Caprese Skewers are a super easy, Italian-inspired appetizer made with tomato, mozzarella, and basil, drizzled with a homemade balsamic glaze and seasoned olive oil mix.
Caprese Salad Skewers
There’s nothing quite like the fresh mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, aromatic basil, and balsamic glaze that comes with a caprese salad. It’s one of my go-to snacks, especially during the summer months. It’s light and refreshing and I just love the flavors. So, it should come as no surprise that I love these caprese skewers.
These Caprese skewers are so simple to make, and have the same flavors of a traditional Caprese salad. Having them in skewer form saves them from falling apart or making a mess. They are the perfect thing for an appetizer at a get together, and they can be put together in less than 20 minutes!
Why We Love This Recipe
- Caprese appetizer, great for a crowd
- Quick and easy to make
- Ready in less than 20 minutes
- Easy caprese recipe
- Simple assembly
- Can use store-bought balsamic glaze
- Healthy snack or lunch option
- Low carb
- Delicious, fresh ingredients
- Perfect light, summer snack
Ingredients/Shopping List
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ¾ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 10-ounces grape or cherry tomatoes (1 package)
- 8 ounces mini mozzarella cheese balls
- Fresh basil leaves
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How to Make Our Caprese Skewers Recipe
This recipe will come together in 4 easy steps. Simply make the glaze, assemble the skewers, drizzle, and enjoy!
Heat the balsamic vinegar for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Combine olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper.
Pro-tip: When heating your balsamic vinegar (if you choose to make your own glaze) it will begin to have more of a glaze texture. This is what you want! Don’t fret if the volume of liquid has reduced, that’s normal. You should be able to dip a spoon into the glaze, run your finger through the glaze along the back of a spoon and see a solid line.
Assemble to skewers alternating between tomato, mozzarella, and basil.
Brush the olive oil mixture over the top of the skewers.
Followed by the balsamic glaze drizzle.
Variations / Options / Add-ins
- BALSAMIC VINEGAR: You also have the option of buying a premade balsamic glaze.
- GARLIC POWDER: Switch this out for a ½ teaspoon of minced garlic if you enjoy fresh garlic.
- GRAPE TOMATOES:You can get different colors and types of small tomatoes here. Cherry and grape tomatoes work great for these skewers.
- MOZZARELLA: The mozzarella pearls work great for this recipe, but if you can’t find them at your grocery store, you could also use fresh mozzarella and cut it into small pieces for the skewers.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are going to store these or make ahead, make sure you store the skewer separately from the glaze and olive oil mixture. If stored in an airtight container, all of these things will last 2-3 days in the refrigerator. Just apply the olive oil and balsamic glaze right before serving.
These are a simple, fresh appetizer, but you can make them more filling by adding some things. Try adding some avocado, artichoke hearts, olives, or slices of italian sausage. These will add some extra taste, but are still in the family of flavors for the original “caprese.” And although the caprese dishes are the classic colors of the Italian flag, I always recommend adding to and changing up a recipe to make it your own.
The two types of tomatoes are pretty much interchangeable, but cherry tomatoes are larger, sweeter, and quite watery. Grape tomatoes are half the size of cherry tomatoes. They are firmer, meatier, have thicker skins, and last longer.
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Caprese Skewers
Ingredients
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ¾ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 10 ounce grape or cherry tomatoes (1 package)
- 8 ounces mini mozzarella cheese balls
- Fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat the balsamic vinegar for about 10-15 minutes until it has reduced into more of a glaze, stirring occasionally. The volume of liquid will have reduced as well. You should be able to dip a spoon into the glaze, run your finger through the glaze along the back of the spoon, and see a solid line. Take off heat to cool slightly.
- In a separate, small bowl, combine the olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Assemble skewers by alternating between one cherry tomato, one mini mozzarella cheese ball, and a basil leaf.
- Once all skewers are filled and assembled, brush the olive oil mixture over the top, followed by the balsamic glaze over all the skewers.
- Plate and serve.
What size skewers did you use for this recipe?
delicious 😋
This recipe tastes great! I took it to a potluck, and it disappeared. I appreciate having an easy healthy appetizer to share.
Made these for a Graduation party… Easy finger food, very pretty and delicious! One question… What do you mean by “Run your Find”? This is in the directions: You should be able to dip a spoon into the glaze, “run your find” through the glaze along the back of a spoon and see a solid line.
Thanks for catching my typo!!! It should read “run your finger” !