Ladybug Caprese Appetizers
You're going to love these Ladybug Caprese Appetizers! Simple and easy!
Ingredients
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 4 kalamata olives
- 1 package of resh sliced mozzarella (8 ounces)
- 16 basil leaves
- 2 tbsp balsamic reduction
Instructions
- Slice the cherry tomatoes in half vertically. Lay the halves flat side down, then cut a small slit to create the wings of the ladybug. Gently wiggle the knife back and forward to open the slit to make the wings more pronounced.
- Cut each olive in half horizontally, then cut each half in half again horizontally so you have four pieces. These will create the head of the ladybug.
- Lay the mozzarella slices on a platter. Top each piece of mozzarella with a basil leaf. Place a cherry tomato half on the basil leaf to create the body of the ladybug. Add one of the olive pieces at the top of the sliced cherry tomato.
- Using a toothpick, dot the balsamic reduction onto the cherry tomatoes to create the ladybug spots.
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