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What are some good appetizers and sides for Baked Ziti?

Posted at: 2015-04-20 
If you want to lighten it up a bit, here are some Italian ideas for your Italian meal:

Warm Artichoke and Jalapeno Spread with water wafers

Roasted Green Beans with Roasted Garlic Aioli

Fresh sauted Spinach in olive garlic oil sprinkled with fresh lemon juice once it's cooked.

Athenian Bruschetta

Fresh Green Bean Salad with Gorgonzola and bacon crumbles, tossed in a fresh basil, garlic and lemon vinaigrette.

Proscuitto wrapped Gorgonzola Pear slices.

Roasted Bell Peppers and Onion

Marinaded Artichoke Hearts and Olives.

Tapenade with Crostini

Grilled Garlic Butterflied Prawns

Stuffed Mushrooms

Portobello and Gorgonzola Terrine. You can serve that as a spread with crostini.

Sauted Asparagus in garlic olive oil, topped with fresh basil and parmesan once it's done.

Genoa Salami with a fresh basil leaf and a slice of Provolone rolled up for an appetizer.

Mini Skewers: small cube of provolone, bit of fresh basil, black olive, basil, cherry tomato, basil and a small cube of genoa salami.

Fried Artichoke Hearts

Toasted Ravioli with Marinara

Zucchini or Eggplant Casserole

Sicilian Tomato and Onion Salad with fresh Basil

Good Crusty bread with Pinzimonio

You can never go wrong with a vegetable platter. Believe it or not Italian dressing makes a great dipping sauce for vegetables. Breadsticks and Alfredo sauce is a good combination. Alfredo sauce makes a good dipping sauce for breadsticks. Cherry tomatoes and Mozzerella kabobs. On a kabob stick put a cherry tomato, a small cube of Mozzerella cheese. Follow the pattern until you fill up the kabob stick. Meatballs on a stick/toothpick with marinara sauce as a dipping sauce. Or you can make zucchini circles. Cut a zucchini in thick circles. Pour Italian bread crumbs in one plate and in another bowl mix 4 eggs. Dip zucchini circle in egg wash then bread crumbs then fry until golden brown. Serve with marinara sauce. Strawberries with cream cheese or Nutella is great also

- Meatballs/Italian sausages



- A vegetable and dip of your choice



- Garlic bread



- A cheese, veggie, or fruit tray



- Stuffed mushrooms





Hope this helps, and have a great party!

Bruchetta.

Fruit tray and a veggie and cheese tray

garlic bread



bread sticks



rolls



fruit

I am having a dinner party for a lot of family coming up soon and I am making the following:





Baked Ziti



Ordering pizzas



Side Salad with different dressings





But I feel like I need more because there will be around 30 people. What are some good appetizers and sides that i can add that would go with Ziti and Pizza? Thanks in advance!