By Holly Sosa
These Caprese and Olive Appetizers are stupid easy (my favorite kind of way to cook!) to whip together and offer a little something for everyone’s tastebuds. My husband isn’t a tomato fan, so I got a little creative and used black olives on a few of the skewers to offer a substitute for tomato haters (the tragedy!).
INGREDIENTS
6 grape tomatoes (or any snacking tomato)
6 black olives
12 mozzarella balls
4-5 basil leaves
3-4 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette
small toothpicks or wood skewers
DIRECTIONS
1. Skewer a piece of mozzarella on your toothpick or wood skewer.
2. Skewer a tomato over the mozzarella.
3. Set aside on serving tray.
4. Repeat, alternating between tomatoes & olives until all have been used; set aside.
5. Dice up basil, ensuring small chop that’s easy to sprinkle.
6. Sprinkle basil over skewers.
7. Drizzle balsamic vinaigrette over all skewers.
8. Serve immediately.
Holly Sosa is a Lucerne Valley blogger and mother. She is a mother of two and step-mother of three. Holly is passionate about kid fashion, crafting, and cooking; and claims gravy is her soul food. She writes for her own blog, OurHollyDays.com and contributes to CookedWithLoveByMom.com where she, along with six other women, post daily recipes.