Annettes Caprese Salad Bites Food

ANNETTE'S CAPRESE SALAD BITES

Steps:

• 1. Cut tomatoes in half and clean out pulp. Lay in bottom of a dish with a lip on it.
• 2. Season WELL with coarse sea salt and ground black pepper.
• 3. Tear basil leaves and press a piece down inside each tomato half.
• 4. Take a mozzarella pearl and press down on the basil leaf to get it to sit inside tomato half.
• 5. Drizzle with olive oil followed by balsamic vinegar.
• 6. Sit out at room temperature so mozzarella has time to get warm and bring out it's natural flavors. GOBBLE UP and ENJOY!!! Make lots because you won't be able to eat just 5 or 10. You'll want more and more.

CAPRESE SALAD

Steps:

• Measure the balsamic vinegar and pour into a saucepan. Bring it to a gentle boil over a low heat. Cook it until the balsamic vinegar has reduced to a nice thick glaze (but still pourable), about 15 minutes. Oh and one other thing, your house will stink. But it's a good kind of stink, it's a vinegary stink. Allow the reduction to cool to room temperature before you serve it.
• When you are ready to assemble the salad, cut the tomatoes into thick slices. Arrange them on a platter, alternating them with the mozzarella slices. Tuck the whole basil leaves in between the tomato and cheese slices.
• Drizzle on the gorgeous, almost black balsamic reduction. Then drizzle olive oil in a thin stream over the top. Finally, sprinkle on salt and pepper.
• You need this in your life. Make it today my friends.

CAPRESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Toss tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, olive oil, basil, salt, and pepper together in a bowl until well coated. Skewer one tomato and one piece of mozzarella cheese on each toothpick.

CAPRESE MOZZARELLA SALAD BITES

Steps:

• Separate the leaves of the endive and set aside the larger leaves.
• In a bowl, gently mix together the tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and dressing, and season salt and pepper, to taste. Fill the leaves with the mixture and sprinkle with a little Parmesan. Arrange the bites on a serving platter and serve.

CAPRESE BITES

Steps:

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