Caprese Bites

EmmyDuckie's Note:

These are impressive, but almost embarrassingly easy, Think of them as a little appetizer sized Caprese Salad. It makes a huge difference in this recipe if you use good cheese, oil, and vinegar. Adjust the oil and vinegar to your taste, measurements are not exact.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 1 bunch fresh basil
• 1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Cut the stem ends off the tomatoes, and hollow them out with a small spoon.
2. Cut mozzarella into small cubes.
3. Wrap each cube of cheese in a leaf of basil, and stuff into a tomato.
4. Drizzle tomatoes with oil and vinegar, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. Try not to eat the whole tray before guests arrive.

Reviews

[cookiedog]

These are divine. A taste of summer in every bite. This recipe is definitely going in the keeper file. I used heirloom cherry tomatoes and found that a small metal measuring spoon worked perfectly for scooping out the seeds. To keep them from rollin around, I cut a small piece off of the bottom of each tomato so they would stand up. Thank you Emmy! Made for ZWT 4 by a Jefe de la Cocina!

[Lizzie Rodriquez]

I had some trouble getting the tomatoes hollowed out without making holes in them, so they leaked. But were still very good!

[CIndytc]

I made this for PAC Spring 2010 and it was a 5 star recipe! They were kind of hard to make but worth the effort...everyone that taste tested them loved them!