Antipasti from Diforti – a touch of Sicily in my kitchen:
If there’s one thing I remember from my visit to Sicily, it’s the food. Wonderful olives, seafood, sun dried tomatoes and bread. The kind of food where you don’t need to cook in order to eat well. At this time of year, when it’s far too hot to be slaving over a stove, Antipasti comes into its own for me. I eat far too much of it and I really enjoy putting together an antipasti platter for supper.
So, when Diforti offered to send me their Classic Antipasti Selection to review, I jumped at the chance.
Diforti is an old Sicilian company, founded in 1875 by the great grandfather of current owners, Carlo, Andrea and Francesca Diforti. Luigi Diforti originally set up shop in a little village in Sicily, but over the years the business expanded first into restaurants and delis in Italy and later, in 1974 into a business that exported produce to the UK. They now have a range of over 200 antipasti dishes, all beautifully packaged and often with a long enough shelf life to mean you can store things up for when you need a little treat.
My beautifully packaged box arrived with a complimentary canvas shopping bag. The selection included semi-dried cherry tomatoes, Nocellara del Belice olives, sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese, Spanish salted Marcona almonds, aged Pecorino with truffles, salami, breadsticks and a curious flat bread called Pane pomodoro – bread with just a hint of tomato, salt and herbs.
I’ve been nibbling contentedly on the contents ever since – and I still have a way to go.
I’m particularly impressed with the Pecorino with truffles – it’s quite strong but worked perfectly with a little of the pane pomodoro or some salami. If I hadn’t finished the lot, I’d have tried grating some over fresh pasta too. And, the semi-dried tomatoes were so nice that although I put out fresh cherry tomatoes, we all prefered the semi-dried ones and ignored the fresh ones. Nocellara olives are one of my favourite kind, mid-sized mild, green olives and Marcona almonds are sweet, delicate and perfect to munch on with a glass of prosecco.
I think this kind of box is the perfect gift. For most people there will be some old favourites and some new treats to experiment with. And, during the summer, it’s a great way to avoid spending too much time in the kitchen.
So, I’ve persuaded Diforti to offer one Classic Antipasti Selection for a lucky London-Unattached reader.
All you need to do is follow through the rafflecopter – remembering to check out the Diforti shop so you can pick your favourite product from there and leave me a note in the comments about what makes it special for you.
Good luck!!!
The aged Pecorino with truffles sounds amazing, I’d love to have this on my antipasti board! My favourite cheeses are hard Italian cheese, so I can’t think of a better option!
Definitely the olives for me – I love good olives and can happily snack on them instead of chocolate.
Mine would be the salami with the sun dried tomatoes. I love taking a bit of salami and wrapping the tomato with it – yum! Ten a few olives to chase it down too. Oink. 🙂
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese because they sound mouth wateringly good.
Grilled artichokes – I love ’em
Thanks for the lovely review! We’re glad you enjoyed 🙂
Salami and sun-dried tomatoes – why? Because I just love tomatoes and (non-strong) salami – always a definite from the deli
I would have the sweet garlic with peppers and herbs it sounds absolutely divine
Sun-dried tomatoes because I am obsessed with them and they are lovely to enjoy during the Summer
Olives they’re my favourite
sun dried tomatoes for me, cant get enough of them!
I would most love to have the Olives on my table! They are healthy and delicious
olive are my all time favourite, love different/mouth watering flavour
The beer and snacks box looks like a perfect gift for a hard to buy farther birthday!
love olives and would also like to try the artichokes thankyou
Sun dried tomatoes for me and olives for my son! perfect!
The pecorino with truffles I think 🙂
The sun dried tomatoes as they remind me of family holidays across Italy
I just love salami milano – would reach for that first
The sweet garlic with peppers and herbs – I love garlic, especially with warm bread (not ideal for date night though 😂)
Sweet garlic with peppers and herbs would be a wonderful accompaniment to crusty artisan bread.
I’d love to try the Pecorino as I’m cheese mad (so bad I get the mickey taken out of me!) but have never tried anything flavoured with truffle before!
olives…sundried tomatos…omg everything whats not to love!
Pane pomodoro, I am a big fan of flatbreads thanks x
SUN DRIED TOMATOS – I JUST LOVE THE TASTE PLUS THEY ARE A HEALTH FOOD
well it all sounds good but my daughter is obsessed with salami so that’d be first out 🙂
i would choose Aged Pecorino with truffles, sounds so indulgent and delicious
The Marcona almonds because I love almonds but haven’t tried this type.
For me it would have to be the olives, there is nothing better than some olives with some bread and cheeses
Pecorino with truffles sounds fab, would love to try that.
olives for me, because i love them
Pecorino Fantasy sounds delicious.
Mini Grissini Classic, perfect for dipping
Definitely the Italian Salami. I love salami of any kind.
There’s a lot to choose from but i love amaretti cookies 🙂
Sun dried tomatoes. Heavenly!
Olives!!
The aged Pecorino with truffles sounds so different, and with the added truffles, a favourite of ours, a real treal.
What a gorgeous selection – I am bookmarking them for future purchases! I would love the Quarters Grilled Artichoke as it’s so hard to find really great ones and these look fantastic 🙂
The pecorino with truffles sounds delicious
The Spanish salted Marcona almonds, they sounds delicious
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese because I love cheese and I love peppers 🙂
sun dried tomatoes every time, no question
Grilled artichokes – absolutely delicious!
ooh, pecorino with truffles; there’s just no beating cheese.
the olives all the way for me – a great healthy snack
It’s got to be the Nocellara olives, as they’re my preferred type of olives: they’re sublime!
The aged Pecorino with truffles, for sure – I’m obsessed with truffles!
the olives! i love olives
The red peppers stuffed with cheese, I love these so much, I’d eat the whole lot in one go.
Salami and sun-dried tomatoes as it would taste amazing
Nocellara olives – I have a new love of olives, and they are my favourite things at picnics.
Olives! I could eat them by the bucket load.
SUN-DRIED tomatoes they are so yummy
the Salami as im impartial to a fine meat
The buffalo mozzarella as have only tried cows so would like to taste the difference
Olives for me
Olives – I love Olives
I think the sun dried tomatos
I would love to try the sweet garlic with pepper and herbs because it sounds delicious!
Olives!
Definately the Pecorino as I had never heard of it until last week when I enquired what it was on a menu
I love soft cheese so would love to try the Pecorino Spread
The Salami, that’s my fave x
Sun dried tomatoes – they are delicious
Would love to try the Pecorino with pistachios, never had that combination before and it sounds lovely!
i love salami itts my go to for snacking on!!
The sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese sound absolutely delicious
The salami and sun-dried tomatoes…they are the most quintessentially Italian dish for me.
buffalo mozzarella, I love it!
olives – everyone loves olives this good
Pecorino with truffles sound amazing!
Easy decision! The Nocellara olives every time 🙂
The Pecorino Fantasy cheese sounds wonderfully different & definitely in need of a try.
If it was just me, then olives, but when sharing with my boyfriend, then it would have to be salami, because he can’t say no to delicious meat.
salami milano
has to be the sun dried tomatoes
Grilled artichokes yummy x
The salami Milano just because I love the taste
olives look good
the olives, i think im addicted to them! especially with wine
Pecorino with truffles sounds incredible, would love to try that one!
Salami. I’m a real carnivore.
I would love the sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese. One of my favourite combinations.. yum 🙂
Thd sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese sound lovely.
Meats and cheeses can change, but there must always be olives and sweet peppers.
Pecorino with truffles sounds wonderful I would love to try it.
Pecorino for me I adore all kinds of cheese but this is special
Porchetta I got a taste for this whilst working on a deli counter, and would like more people to try it
i love the taste of salami and sun dried tomatoes
Love olives
The Italian salami sounds great!
Pane pomodoro, I have never heard of these sounds like they would eb good with cheese
Oh my what a website, will defo be ordering from here! Would love the Sicilian Pecorino With Black Pepper for starters
the aged Pecorino with truffles it looks wonderful and being a cheese addict this is one I havent tried!!
I love the aged pecorino with truffles because it’s so unusual – and I love truffles!
Buffalo Mozerella – so delicious xxx
The Aged Pecorino with truffles sounds really lovely. Love anything with truffle in.
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese
I would like to try the pane pomodoro first.
Sun dried tomatoes, they’re my favourite,can’t get enough of them 🙂
love sun dried tomatoes
it would be sicilian sundried tomatoes – yum! What a fabulous antipasti selection they have got! all of our families favourites.
Sun dried tomatoes are always lovely
The sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese because its something i have never tried before
Definitely the Nocellara del Belice olives – I am a little bit obsessed with olives at the moment and can’t get enough of them!
I would choose the olives as I have just started eating them!
Salami Milano as it’s a favourite in our house!
I’d love to try the sweet peppers stuffed with cheese. I love stuffed peppers but normally have them with meat only so it would be good to try something different.
olives there my most favourite
love cheeses
Nocellara del Belice olives – I’m kinda addicted to olives lol
Sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese
Chargrilled Artichokes With Herbs – I could eat these all day and all night! Great as part of a nibbly selection, but super on a pizza too!
The olives, I love olives!
It all looks amazing but pecorino and truffle sounds incredible
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese because I’m an absolute cheese fiend!
Definitely the sweet red peppers
Mine would be the salami with sweet peppers
The flatbread as the flavours sound delicious
Would love to try a mixed board of cheeses including Sicilian Pecorino With Black Pepper
I would love to try the Marcona Almonds, I bet they are delicious.
I am partial to a little bit of anything Italian and I would have a good chomp on all of that goody box.
I’d love to try these sun dried tomatoes, they’re one of my faves!
Pecorino with truffles
Olives because it wouldn’t be an anit pasti without them!
Semi dried cherry tomatoes and salami x To be fair it all sounds incredible
The salamis as I could easily eat it by the kilo 🙂
The Prosciutto cotto alle erbe and cherry tomatoes
Cheese with truffles <3
I would love the pecorino with truffle – two of my favourite things in one!
I’d put the Salame Piccanto as I love all kinds of salami!
The Spanish salted Marconi Almonds because I love nuts
The sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese…two of my favourite foods together.
Olives. Omg, I could eat them by the bucketful.
I love the meats so it would be the antipasto misto. There are some meats I’ve never heard of though so I’d give any a try.
I would say the olives for me – I love good olives!
antipasto misto
Sun Dried Tomatoes yummy 🙂
Olives because they are always my first item to go on an antipasti board
Grilled artichokes sound amazing
He olives delicious and good for you
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese right up my street
Olives = LUSH!
Olives
aged Pecorino with truffles – it looks delicious and I adore cheese
the pecorino with truffles, but my board would be over flowing if I had the choice
I love sun dried tomatoes – are great on pizza!
The sun dried tomatoes, they are something I use a lot off
sun dried tomatos on a pizza
The sweet garlic with peppers and herbs as the would be lush on a warm bruschetta 🙂
Olives are so tasty 😛
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese would love to try them
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese would love to try them sound delicious
I love olives
For me, it would have to be the sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese, they look and sound amazing and I can just imagine the flavour combinations! My mouth is watering already!
I love seafood, so the seafood salad with parsley and garlic caught my eye
sun-dried tomatoes
loves olives but without stones
Pecorino with truffles sounds scrumptious
The sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese sound delicious xxx
The green olives stuffed with cheese yummy
The sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese xx
The Nocellara del Belice olives, not because I like olives (although I do) but because my two granddaughters (1 1/2 and 3) love antipasti and especially olives. Children are not supposed to like olives but it is such a pleasure to see them tucking into really good food.
Sun Dried Tomatoes :- Delicious and nutritious.
olives
I would choose the pecorino with either truffles or walnuts, I am a big cheese lover and cheeses like this are so hard to get hold of
love the sound of the sweet garlic with peppers and herbs
The cheese stuffed sweet red peppers!!
The Balsamic Onions – they sound delicious and who doesn’t like a pickled onion!
sun dried tomatoes are one of my favourite ever foods so it would be them and the cheese stuffed red peppers. though it all sounds really delicious. thanks for the chance fingers crossed but good luck everyone.
The anchovy fillets with garlic – we’re really big seafood fans in our house so these would go down a treat.
I would love to add Sundried Tomato With Basil & Cheese
Sweet Garlic With Peppers and Herbs – a taste of Italian heaven!
The stuffed red peppers sound delicious!
Sundried Tomato With Basil & Cheese
the olives, they look lovely and are an essential for an antipasti board
Aged Pecorino with truffles for the most Italian of tastes…
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese cause they are my absolute favourites!!
breadsticks as i just love bread more than the main course
Olives I absolutely love them!
The sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese because they are lovely 🙂
I would have to go with the olives, so versatile and lend their delicate flavour to meats and cheese so nicely!
Any of it, I’m a picky eater and would like to try new things and be adventurous.
Definitely the olives as my children absolutely love them
Olives for me and pistachios as well as spanish salted almonds!
delicious olives
The sun dried tomatoes with herbs as they’re delicious and go perfectly with cooked meats and cheese.
The salami, because it looks delicious and it’s my absolute favourite!
it would have to be sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese …Yummy
Salami 😀 household fave
It would have to be the grilled artichokes! Never tried them but would love to.
Marcona almonds
Definitely some cheese as I love cheese
Has to be cheese every time
i’d add the Pecorino to try as i love cheese
Cheese and Tomatos are my two favourite things to eat ! These just sound so luxurious ! Keeping everything crossed I am lucky enough to try all these new flavours !
sweet garlic with peppers and herbs sounds delicious I love garlic anyways so ideal for me
I’d be all over the olives- they look gorgeous 😋
This looks luscious, fingers crossed
sun dried tomatoes on everything !
sun dried tomatoes 🙂
The aged Pecorino with truffles would be fab on my antipasti board because I haven’t tried it and I love new things to try.!
It would have to be the sweet red red peppers stuffed with cheese! Bringing back such happy memories of times spent sampling the delicious cuisine of Italy with my wpnderful hubby x x
Salami – as I’m currently pregnant so therefore can’t eat it. Two months to go!
the sweet garlic with peppers and herb sounds right up my street.
aged Pecorino with truffles,now i have the munchies! you are making me hungry!
The sweet red peppers stuffed with cheese.. heaven!
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