Photo from Yum SugarI love a Caprese Salad, especially on a hot summer day. With my abundance of fresh basil in my backyard I thought this would be a great appetizer or small meal idea. The results are what I call heaven.
Caprese Skewers: Origonal recipe from Party Sugar
Ingredients
For pesto:1 bunch fresh basil, leaves removed from stems
2 garlic cloves
3 tablespoons pine nuts
1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
3/4-1 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
For skewers:
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 pint fresh mozzarella, chopped into small 1-inch cubes
Toothpicks, for serving
Directions
Make the pesto: Combine the first four ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Process to combine. With the machine running, slowly add the oil in a steady stream.
Season with salt and pepper. Taste, adjust the pesto to your liking.
In a large bowl toss 1/2 cup of the pesto with the cheese.
Depending on the size of your toothpicks, skewer one cherry tomato and one piece of pesto-coated cheese. Repeat until all of the tomatoes and cheese is used. Chill or serve immediately.
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