easy & Delicious)

An overhead shot of artichoke pesto in a bowl sitting on a wodden board.

Dips & Pestos

Artichoke Pesto (Quick 5 minute Recipe)

Two stuffed eggplants on a scalloped edged plate with basil scattered around.

Sides

Italian Stuffed Eggplant (Mozzarella and Tomato)

A side shot of a ciabatta sandwich with burrata, anchovies, sun blushed tomatoes and arugula on a light stone surface

Antipasti

Burrata and Anchovy Sandwich from Amalfi

Three slices of bread with butter and anchovies

Antipasti

Pane, Burro e Alice (Bread, Butter and Anchovy)

An overhead shot of a walnut focaccia cut into12 squares sprinkled with walnuts

Bread & Savory Bakes

Walnut Focaccia

Mozzarella bocconcini in a bowl with basil pesto and tomatoes

Antipasti

Mozzarella Bocconcini, Pesto and Sun Blushed Tomatoes

An overgead shot of a focaccia pizza cut into slices

Pizza

Focaccia Pizza

An overhead shot of Taralli in a bowl with glasses of wine at the side

Antipasti

Taralli Pugliesi (Italian Snack)

An overhead shot of baked ricotta in a blue dish with toasted bread at the side

Antipasti

Baked Ricotta with Thyme and Parmesan

Torta Pasqualina with a slice cut out

Antipasti

Torta Pasqualina (Spinach & Ricotta Egg Pie)

Pizza Rustica on a serving plate with a slice cut

Antipasti

Pizza Rustica (Italian Easter Pie)

An overhead shot of burrata cheese on a serving plate with nduja and gremolata

Antipasti

Burrata with Crispy ‘Nduja & Gremolata

An overhead shot of smoked salmon crostini on a wooden surface

Antipasti

Smoked Salmon Crostini

Antipasti

Mozzarella in Carrozza (Fried Mozzarella Sandwiches)

An overhead shot of Italian Grissini on a serving plate with olives at the side

Antipasti

Grissini – Italian Breadsticks

Antipasti

Easy Russian Salad – Insalata Russa

A close up of a jar of pickled vegetables

Antipasti

La Giardiniera sott’aceto – Italian Pickled Vegetables

A close up of a ciabatta sandwich with chicken and pesto

Mains

Chicken Pesto Ciabatta

Antipasti

Italian Farinata Chickpea Flatbread (La Cecina Toscana)

An overhead shot of zucchini pizza bites on a board

Antipasti

Fried Zucchini Pizza Bites

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