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                              ANTIPASTO #1

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Salads

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       Iceberg lettuce
  1       cn           (Large) Italian tuna,*
  1                    Small jar roasted red -
  1                    Small jar green vinegar -
                       Peppers,**
                       Peppers
                       Tomatoes, cut in wedges
                       Pitted black olives
                       Green olives w/Pimento
                       Provolone cheese,***
                       Imported ham****
                       Genoa Salami****
                       Mortadella****
                       Pepperoni (large slices)****

 *packed in olive oil
 **packed in vinegar and oil
 ***sliced, slices cut in half
 ****Sliced Italian cold cuts, rolled lengthwise
 On platter, arrange lettuce, leaving a hole in the
 middle large enough to hold the can of tuna. Drain oil
 from the can over the lettuce, then place tuna in the
 middle of platter.
 Divide platter into sections, placing 1/2 slice of
 cheese in each section. On top of cheese, place 1
 rolled slice of each type of meat.
 Drain liquid from red pepper jar over all, then
 randomly place peppers, olives, and tomatoes around
 the platter. Salt and pepper to taste, then pour more
 olive oil over all.
 Eat heartily, accompanied by much loud Italian
 conversation. In fact, I typed this accompanied by
 much loud Italian conversation. My parents were here,
 and both were shouting instructions over my shoulder.
 They disagreed about the arrangement of the lettuce -
 my mother said that the hole in the middle of the
 platter was necessary; my father insisted that it
 wasn't, saying you can just dump the tuna on top of
 the lettuce. I finally had to give up on this reply
 until they went home. So now, in the peace and quiet
 of the aftermath, I've finished it. Hope you had a
 wonderful holiday.



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