I could never get tired of eating Insalata Caprese! It tastes so fresh and I just love the different flavors from the basil, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. The other day I wanted to make it for dinner, but I always feel bad feeding my husband just salad for dinner. I remembered I had some prosciutto that I needed to use up in my refrigerator, and thought it would be fun to wrap the tomato, basil and mozzarella cheese in prosciutto slices. I drizzled them with olive oil and they were so good! I think they are a great appetizer (which is what they turned out to be since we were both still hungry after eating this batch). Prosciutto is cured, so you can eat it as-is, but I think it tastes really good crisped a little in the oven. This might be tricky because of the mozzarella cheese though, so I didn’t want to try it this time.
- 8 slices of prosciutto
- 8 1-inch cubes fresh mozzarella cheese
- 8 organic fresh basil leaves
- 4 organic cherry tomatoes, halved
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil
- Stack ½ of a cherry tomato onto a 1-inch mozzarella cube and place on top of a basil leaf.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Wrap with 1 slice of prosciutto, fat-trimmed if desired.
- Insert a toothpick into the top to hold together.
- Repeat until you have 8 rolls.
- Drizzle with olive oil just before serving.
Happy Belated Father’s Day to all of you wonderful dads out there, I hope you had a fun weekend!
This past weekend we went camping north of San Francisco and hiked around Salt Point State Park. The scenery was breathtaking! Here are a few of my favorite shots…
Yummmmm. This sounds exactly like something I would have eaten in Capri… actually it might be! And it was amazing. I’m with you – you can’t beat these flavors all together.
xo Jackie
Looks so good and refreshing Will be serving this with a light, crisp, cold pilsner at my next barbeque.
Cheers!
I could have written this same post! I adore caprese anything…but also could not feed the salad to my hubby for dinner. He’d definitely like your prosciutto wrapped skewers. And so would I.
PS…gorgeous camping photos!
Glad I’m not alone 😀
Yummy bites and great looking photos!
Thanks!!
Your camping images are stunning. What a scenic weekend you must have had. I love your little caprese and am not surprised you managed to eat them all. These would be great at a party xx
Thanks so much!
What a lovely holiday my friend and delicious bites 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you 🙂
Those look like little savory lollipops! Fun way to serve this. And fun pictures from your weekend – thanks so much.
Thanks John!
“stunning appetizer. I adore prosciutto!
This will make your guests say– “Ahhhh!”
These are amazing! I just made them to bring as appetizers to a 4th of July BBQ. I tried one of my “mistakes” and it was delicious! After I put them together, I drizzled the plate with olive oil and balsamic reduction. It’s tough to leave them alone! 🙂
Thanks Tanya!