Caprese Skewers

Ingredients

• •8 grape tomatoes
• •8 mozzarella balls
• •8 basil leaves
• •salt
• •pepper
• •balsamic vinegar

Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Cut the tomatoes in half as straight across the diameter as you can.
2. 2Place all of the tomatoes, cut side down on the cutting board.
3. 3Insert the toothpick through one half of a tomato and slide it up the toothpick.
4. 4Skewer a mozzarella ball and slide it up the toothpick until it is touching the tomato.
5. 5Place one small basil leaf (or half of a large leaf) onto the skewer.
6. 6With the tomato resting on the cutting board, cut side down, insert the toothpick as straight as possible into the tomato so that the tomato makes a base for the remainder of the toothpick.
7. 7Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
8. 8Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
9. 9Serve cold.