Worker couple brought in yesterday, for example, to make appetisers (9)
I believe the answer is:
antipasti
'appetisers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'worker couple brought in yesterday for example' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'couple' becomes 'II' (Roman numeral for two).
'brought in' is an insertion indicator.
'yesterday for example' becomes 'past' (yesterday is a kind of past).
'ii' placed around 'past' is 'ipasti'.
'ant'+'ipasti'='ANTIPASTI'
'to make' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for antipasti that I've seen before include "starters in Rome" , "Italian eats" , "Italian appetizers" , "Italian food selection" , "Carpaccio and caponata" .)