• Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add the tortellini and cook according to the package instructions. Once cooked, drain and set aside to cool completely.
  9 ounces three cheese tortellini
• While the tortellini cools, gather all the ingredients. Arrange your skewers on a tray or cutting board to make assembly easy.

Skewer Assembly (Can be assembled in any order you like.)

• Start by sliding a cherry tomato to the bottom of the skewer, then fold the salami in quarters and add that to the skewer.
  18 cherry tomatoes, 6 ounces salami
• Then add the kalamata olives and artichokes, folded spinach or arugula and pepperoncini peppers.
  6 ounces pitted kalamata olives, 14 ounces quartered artichoke hearts, 1 cup spinach, 16 ounces pepperoncini peppers
• Slide on the mozzarella pearls, prosciutto and green olive in no particular order. Finish with the basil, if using.
  8 ounces marinated mozzarella pearls, 6 ounces prosciutto, 6 ounces green olives, basil leaves
• Drizzle balsamic glaze over the assembled skewers for an extra burst of flavor.
  ¼ cup balsamic glaze