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Appetizers

Colorful caprese skewers: mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and basil, no bread

Name: Colorful caprese skewers
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 24 pieces
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250 g Mozzarella (small balls, drained); 24 Cherry tomatoes; 24 leaves Basil (fresh); 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar; to taste Salt; to taste Ground black pepper

Caprese skewers with mini mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and basil, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Makes 24 no-bake bites.

Italian cuisine · Gluten-free · New Year's Eve appetizers · Quick recipes in 35 minutes · Translated from Slovak · November 2, 2026 · Rate the recipe

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Servings: 24 pieces
Difficulty: Easy

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Caprese skewers turn the Italian caprese salad into a bite-sized appetizer: a basil leaf, a mini mozzarella ball and a cherry tomato on a skewer. Just before serving, drizzle them with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Made without bread and with no baking required, they're ready in 15 minutes and add color to a New Year's Eve appetizer spread.

Ingredients

Units

Mozzarella (small balls, drained) 250 g
Cherry tomatoes 24
Basil (fresh) 24 leaves
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste

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Instructions

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Prepare the ingredients
5 min
Drain the mozzarella and pat the balls dry with a paper towel. Wash and dry the tomatoes, then cut a thin slice off the bottom of each so the skewers can stand upright.
Assemble the skewers
10 min
Thread a basil leaf onto a short skewer, followed by a mozzarella ball and finally a tomato, inserting the skewer only halfway into the tomato. Stand the skewers on a plate with the tomatoes on the bottom.
Season
Just before serving, drizzle the skewers with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, then season with salt and pepper.

Tip: Add the salt and balsamic vinegar just before serving; otherwise, the mozzarella will release water and the basil will wilt.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per piece, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 45 kcal
Protein: 2.6 g
Carbohydrates: 1.1 g
of which sugars: 0.6 g
Fat: 3.5 g
of which saturates: 1.6 g
Fiber: 0.3 g
Salt: 0.2 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Farebné caprese jednohubky na špajdli: mozzarella, cherry paradajky a bazalka bez pečiva

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