Caprese Skewers with Balsamic Glaze

by Ana

Prep Time10 minsCook Time0 minsServings4 servings

Fresh mozzarella, juicy cherry tomatoes, and fragrant basil threaded onto skewers and drizzled with a sweet balsamic glaze — an elegant no-cook snack in 10 minutes.

Caprese skewers are one of those timeless combinations that never get old. Fresh mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, and fragrant basil — threaded on a skewer and finished with a sweet-tangy balsamic glaze — make for an effortlessly impressive snack that comes together in 10 minutes flat. No cooking required, and the flavor is absolutely restaurant-worthy.

Ingredients

1 cup fresh mozzarella balls (ciliegine or bocconcini)
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
3 tablespoons balsamic glaze
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Flaky sea salt and black pepper to taste
16 small wooden or bamboo skewers

Recommended Tools

Small wooden skewers or toothpicks
Serving platter

Instructions

Rinse the cherry tomatoes and basil leaves and pat dry with a paper towel.
Thread each skewer by first adding a cherry tomato, then folding a basil leaf in half and threading it through the center, followed by a mozzarella ball.
Repeat the pattern if using longer skewers: tomato, basil, mozzarella.
Arrange all the assembled skewers on a serving platter.
Drizzle the balsamic glaze evenly over the skewers in a zigzag pattern.
Follow with a light drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Season with flaky sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper just before serving.