My Favorite Salami and Cheese Platter - Chefwiz.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb thinly sliced mixed selection of salumi (such as spicy sopressata, Prosciutto di Parma, and Salame Abruzzese
• 1/4 to 1/2 lb selection of cheeses (such as black pepper pecorino or classic pecorino, Gorgonzola dolce DOP, fresh ricotta, and burrata or fresh mozzarella
• Pickled Butternut Squash (recipe follows)
• Cheese Tortellini with Mixed Parsley Sauce (recipe follows)
• Charred Peppers (recipe follows)
• Bread and/or crackers
• Olives (optional)
• Mixed peppers (optional)
• Cherry tomatoes (optional)
• 1 small butternut or honeynut squash, peeled, halved, and seeded
• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp kosher salt
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Kosher salt
• 1 lb cheese tortellini
• 2 cups fresh flat leaf parsley leaves
• 1 cup fresh curly parsley leaves
• 2 large cloves garlic, grated
• 1/3 to 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• About 3/4 cup finely grated Pecorino
• 1/2 small lime
• 2 large red