Description
Caprese skewers are an easy appetizer that turns classic Italian caprese salad into a grab-and-go snack. Tomatoes and mozzarella pearls are layered with basil leaves and served with a delightful balsamic glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup mozzarella pearls
- 24 fresh basil leaves
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Add balsamic vinegar to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes or until thickened, stirring often. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
- On a skewer place 2 small pearls of mozzarella.
- Then add a basil leaf. You can fold it double if it’s too big.
- Then add a cherry tomato.
- Then add another basil leaf.
- And add 2 small mozzarella pearls again.
- Repeat until you run out of ingredients.
- Drizzle with balsamic glaze and season with black pepper to taste.
Notes
Caprese skewers are best enjoyed freshly made.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: none
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 35
- Sugar: 4.2 g
- Sodium: 42.8 mg
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 6.3 g
- Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 2.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0.8 mg