Easy Caprese Skewers

Easy Caprese Skewers

This past weekend we attended a family gathering and were asked to bring something to share. With the weather being so warm lately I wanted to bring something cool and refreshing but also something that could be easily picked up and put on a plate as well.

Last summer we brought a caprese salad to the same gathering and it was so well received, we decided to make another one, only this time, with lot’s of kids around, we went for the salad on a skewer version instead.

I planted a ton of basil this year {6 rows!} and it’s just starting to come on and these little caprese skewers were so tasty, I have a feeling I’ll be making them all summer long. These were a HUGE hit! So if you’re looking for something quick and easy and fairly inexpensive for the servings it will produce {72 for about $15} then you’ll want to whip these babies up.

Ingredients For Easy Caprese Skewers

• 24 ounces cherry tomatoes
• 24 ounces small, fresh mozzarella balls
• 144 fresh basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar {my husband says 1 tablespoon, I say 2!}
• a little black pepper to taste
• 6″ skewers {I used 72}

Directions

Grab a skewer, spear a tomato, push it down until it’s about 2″ from the bottom of your skewer. Fold over a basil leaf, skew the basil leaf and slide it up next to the tomato. Skew a mozzarella ball and slide that next to the basil leaf, add another basil leaf and another tomato and you have your first caprese skewer.

Repeat until you have the desired amount.

Next mix your olive oil, balsamic and pepper together {or you can cheat and use Ken’s balsamic vinaigrette dressing} and drizzle over your caprese skewers.

One word of advice: make more than you think you’ll need. We were both surprised at how quickly these were snatched up {and we brought a lot!}.

Summer food…. the easier the better if you ask me.

~Mavis

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