Caprese salad on skewers

De - li - cious.

I love Caprese anything! Basil, mozzarella and tomatoes = Italian heaven. Add a little balsamic and it's fab. For the recent party that mom and I helped with, we made slaved over these darling little skewers.


Let me tell you how we did it. Simple? Yes. But, everyone at the party was asking about it. Ok, maybe not everyone, but plenty of domestically-inclined ladies.

• Buy some mozzarella balls. These are sometimes called Ciligine, you may have to buy at a specialty foods store (Fresh Market, Whole Foods, etc.).
• Drain them. Toss in a bowl with extra virgin olive oil, fresh cracked pepper and kosher salt or coarse sea salt.
• Soak regular-sized skewers in water, cut in half. Use something strong from a man's tool box.
  
• Assemble cherry tomatoes, pieces of basil leaves and the mozzarella balls on the skewers.

We made A LOT. It took a while. If you don't have patience, don't do it.
If you do, this is worth your time and sure is pretty on a platter!


Just before serving, drizzle with some balsamic vinaigrette. We used a jar of something a little more gourmet that we found at a gift shop. But, I'm sure just about anything will do.