Caprese Salad Skewers with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
An easy to make ahead appetizer that is always a hit, with sweet tomatoes, creamy mozzarella and homemade basil pesto vinaigrette. You will need 6″ bamboo skewers or cut longer ones down to size. This recipe scales up easily to feed more friends and family. Start by making homemade pesto. Find the recipe here. This recipe doubles or triples easily for parties!
Servings: 4 to 6
Calories: 80kcal
Equipment
- 12 Mini bamboo skewers
Ingredients
Caprese skewers
- 12 small cherry tomatoes, halved multi-colored looks great
- 4 ounces mini mozzarella balls Ciliegine 12 balls
- 12 5"- 6" bamboo skewers
Lemon Basil Vinaigrette (makes extra)
- ¾ cup good olive oil
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup basil leaves
- 1 garlic clove chopped fine or microplaned
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Assemble the skewers
- Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise. Build skewers starting with a tomato half, then basil leaf, then a cheese ball, then leaf, the another tomato half. Lay skewers on a platter and drizzle with the vinaigrette and serve.
Make the Vinaigrette
- Add all vinaigrette ingredients to a blender and blend briefly until smooth as you prefer.
Notes
For reference, I used the Traders Joes Ciliegine balls, which are 3 balls per serving/per ounce.
Nutrition calculation note - The numbers above are just for the skewers as the dressing you choose to use may vary. Here are the number for the Lemon Basil Vinaigrette per tablespoon = 30 kcals, 0 carbs, 0 protein, 3.4 grams fat, 0 fiber.
Nutrition
Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 249IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 0.3mg