Heart Shaped Valentine’s Caprese Skewers
Make these adorable and delicious Heart Shaped Valentine’s Caprese Skewers for Valentine’s Day! Sliced grape tomatoes shaped into hearts are the star of this easy appetizer.
If you’re looking for an easy and really cute Valentine’s Day appetizer, these Valentine’s Caprese Skewers are it. Your family and friends will love the heart shaped tomatoes! Is it even Valentine’s Day without ALL THE HEARTS?!
Simple, fresh ingredients.
These Valentine’s Caprese Skewers are made with 3 simple, fresh ingredients: grape tomatoes, mini bocconcini cheese balls, and fresh basil. Ok, maybe 4 ingredients if you include the balsamic reduction or vinegar for dipping!
Easy and SO Love-ly
These Caprese Skewers are SO easy to make, I promise. All you have to do is cut grape tomatoes on an angle, turn one half upside down and match them up again in the shape of a heart…so simple. And absolutely adorable.
Seriously, how cute are these?
A Perfect Appetizer for Valentine’s Day
These mini skewers are a perfect addition to a Valentine’s Day appetizer table, or as a light appetizer before dinner. Serve them a balsamic reduction or simple balsamic vinegar, baguette slices and a delicious glass of red wine or your favourite drink.
Caprese in Every Bite
To give you a bite of basil, cheese and tomato every time, line the skewers like this: basil, bocconcini, tomato heart, bocconcini, then basil. Two bites of caprese on every skewer!
Recipe Tips:
- Tomatoes: Use grape tomatoes (cherry tomatoes) that are more long than wide…the longer tomatoes will give you better heart shapes.
- Making the Heart Shapes: You may find that after you cut your tomatoes they may not line up nicely as a heart, so feel free to mix and match the pieces to make nice hearts.
- Bocconcini: Use mini bocconcini balls (mini fresh mozzarella ball) for these skewers.
- Skewers: Use mini wooden skewers (toothpicks), about 4 inches long. Bamboo appetizer picks look nice too.
- Assembly: basil-bocconcini-heart tomato-bocconcini-basil
- Balsamic: These are delicious served with a balsamic glaze reduction or even just balsamic vinegar and olive oil. When I serve these I just buy a pre-made reduction…they’re easy and delicious!
- Flavour options: Feel free to season these with salt and fresh ground pepper.
- Serve with baguette slices…they’re excellent dipped in balsamic too!
- Make Ahead: You can make these skewers a few hours ahead of time…not too long or the basil will brown. Just keep them covered, and in the fridge.
- Presentation: Arrange the skewers on a serving platter, charcuterie board or large plate.
Valentine’s Caprese Skewers
Make these adorable and delicious Heart Shaped Valentine’s Caprese Skewers for Valentine’s Day! Sliced grape tomatoes shaped into hearts are the star of this easy appetizer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 24 skewers 1x
- Category: Appetizer
Ingredients
- 2 cups grape tomatoes (longer ones are best)
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 cups mini bocconcini cheese balls
- balsamic vinegar reduction
- toothpicks
Instructions
- Cut a grape tomato on an angle.
- Turn one half of the tomato upside down and match it up with the other to make a heart shape (see tips).
- Take a toothpick and skewer a piece of basil, then a bocconcini ball, then the tomato heart, then another bocconcini ball, then another piece of basil.
- Drizzle with the balsamic reduction (or balsamic vinegar), and enjoy!
Keywords: caprese skewers, Valentine’s Day appetizer
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Made these last night for Bunko group – so cute and easy. Loved the tomato trick to make hearts! Will make them again!
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I. Add these for Valentine’s Day yesterday. Everyone loved them. So cute! Thanks
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