This fun and easy recipe for rosemary skewers swaps out the toothpick for fresh fragrant rosemary stacks with salami, cheese and artichokes! Welcome to your new favorite appetizer.
Yes, it is almost September (how is that POSSIBLE??) and as you know from some of my earlier posts, I am in major “use it or lose it” mode with my beloved barrels of herbs that live right outside my kitchen door.
Their days are numbered, and so I am pulling out all my recipes that involve fresh herbs so that I can have another few weeks of herb extravaganza before things start getting chilly out there.
I have to admit, it took me a while to warm up to rosemary. For the longest time I only knew about dried rosemary in the jar – those sharp little needles that could be used as miniature weapons in a pinch.
But somewhere along the line I discovered soft, fragrant fresh rosemary, and a light dawned. Now I grow it in one of the whiskey barrels outside my back door, and this summer it just went crazy .I have a TON of it.
So in order to make sure I was using my new found love for rosemary to the fullest, I decided to work them into a scrumptious little appetizer. Sometimes on a Friday evening the Southern husband and I will skip actual dinner and just have some kind of interesting appetizer-type food for supper, and this fit the bill perfectly.
Here’s how you make rosemary skewers!
You take stems of rosemary – and for obvious reasons these need to be sturdy stems (which they usually are). Strip off the leaves except for a couple of inches on the top.
Then all you have left to do is skewer whatever you like on to these gorgeous smelling skewers. I used fresh mozzarella, grilled marinated artichoke hearts and pieces of genoa salami that had been folded in quarters.
You can use any kind of soft cheese you like, you could try sun-dried tomatoes, pieces of folded ham…you get the idea. In addition to being fun and scrumptious, it’s a great way to clean out your fridge at the end of the week, because pretty much everything is going to taste good on a rosemary skewer.
Brush your skewers with an easy olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing and you are ready to munch!
Some rosemary skewers, the setting sun, and sitting outside with your honey on a Friday evening — does it get any better?
Rosemary Skewers
This fun and easy recipe for rosemary skewers swaps out the toothpick for fresh fragrant rosemary stacks with salami, cheese and artichokes! Welcome to your new favorite appetizer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 24
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 24 rosemary sprigs – take off all the leaves except for the top
- 24 cubes of fresh mozzarella
- 24 marinated artichoke hearts
- 24 slices Genoa salami, folded
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Salt and fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Thread the cheese, artichoke hearts and salami on to the rosemary skewers in any order you like.
- Mix the olive oil, vinegar and spices until thoroughly combined and then brush onto the skewers. Arrange on a plate and enjoy!
Meer Anis says
Great to see the post. A touch of natural beauty got from here.
clipping mask says
wow! amazing photography! I like your photography blog. You did wonderful job!
thecoexistcafe says
Mmm, this looks amazing! I'd definitely make these for Matt with the salami, and would find an alternative for myself. Delicious, thank you for sharing! :)
Eat. Live. Laugh. and sometimes shop! says
I adore simply ideas like this! As much as I love to cook, it's also nice to have something easy like this in your back pocket.
Eat. Live. Laugh. and sometimes shop! says
I adore simply ideas like this! As much as I love to cook, it's also nice to have something easy like this in your back pocket.
Vicki says
Beautiful photos!
City Share says
Those are beautiful and I'm sure delicious too. Thanks for the inspiration.
Bob Carey says
YUMMY!!
LynnieBNC says
This would be great with Haloumi cheese, too.
Laurie Palanza Iseman says
What a fabulous idea!
Fun and Fearless in Beantown says
Rosemary is seriously one of my favorite herbs. I had rosemary chicken last night sauteed with roasted tomatoes and peppers. Simple but delicious!
Joanne says
Rosemary tastes like comfort food to me. And I'm not sure why because my father hates it and so my mother never used it. but it does. I love the presentation of these!
mr. and mrs. says
delicately perfect!
Meghan says
Looks amazing!!