If you’re looking for quick finger foods to serve at your next party, these fun Marinated Antipasto Appetizer Skewers could NOT be easier to prepare! They are a quick appetizer for any crowd, made mini sized and can be made ahead of time.

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Marinated Antipasto Appetizer Skewers

These mini appetizer skewers are a fun party snack to serve guests that pairs especially well with a nice bottle of wine! You’ll want to keep this recipe in your back pocket.

The skewers are marinated in an easy Italian marinade and served cold so you can make them the night before and not have to worry about them until guests arrive!

How To Skewer Your Antipasto Using Sticks

There is no right or wrong way to skewer food. However I DO believe there is a BETTER way to skewer things.

I like to think about what foods pair better together and how you can get the best flavor combinations in each bite!

For these skewers, I took my mini wooden skewers and separated the cheeses from each other so one bite does not have cheese and more cheese. I also tried to put the salami in the MIDDLE of your stick so you can enjoy it in WITH the cheeses and peppers.

How can you “change up” your antipasto skewers?

Try changing up the deli meat or cheeses! Here are some ideas to add/substitute:

An assortment of deli meats such as salami, capocollo, prosciutto, mortadella, and bresaola
An assortment of olives green to black from stuffed to marinated
An assortment of cheeses from Parmesan to mozzarella
Peppers from roasted to sweet to hot
Crusty bread

These are the most commonly served foods on an antipasto platter.

If you want to go above and beyond, you can also add these to your skewers:

Pepperoncini (hot or mild peppers)
Cubes of breads such as a baguette or focaccia
Marinated artichoke hearts
Marinated Gigante Beans (cannelini)
Marinated chickpeas (these may be hard to skewer!)
Roasted asparagus spears

What is the difference between antipasto and antipasti?

One simple answer. Antipasti is plural! 🙂

A Make Ahead Cold Appetizer!

If I find a good ‘MAKE AHEAD’ appetizer that can also be served COLD, I’m sold.

The hardest part about hosting guests is not preparing the food, it’s keeping the food WARM. If that is taken out of the equation, hosting is just not as stressful.

These antipasto skewers are a quick way to satisfy your guests before you head out to eat or serve dinner.

You can skewer them the day or night before, drizzle the herb oil over top and let them sit in the fridge overnight. Then pull them out the next day and uncork your favorite bottle of vino!

I am a bread lover so I suggest serving with a crusty bread or pita bread on the side. It will be great for sopping up the leftover herb oil!

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