Thanks to the rediscovery of the New World, Italian cuisine has: potatoes, tomatoes, and bell peppers.
Italiani Antipasto Misto
To create two antipasto plates:
I
roasted red tomatoes
cipolline onions with Balsamic (small, dry, sweet onions)
cheery peppers stuffed with prosciutto and provolone
olive mixture
optional:
mozzarella
green bell peppers
tuna fish in olive oil
II
grilled vegetables
long-stem artichokes
green cerignola olives
Gaeta olives
optional:
prosciutto
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
bread sticks
La dolce vita all'Italiana!