Antipasto Salad with Basil Dressing

"This can be a meal in and of itself with some bread and wine. Our favorite way this past summer was just to make a Beer Butt chicken and have this salad - that was all that was needed. I got this recipe out of one of my magazines (Food, Gourmet, Bon Apetite....), I'm just not sure which one..."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Char peppers directly over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides.
  • Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes.
  • Peel, seed, and slice peppers thinly.
  • Combine basil leaves, garlic, and salt in processor and blend to coarse puree.
  • With machine running, gradually blend in oil.
  • Transfer basil oil to small bowl.
  • (Peppers and basil oil can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.) Arrange ingredients on a large platter or in a large, shallow bowl, i.
  • e.
  • ,prosciutto around outside, cheese slices within circle of prosciutto and tomatoes within circle of cheese, top with pepper strips (or however you think it will look better).
  • Sprinkle salad with olives; drizzle with some basil oil.
  • Serve with remaining basil oil at table.

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