Caprese Skewers
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Diet: Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes
- 12 mini mozzarella balls (bocconcini), drained
- 12 large fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze
- A pinch of sea salt
- A pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- 12 wooden skewers or long toothpicks
Instructions
- Start by washing the cherry tomatoes and fresh basil leaves under cold water. Pat them dry thoroughly with a paper towel. If the basil leaves are very large, you can tear them in half, but keeping them whole and folding them usually looks best on the skewer.
- Take a wooden skewer and slide on a cherry tomato. Next, fold a basil leaf in half or quarters and slide it onto the skewer. Follow this with a mini mozzarella ball. Ensure the ingredients are pushed toward the center of the skewer so they are easy to hold.
- Place the completed skewers on a clean serving platter in a single layer. Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil evenly over the skewers. Lightly sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to enhance the natural flavors of the produce.
- Just before serving, drizzle the balsamic glaze in a decorative zig-zag pattern over the entire platter. This adds a sweet and tangy element that ties all the ingredients together perfectly.
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