Caprese Salad Bites
A fancy looking appetizer that is ready in minutes! Caprese salad bites are easy to make and crowds love them. These refreshing bites are drizzled with olive oil, secured with a stick and served in a mini glass.
Ingredients
- 12 cherry tomatoes (ripe)
- 12 mini mozzarella balls (drained)
- 12 fresh basil leaves (rinsed)
- salt (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
- extra virgin olive oil (a drizzle)
Instructions
- Wash the cherry tomatoes and pat them dry with a paper kitchen towel.
- Place one onto a worktop, add basil leaf and mozzarella on top of it. Secure this with a stick and place onto a place. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients.
- When done, season each mozzarella ball with black pepper. Place each bite into a shot glass/small plastic cup, season with salt and drizzle with olive oil.
- Best served right away!
Notes
- You will get 12 appetizers out of this recipe. If counting with 2-3 bites per person, you would feed 4-6 people. I recommend serving these alongside other appetizers.
- I highly recommend using good quality ingredients here – extra virgin olive oil and tomatoes. Make sure the tomatoes are ripe but not gone off. Taste one to make sure they are OK.
- Balsamic vinegar/balsamic reduction can also be drizzled on top of each bite (if you like).
- These caprese bites cannot be made well in advance but you can keep them in the fridge for up to 3 hours. After 3 hours the mozzarella balls start drying out.
Nutrition
Calories: 74kcal (4%)Carbohydrates: 1gProtein: 5g (10%)Fat: 6g (9%)Saturated Fat: 2g (13%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 10mg (3%)Sodium: 22mg (1%)Potassium: 44mg (1%)Fiber: 0.2g (1%)Sugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 107IU (2%)Vitamin C: 4mg (5%)Calcium: 104mg (10%)Iron: 0.2mg (1%)
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