These caprese skewers combine tomatoes with basil, mozzarella, olive oil and balsamic for an appetizer that’s both easy and impressive!
I serve these caprese kabobs at all my parties, everyone loves this classic flavor combination and it’s even more fun to eat it off a stick! For more skewer fun, you could serve these kabobs with my antipasto skewers and fruit kabobs!
Sometimes when it comes to appetizers, simple and easy is the best way to go. These pretty little caprese skewers are light, fresh and absolutely perfect for entertaining. It’s an elegant way to do caprese salad that will earn you rave reviews!
If you would like more appetizer recipes for parties take a look at bacon wrapped water chestnuts, spinach dip and pigs in a blanket.
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Caprese Skewers Ingredients
To make caprese skewers you will need red cherry tomatoes, yellow cherry tomatoes, mini mozzarella balls, basil leaves, olive oil, Italian seasoning, balsamic glaze, salt and black pepper.
How Do You Make Caprese Skewers?
To make this salad kabob recipe first thread cherry tomatoes onto skewers. Following the tomatoes place on the skewers small basil leaves and bite sized mozzarella cheese balls. Repeat as necessary. In a small bowl mix together extra-virgin olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Then drizzle the skewers with the seasoned olive oil and balsamic glaze. From there, simply place them on a platter, serve and enjoy!
Tips For The Perfect Caprese Skewers
- Look for cheese balls, basil leaves and cherry tomatoes that are all about the same size to make the skewers easier to serve and lay on a plate. Ciliegine mozzarella is about the same size as cherry tomatoes.
- I use both red and yellow tomatoes for color contrast. You can use whatever cherry tomatoes are ripe and available.
- If you don’t have a bottle of balsamic glaze that is good for drizzling, place some glaze in a plastic bag. When you are ready to use the glaze, cut the corner off the bag and apply the glaze to the skewers.
- This recipe calls for Italian seasoning. You can purchase premade seasoning or make your own Italian seasoning.
- You’ll want to look for a bunch of basil with smaller leaves for this recipe. I actually used that “living basil” that comes with the dirt still attached because the leaves were small and tender.
- Balsamic glaze is basically balsamic vinegar that’s been reduced until it’s thick and syrupy. It’s sweeter than balsamic vinegar and it clings to the skewers much better than standard balsamic vinegar. You can find balsamic glaze (also called balsamic reduction) at most grocery stores near the regular salad vinegar.
Quick Tip
Make sure all the components of your skewers are bite-sized for easy eating.
Recipe FAQs
You can make caprese skewers ahead of time by threading tomatoes, basil and mozzarella onto skewers about one hour before you plan to serve them. Simply cover them with plastic wrap and place them in the fridge. Drizzle the olive oil and balsamic glaze right before serving.
While many tomato recipes are best during the summer when tomatoes are in season, you can make these caprese kabobs year round since cherry tomatoes tend to be naturally sweeter than other tomato varieties.
You can make caprese skewers with bite sized mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes, basil leaves and a drizzle of seasoned olive oil and balsamic glaze.
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Flavor Variations
While these caprese skewers are delicious as-is, you can change the dish to suit your own taste.
- Mini: You could make mini skewers with toothpicks, pearl mozzarella balls and smaller tomatoes.
- Dinner Salad: To use these skewers as a dinner salad, simply place the components on larger skewers. To eat the skewers, provide forks so that guests can take the salad off the skewers.
- Tomatoes: You could use grape tomatoes, small pear tomatoes or even slices of firm Campari tomatoes.
- Garlic: Add a little garlic powder or minced garlic to the seasoned olive oil.
- Cheese: You could use other mild cheese like cheddar, Monterey Jack or fontina. You could also add some grated Parmesan cheese to the seasoned olive oil.
- Spicy: Try mixing in some red pepper flakes into the seasoned olive oil or sprinkle some over the top of the skewers.
Enjoy this appetizer for elegant parties or plain old get-togethers with friends and family. Enjoy these lighter appetizers as a snack or before a meal. These appetizers are welcome for any occasion!
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Caprese Skewers
Ingredients
- 24 red cherry tomatoes
- 12 yellow cherry tomatoes
- 24 bite sized fresh mozzarella balls
- 36 small basil leaves
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 1 /2 tablespoons balsamic glaze
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start with 12 6-inch skewers. Thread the tomatoes, basil and mozzarella onto the skewers in the pattern shown in the images above.
- In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.
- Arrange the skewers on a plate and drizzle with the olive oil mixture.
- Place the balsamic glaze in a small plastic bag with one corner snipped off. Drizzle the balsamic over the skewers, then serve.
Notes
- Look for cheese balls, basil leaves and cherry tomatoes that are all about the same size to make the skewers easier to serve and lay on a plate. Ciliegine mozzarella is about the same size as cherry tomatoes.
- Make sure all the components of your skewers are bite-sized for easy eating.
- I use both red and yellow tomatoes for color contrast. You can use whatever cherry tomatoes are ripe and available.
I’ve been making these now all the time! I got this amazing thick Balsamic vinegar that I use and they are sooo good!
Can I make these the day before but not put the oil & balsamic on them
You can but the basil leaves could potentially wilt in the fridge!
such a visually stunning dish, I love any type of caprese salad, however this is such a clever idea to put it into skewers…amazing
Those skewers are perfect for parties this season! I really like serving dishes that the guests won’t have a difficult time eating. It’s also easy for me to put together so it’s a win-win!
What a fun skewer! These would be fun to put out on the table for Christmas Eve!
Those are really awesome, I am loving those skewers and they’re brilliant, an even better idea than to serve them on a plate. It’s clean and the guests can easily enjoy them!
It’s a lovely addition to the table this Christmas, it’s perfect for gatherings and it’s easy to make. I love the simplicity, it doesn’t take much time to put together!
This looks so delish! Such a perfect appetizer for our holiday parties!
I love all the ingredients in this recipe! I agree that when it comes to appetizers, the simpler the better. This one is a go-to for all my get togethers.
These skewers look delicious. I think they would be a big hit at our next friend get together. If I can wait that long to make them.
so fresh and yummy! I enjoy caprese skewers. Great for easy eating, and healthy too
I love anything caprese so this would be right up my alley. I need to make these soon.
These skewers look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make some for my holiday party.
These look like such an easy and delicious appetizer! Yum! I love quick stuff like this that I can put together quickly. Perfect for last minute entertaining!
Although I’m not a tomato-lover, I’d serve these as an appetizer. Kids would love these too!
I love that this appetizer is so easy to make! The colors are so festive too – red, white and green! So very Christmas! I will make this to add to our Christmas day feast with my family.
Definitely an easy appetizer but with a healthy kick all at once. They’re so elegant looking! Perfect for the holidays.
Ooh, having some delicious caprese skewers before dinner could be fun. These would be such great appetizers!
Those sound so good! I love how healthy they are, and I especially love what a great visual statement they make. They’re the perfect appetizer!
My mom used to make something very similar to these and we DEVOURED them. I can’t wait to make these.