Banderilla is a Spanish word that means spike or spear. For this recipe, you will need skewers several inches long. Short bamboo skewers can be found at supermarkets, and decorative skewers can be found in Asian markets, specialty food stores, and online. These require no cooking and can be assembled shortly before serving.
Ingredients
- •Cherry tomatoes
- •Tiny fresh mozzarella balls, plain or marinated
- •Sun-dried tomato halves packed in oil
- •Fresh basil leaves
- •Cooked shrimp, chilled
- •Rolled anchovies
- •Soppressata (dry-cured salami)
- •Melon balls or cubes
- •White asparagus, steamed, chilled, and cut into 5 cm (2-inch) pieces
- •Chunks of canned or cooked fresh tuna, chilled
- •Skewers 7-10 cm (3 to 4 inches) long
Preparation
Alternate any of the ingredients on the skewers, matching flavors as desired. For example: shrimp, folded basil leaf, sun-dried tomato, asparagus, rolled anchovy.
Arrange the filled skewers on a decorative platter. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until needed.
