The thing is - I am susceptible. I was paging through a book devoted to small bites at a book store and saw these. They called them "Caprese Lollipops." My daughter called them "Caprese Roses." I left the store and bought tomatoes. Because sometimes you need something fanciful in your life.
I have always made "Caprese-on-a-stick" for appetizers. Thread a toothpick with a tomato, mozzarella ball and basil leaf. Dip it in some sort of balsamic-olive oil mixture. Watch them disappear.
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The grape tomatoes were hollowed to make room for the small ball of cheese. A dab of pesto inside it would dance on your tongue.
So easy, you can just grace your table with it. No need to save this "for company."
Perfect for Mid-March when spring is teasing us - coming and going. And so simple: for each one you need:
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1 large bamboo skewer
1 grape tomato - hollowed
1 pearl-sized mozzarella ball
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I dipped them in olive oil and minced Italian parsley but you know as soon as spring truly comes, these flowers will be dipped in basil. I can hardly wait.
Fantastical roses. Spring-in-a-bite. Being susceptible has its upside.
32 comments:
WOW! I love the idea! They are a great party food!
I love them! I've never seen these done before and I love all the colors and how pretty they are, not to mention I know they are delicious. These are simple enough for family dinner, but would be wonderful at party too.
These are too cute and perfect for a ladies lunch or something fun like that. I can imagine these are delicious as well.
Oh My,very creative..looks so pretty.....gr8 job
What a great display!! And yummy too, I bet!!
This is a fantastically great idea! Now if only the tomatoes were green, I'd have my appetizer for St. Pat's Day. I really do like these.
Love this! I copied the recipe because I do want to make this! Next Saturday, we are having friends over for dinner, I got my appetizer! I know this will be a hit!
They look so gorgeous!! Need to give this a go!
So sweet! Love them!! going to have to give it a go!
what a perfectly adorable idea. These would be a big hit with the family or at a party.
This is a gorgeous delicious unique and so creative idea! You never cease to amaze me! Clever my friend and adorable as the person who made them!
Claudia, you are amazing...so creative, I'd definitely feature this when I have guests :-)
These are adorable! I'm learning my ABC's of Italian! My book came today. Thanks again Claudia! XOXO
These are lovely Claudia...I can't wait to fix them for myself and others! I know they will be good!
Looks lovely :)
This is too good and suitable to serve in any kind of party.
So neat and so pretty! I love these caprese roses! Perfect refreshing and delightful bites!
I love these! So cute! I'm making these tomorrow. Thank you, thank you for sharing!
What a wonderful idea.. these are so cute and delicious looking! I'm bookmarking this clever idea...thanks for posting this!
Such cute little finger food! So refreshing!
I'm harvesting some tomatoes from my friend's garden, this is a great idea to use some of the mini roma tomatoes!
oh wow these are adorable would be cool at a wedding
Wow...look so cute. Would be fun to make and serve at parties. Thanks for sharing.
great for a party or brunch!!
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These are precious, Claudia. All the right combination of flavors in one glorious bite. And how pretty they are - perfect harbingers of spring!
You just gave me a wonderful idea for an appetizer. Your tomato roses are beautiful. This is a really great idea.
Hang tight, Spring is just around the corner.
That's adorable! I serve this dish at parties all the time, but never in this creative way!
Those are adorable! What a fantastic idea, I love it!
This is sooooo clever! Love it!
What an adorable idea. Perfect for a cocktail party!
I LOVE this idea! Fabulous!
What fun, these look amazing and I bet the kids would love them!
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