Mini Caprese Skewers
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This batch takes about 30 minutes to make, including skewering all the tiny tomatoes and cheese balls. It’s good for finger food to serve a larger crowd or, if left in the bowl, makes a good portion of side salad for about 6 people.
The Mini Caprese Skewers are perfect for dinner parties, picnic and BBQ’s.
Mini Caprese Skewers Recipe
- 2 packets (approx. 4 cups) of cherry or grape tomatoes, rinsed
- 400g bocconcini, drained and in approximately 5g pieces
- ¾ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- fresh basil, minced, to taste (I use 3-4 heads of young leaves)
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- approximately 40 toothpicks
- salt and pepper to taste
- Press the garlic, then stir it in a small bowl with the olive oil and black pepper to taste. Mix well until the garlic is well-incorporated into the oil.
- Pour the rinsed tomatoes and drained cheese balls (or cubes) into a large mixing bowl. Using the cute, smaller bowl you plan on serving them in will result in heartache and oily tomatoes flying all over the counter.
- Pour the garlic and oil mixture over the tomatoes and cheese, gently folding it all together. As you are folding, sprinkle over the minced basil until all ingredients are well-incorporated. If you’d like to add salt, sprinkle it on lightly while you finish folding in the basil.
- Re-wash your hands thoroughly before man-handling the food, then get down to skewering! I gently pierce a tomato first, then a bocconcini, leaving room for a person to hold it easily at one end while biting from the other. I suggest leaving a bit of toothpick exposed at the eating end as well. (Safety first!)
- Refrigerate until you’re ready to serve.
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Mini Caprese Skewers
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Hungry in Calgary
This batch takes about 30 minutes to make, including skewering all the tiny tomatoes and cheese balls. It’s good for finger food to serve a larger crowd or, if left in the bowl, makes a good portion of side salad for about 6 people.
The Mini Caprese Skewers are perfect for dinner parties, picnic and BBQ’s.
Mini Caprese Skewers Recipe
- 2 packets (approx. 4 cups) of cherry or grape tomatoes, rinsed
- 400g bocconcini, drained and in approximately 5g pieces
- ¾ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- fresh basil, minced, to taste (I use 3-4 heads of young leaves)
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- approximately 40 toothpicks
- salt and pepper to taste
- Press the garlic, then stir it in a small bowl with the olive oil and black pepper to taste. Mix well until the garlic is well-incorporated into the oil.
- Pour the rinsed tomatoes and drained cheese balls (or cubes) into a large mixing bowl. Using the cute, smaller bowl you plan on serving them in will result in heartache and oily tomatoes flying all over the counter.
- Pour the garlic and oil mixture over the tomatoes and cheese, gently folding it all together. As you are folding, sprinkle over the minced basil until all ingredients are well-incorporated. If you’d like to add salt, sprinkle it on lightly while you finish folding in the basil.
- Re-wash your hands thoroughly before man-handling the food, then get down to skewering! I gently pierce a tomato first, then a bocconcini, leaving room for a person to hold it easily at one end while biting from the other. I suggest leaving a bit of toothpick exposed at the eating end as well. (Safety first!)
- Refrigerate until you’re ready to serve.
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Caprese Skewer
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Bocconcini
Bocconcini are small mozzarella cheeses the size of an egg. Like other mozzarellas, they are semi-soft, white and rindless unripened mild cheeses.