Description
Simple, no-cook skewers featuring tomatoes cut into heart shapes, fresh basil, and mozzarella, drizzled with balsamic reduction for a festive appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grape tomatoes (longer ones are best)
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 cups mini bocconcini cheese balls
- balsamic vinegar reduction
- toothpicks
Instructions
- Cut a grape tomato on an angle.
- Turn one half of the tomato upside down and match it with the other to make a heart shape.
- Take a toothpick and skewer a piece of basil, then a bocconcini ball, then the tomato heart, then another bocconcini ball, then another piece of basil.
- Drizzle with the balsamic reduction or balsamic vinegar, and serve.
Notes
- To create the heart shape, cut the tomato diagonally. Match the two cut sides together, aligning the pointed ends to form the top curves of a heart.
- Use high-quality, fresh ingredients for the best flavor.
- You can assemble these skewers up to two hours ahead of time; keep them refrigerated until serving.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Assembly
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 skewer
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 75
- Fat: 4
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 3
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 10
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