We have a tradition in my family, MY family of origin... my mom, dad, sisters and the rest of our crazy broods, that's not so traditional, or I don't think so anyway. On Christmas Day, or close there by, we get together to exchange gifts and to have our Christmas Lasagna. Nope, we are not Italian, not even a little bit, but we love Mama's Lasagna. Really though, we started that tradition by not knowing what to cook (inspiration found here) and wanting to have something that wasn't the same old Southern cooked ham, sweet potatoes and everything else we'd been eating since Thanksgiving and will have again at Easter. So, our solution (my mom's - I can take no credit) is a little something different than every other dinner table on Christmas night.
Although, we may be eating something a little different, doesn't mean the amount of food available to us is any different. I thought these Goat Cheese Antipasto Skewers would be great as an appetizer to add to the table before our our "traditional" Christmas meal.
This appetizer is so easy and basically, you can just clean out your fridge with whatever you have, drizzle a little olive oil on it and scarf it down. Here's what you'll need to make it my way though:
INGREDIENTS
- Pitted Kalamata with Orange Zest or other pitted olive choice.
- 4 oz Goat Cheese
- Grape Tomatoes
- Rosemary
- Artichoke Hearts
INSTRUCTIONS
Gather ingredients. Make sure your goat cheese is still fairly solid from being in the refrigerator before you begin or it can get messy! Slice goat cheese. Add all ingredients in the pretty order. =) Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with rosemary or other herbs!
Yum! Those look delicious!! Our family often has lasagna or enchiladas for Christmas dinner too!! I'm allergic to ham, so that is always out.
ReplyDeleteWe like to serve a bunch of appetizers on Christmas Even instead of a full dinner. These would be a perfect addition to our spread!
ReplyDeleteUm, these photos look beautiful...which means the food must be amazing! Would you come to my house to cook? I love everything about this!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm more of a traditional kind of gal. Sometimes I get a wild hair and go off the reservation though :) I keep the hubs on his toes!
I love eating food off of sticks. LOL!
ReplyDeleteThose look so good and I don't even like tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteThese look really delicious!!! Pinning! :)
ReplyDeleteThose look so good! We make a lot of different appetizers for holidays or any big gathering.
ReplyDeleteYum! Those look delicious. We always do appetizers on Christmas Eve, so these would be a great addition .
ReplyDeleteThese look absolutely tasty! I love getting fresh ideas for future parties!!! <3
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious -- and the colors make it feel Christmas-y too!
ReplyDeleteThese sound so fantastic! So fancy!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe includes two things I love. Goat cheese and olives. Looks so delish. Will be pinning to make for my family. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThose look absolutely delicious!
ReplyDeleteReally love the use of the goat cheese, wish people would use it more often. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I am Italian and grew up having lasagna at Christmas too- it's good right!? Anyway, thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, these look so good. I can't wait to for an occasion to make some!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so good! We cook a ham & eat it has sandwhichea on Christmas Eve
ReplyDeleteMy family is pretty traditional, but this looks delicious. I'll have to pin and try it for a party.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of something different for Christmas dinner!
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