Caprese Salad Bites

Ingredients

• 36 (4-inch) wooden skewers or picks
• 36 grape or cherry tomatoes (about 1 pt., depending on size)
• 12 small fresh mozzarella cheese balls, drained (8 oz)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 tsp freshly black ground pepper
• 6 thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• Kosher salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise. Cut each cheese ball crosswise into thirds.
2. Thread 1 tomato half (cut side up), 1 piece of cheese, and another tomato half (cut side down) onto each skewer. Place skewers in a single layer in a shallow serving dish.
3. Whisk together oil, vinegar, salt, pepper. Drizzle over skewers.
4. Sprinkle skewers with basil, salt & pepper.