Wow, it's been a long time since I've added anything to my little cooking blog! Work and life with a 2-year-old takes up a lot of your time I guess. I thought I'd start up my blog again with a great summertime appetizer: caprese skewers! I made these for a friend's birthday party and they were an easy, yummy nibble that was perfect on a warm summer day. I wanted just a small bite so I used small craft sticks for skewering (I found these at Joann's) with two tomatoes and one mozzarella ball per skewer. I've seen caprese skewers that use whole basil leaves but I wasn't sure if the party guests, many of them children, would be up for that much basil, so I decided to slice the basil into ribbons and garnish the skewers that way. These were so pretty arranged on the serving platter!
CAPRESE SKEWERS
1 (8 oz) container fresh mozzarella balls
1 (8 oz) container cherry/grape tomatoes
1 bunch basil leaves, thinly sliced
Olive oil
Salt & pepper
DIRECTIONS:
1. Skewer mozzarella & tomatoes, alternating ingredients to fit your skewers. Arrange skewers on serving platter and sprinkle evenly with sliced basil.
2. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and season with salt & pepper to taste. Garnish platter with whole basil leaves if desired.
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