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Caprese Skewers - healthy and delicious caprese salad threaded on bamboo skewers using fresh cherry and grape tomatoes, Italian basil and mozzarella balls, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
What Are Caprese Skewers
These caprese skewers are the best salad ever, made on sticks! They make for the perfect appetizer for any party, and are so easily portable as well.
If every salad is as delicious as these caprese salad sticks, everyone will be happily eating salad every day!
Caprese Salad Recipe
The traditional Caprese salad uses sweet and juicy cherry tomatoes and grape tomatoes, mini mozzarella balls, and fresh Italian basil leaves.
Then, you drizzle on extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and top with salt and ground black pepper.
To sum up, the recipe is so easy and with no cooking involved. You can prepare these sticks in 10 minutes!
Ingredients For Caprese Skewers
Caprese skewers call for the simple ingredients below:
- Cherry tomatoes
- Grape tomatoes
- Mini mozzarella balls, cherry size
- Fresh Italian basil leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar
- Salt and ground black pepper
Please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full details on each ingredient.
The Origin Of Caprese
Called Insalata Caprese in Italian, its name literally translates to salad of Capri, so it is thought to be originated from the island.
The colors of Italian flag are represented in this dish: green, white and red, just like Pizza Margherita.
Frequently Asked Questions
In English, “caprese” is pronounced /kəˈpɹeɪzi/ (or kuh-PRAY-zee).
Yes, you can certainly grill the skewers if you like. Brush the skewers with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. For the best result, grill for quick 30 seconds, then turn over and grill the other side until slightly charred. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar after grilling.
This recipe is only 76 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve this dish with protein or main dish (such as Shrimp and Spinach Pasta). For a healthy meal or party/entertaining, I recommend the following recipes.
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Caprese Skewers
Ingredients
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- 12 fresh mozzarella balls, 1/3 oz. (9⅖ g) cherry size (BelGioioso All-Natural Cheese Fresh Mozzarella Ciliegine)
- 12 large fresh basil leaves
- 12 grape tomatoes
- extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- balsamic vinegar, for drizzling
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Thread 1 cherry tomato, 2 mozzarella balls, 2 basil leaves and 1 grape tomato on a wooden or bamboo skewer or toothpick. Repeat to make the remaining skewers.
- Arrange the skewers on a platter and drizzle with the olive oil, follow by balsamic vinegar. Season generously with salt and pepper and serve. The skewers may be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 hours; serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Bee Yinn, Christmas greetings to you from Canada. I love your Caprese Skewers, they look so Christmasy with the combination of colours of the ingredients. I’ve never seen Mozarella balls before. Thank you for the recipe. I’m going to share this one with my friends. They will surely go GAGA over it.
Thank you for your comment, Rosita. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too.
I made these for a class reunion yesterday and they were a hit. I love that they made such a pretty platter and are keto friendly.
Amazing!??
Iโm thinking of making these for a baby shower. Can they be made ahead of time?
Yes, but only add the balsamic vinegar before serving.
Watch out! These caprese skewers are gone as fast you can make them! Did this recipe over the Labor Day weekend and it was a HUGE success. Thank you.
Awesome, glad that you tried out these caprese skewers.
Recipe calls for 12 mozzarella balls but then then says to put 2 balls on each of 12 skewers.
Oops, typo, it should be 24. Thanks for catching them.